Said Lafe:
"Last night after the rest of you had gone to the clubroom, Byers sent
for me and told me briefly what he wanted us to attempt today. You
know those sausages the Boches got now, over back of that bluff you
unearthed the day you came home after our last raid?"
"Appincourte?" Orris blinked and nodded. "I ought to remember."
"Well, the French have tried a time or two to get them, but the Boche
planes have been too much for them so far. Kept them so busy fighting
back, they had no time to do much bombing. And now word has come from
headquarters that they must go. Must! See?"
Erwin nodded. He took a deep breath, feeling already the lift in the
pure morning air. Blaine continued:
"Well, Anson was to have headed this raid, but he's been promoted also.
He's an ensign now. I am in his place and they made you corporal
under me for two reasons. One was on account of the stunts you did
along with me; then for what you did after you went on your own hook
and busted into that Boche communicating trench which made them try to
Archie you and thus exposed to us what they had done in making
themselves at home under Appincourte Bluff."
"Yes, yes! Come to the point, Lafe! What is it you and I have got to
do today, or whenever it comes off?"
"Don't be so impatient. The second reason is because they now think
you have nerve enough for most anything, and that we two, working
together might succeed in puffing off this sausage business best in our
own way.
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