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resist   a   mass   attack。   Wherefore   the   drawing´in   and   consolidating   of   the 

whole outflung line。 

     Bruce�察  �his   work   done   now�察  �had   leisure   to   respond   to   the   countless 

offers of hospitality that encompassed him。 One man brought him a slice 

of cold broiled bacon。 Another spread pork´grease over a bit of bread and 

proffered   it。 A  third   unearthed   from  some   sacredly  guarded   hiding´place 

an excessively stale half´inch square of sweet chocolate。 

     Had the dog so chosen�察�he might then and there have eaten himself to 

death on the multitude of votive   offerings。 But   in a   few minutes he   had 

had enough�察�and he merely sniffed in polite refusal at all further gifts。 

     ;See�拭─�lectured Mahan。 ;That's the beast of it� �When you say a fellow 

eats or drinks 'like a beast��' you ought to remember that a beast won't eat 

or drink a mouthful more than is good for him。; 

     ;Gee� ─�commented the somewhat corpulent Dale。 ;I'm glad I'm not a 

beastespecially on pay´day。; 

     Presently Bruce tired of the ovation tendered him。 These ovations were 

getting to be an old story。 They had begun as far back as his training´camp 

dayswhen the story of his joining the army was told by the man to whom 

The     Place's   guest   had   written    commending       the   dog   to   the  trainers' 

kindness。 

     At the training´camp this story had been reenforced by the chief collie´ 

teachera dour little Hieland Scot named McQuibigaskie�察�who on the first 

day declared that the American dog had more sense and more promise and 

more soul ;than a' t'other tykes south o' Kirkcudbright Brae。; 

     Being only mortal�察�Bruce found it pleasanter to be admired and petted 

than   ignored   or   kicked。   He   was   impersonally   friendly   with   the   soldiers�察�



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when   he   was   off   duty�察  �and   he   relished   the   dainties   they   were   forever 

thrusting at him。 

     But at times his soft eyes would grow dark with homesickness for the 

quiet   loveliness   of   The   Place   and   for   the   Mistress   and   the   Master   who 

were his loyally worshiped gods。 Life had been so happy and so sweetly 

uneventful for him�察�at The Place� �And there had been none of the awful 

endless thunder and the bewilderingly horrible smells and gruesome sights 

which here met him at every turn。 

     The   dog's   loving   heart   used   to   grow   sick   with   it   all�察  �and   he   longed 

unspeakably for home。 But he was a gallant soldier�察�and he did his work 

not    only   well�察  �but   with   a  snap   and    a  dash   and   an   almost    uncanny 

intelligence which made him an idol to the men。 

     Presently�察�now�察�having eaten all he wanted and having been patted and 

talked to until he craved solitude�察�Bruce strolled ever to an empty dugout�察�

curled up on a torn blanket there�察�put his nose between his white paws and 

went to sleep。 

     The German artillery´fire had swelled from an occasional explosion to 

a ceaseless roar�察�that made the ground vibrate and heave�察�and that beat on 

the   eardrums   with   nauseating   iterance。   But   it   did   not   bother   Bruce。   For 

months he had been used to this sort of annoyance�察�and he had learned to 

sleep snugly through it all。 

     Meanwhile�察�outside his dugout�察�life was speeding up at a dizzying rate。 

The German artillery had sprung to sudden and wholesale activity。 Far to 

the right   of the   Here´We´Come regiment's   trenches a   haze had begun   to 

crawl along the ground and to send snaky tendrils high in air´tendrils that 

blended   into     a   single   grayish´green   wall   as   they   moved   forward。   The 

hazewall's gray´ green was shot by yellow and purple tinges as the sun's 

weak rays touched it。 To the left of the Here´We´Comes�察�and then in front 

of them�察�appeared the same wall of billowing gas。 

     The Here´We´Comes were ready for it with their hastily donned masks。 

But   there   was   no   need   of   the   precaution。   By   one   of   the   sudden   wind 

freaks so common in the story of the war�察�the gas´ cloud was cleft in two 

by a swirling breeze�察�and it rolled dankly on�察�to right and left�察�leaving the 

central trenches clear。 



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     Now�察    �an   artillery   barrage�察    �accompanied       or   followed     by   a   gas´ 

demonstration�察      �can    mean    but   one   thing�此  �a   general    attack。   Therefore 

telephonic word came to the detachments to left and right of the Here´We´ 

Comes�察�to fall back�察�under cover of the gas´ cloud�察�to safer positions。 Two 

dogs were sent�察�with the same order�察�to the Here´We´Comes。 ��One of the 

dogs was gassed。 A bit of shrapnel found the other。�� 

     Thus it was that the Here´We´Comes were left alone ��though they did 

not know it���察�to hold the position��with no support on either side�察�and with 

a mere handful of men wherewith to stem the impending rush。 

     On the heels of the dispersing gas´cloud�察�and straight across the half´ 

mile   or   less   of   broken   ground�察  �came   a   line   of   gray。   In   five   successive 

waves�察�according to custom�察�the boches charged。 Each wave hurled itself 

forward as fast as efficiency would let it�察�in face of the opposing fire�察�and 

as far as human endurance would be goaded。 Then it went down�察�and its 

survivors attached themselves to the succeeding wave。 

     Hence�察�by the time the fifth and mightiest wave got into motion�察�it was 

swelled by the survivors of all four of its predecessors and was an all´but´ 

resistless mass of shouting and running men。 

     The   rifles   and   machine´guns   of   the   Here´We´Comes   played   merrily 

into   the   advancing   gray   swarms�察  �stopping   wave   after   wave�察  �and   at   last 

checking   the   fifth   and   ;master;   wave   almost   at   the   very   brink   of   the 

Franco´American parapet。 

     ;That's   how   they   do� ─  �Mahan   pantingly   explained   to   a   rather   shaky 

newcomer�察      �as  the   last  wave    fell  back。   ;They     count   on   numbers     and 

bullrushes to get them there。 If they'd had ten thousand men�察�in that rush�察�

instead of five thousand�察�they'd have got us。 And if they had twice as many 

men in their whole army as they have�察�they'd win this war。 But praise be�察�

they haven't twice as many� �That is one of the fifty´seven reasons why the 

Allies are going to lick Germany。; 

     Mahan talked jubilantly。 The same jubilation ran all along the line of 

victors。   But   the   colonel   and   his   staff   were   not   rejoicing。   They   had   just 

learned   of   the   withdrawal   of   the   forces   to   either   side   of   them�察  �and   they 

knew they themselves could not hope to stand against a second and larger 

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