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Wildly though he had fired�察�marksman´instinct had guided his bullets。 And 

at such   close   range there   was   no   missing。   Bruce   went to   earth   with one 

rifle ball through his body�察�and another in his leg。 A third had reached his 

skull。 

     Now�察�the complete element of surprise was all´needful for the attack 

the Germans had planned against the ;Here´We´Comes。; Deprived of that 

advantage the expedition was doomed to utter failure。 For�察�given a chance 

to wake and to rally�察�the regiment could not possibly be ;rushed�察─�in vivid 

moonlight�察�before the nearest Allied forces could move up to its support。 

And   those   forces   were   only   a   mile   or   so   to   the   rear。   There   can   be   no 

possible hope for a surprise attack upon a well´appointed camp when the 

night's stillness has been shattered by a series of maniac screams and by 

three echoing rifle´shots。 

     Already the guard was out。 A bugle was blowing。 In another minute�察�

the    sentry´calls    would     locate   the   gap   made     by   the   three   murdered 

sentinels。 

     A    swift   guttural   conference      among     the   leaders    of  the   gray´clad 

marauders   was   followed   by   the   barking   of   equally   guttural   commands。 

And the Germans withdrew as quietly and as rapidly as they had come。 

       * * * * * * * * * * * 

     It  was    the   mouthing     and    jabbering    of   the  fit´possessed     Corporal 

Rudolph Freund that drew to him the notice of a squad of Yankees led by 

Top´Sergeant Mahan�察�ten minutes later。 It was the shudder accompanied 

pointing     of   the  delirious    man's    finger�察  �toward     the  nearby     clump    of 

undergrowth�察�that revealed to them the still warm body of Bruce。 

     Back to camp�察�carried lovingly in Mahan's strong arms�察�went all that 

was   left   of   the   great   courier´dog。   Back   to   camp�察  �propelled   between   two 



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none´too´gentle soldiers�察�staggered the fit´ridden Corporal Freund。 

     At the colonel's quarters�察�a compelling dose of stimulant cleared some 

of the mists from the prisoner's brain。 His nerve and his will´power still 

gone   to   smash�察  �he   babbled   eagerly   enough   of   the   night   attack�察  �of   the 

killing of the sentries and of his encounter with the Werewolf。 

     ;I saw him fall� ─�he raved。 ;But he is not dead。 The Werewolf can be 

killed only by a silver bullet�察�marked with a cross and blessed by a priest。 

He will live to track me down� �Lock me where he cannot find me�察�for the 

sake of sweet mercy� ─�

     And in this way�察�the ;Here´We´Comes; learned of Bruce's part in the 

night's averted disaster。 

     Old Vivier   wept   unashamed   over   the   body  of   the   dog   he   had   loved。 

Top´Sergeant Mahanthe big tears splashing�察�unnoted�察�from his own red 

eyesbesought the Frenchman to strive for better self´ control and not to 

set a cry´baby example to the men。 

     Then   a   group   of   grim´faced   soldiers   dug   a   grave。   And�察  �carried   by 

Mahan and Vivier�察�the beautiful dog's body was borne to its resting´place。 

A throng of men in the gray dawn stood wordless around the grave。 Some 

one shamefacedly took off his hat。 With equal shamefacedness�察�everybody 

else followed the example。 

     Mahan laid the dog's body on the ground�察�at the grave's brink。 Then�察�

looking about him�察�he cleared his throat noisily and spoke。 

     ;Boys�察─  �he   began�察   �when   a   human   dies   for   other   humans�察  �there's   a 

Christian burial service read over him。 I'd have asked the chaplain to read 

one over Bruce�察�here�察�if I hadn't known he'd say no。 But the Big Dog isn't 

going to rest without a word said over his grave�察�for all that。; 

     Mahan   cleared   his   throat   noisily   once   more�察  �winked   fast�察  �then   went 

on�此�

     ;You can laugh at me�察�if any of you feel like it。 But there's some of 

you here who wouldn't be alive to laugh�察�if Bruce hadn't done what he did 

last night。 He was only just a dogwith no soul�察�and with no life after this 

one�察�I s'pose。 So he went ahead and did his work and took the risks�察�and 

asked no pay。 

     ;And by and by he died�察�still doing his work and asking no pay。 



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     ;He   didn't   work   with   the   idea   of   getting   a   cross   or   a   ribbon   or   a 

promotion   or   a   pension   or   his   name   in   the   paper   or   to   make   the   crowd 

cheer him when he got back home�察�or to brag to the homefolks about how 

he was a hero。 He just went ahead and WAS a hero。 That's because he was 

only a dog�察�with no souland not a man。 

     ;All of us humans are working for some reward�察�even if it's only for 

our pay or for the fun of doing our share。 But Bruce was a hero because he 

was just a dog�察�and because he didn't know enough to be anything else but 

a hero。 

     ;I've heard about him�察�before he joined up with us。 I guess most of us 

have。 He lived up in Jersey�察�somewhere。 With folks that had bred him。 I'll 

bet a year's pay he was made a lot of by those folks�察�and that it wrenched 

'em to let him go。 You could see he'd been brought up that way。 Life must 

'a' been pretty happy for the old chap�察�back there。 Then he was picked up 

and slung into the middle of this hell。 

     ;So was the rest of us�察�says you。 But you're wrong。 Those of us that 

waited     for   the   draft  had    our   choice    of  going    to   the   hoosgow�察    �as 

'conscientious   objectors��'   if   we   didn't   want   to   fight。 And   every   mother's 

son of us knew we was fighting for the Right�察�and that we was making the 

world     a   decenter     and    safer   place   for   our    grandchildren      and    our 

womenfolks to live in。 We didn't brag about God being on our side�察�like 

the boches do。 It was enough for us to know WE was on GOD'S side and 

fighting His great fight for Him。 We had patriotism and religion and Right�察�

behind us�察�to give us strength。 

     ;Brucie hadn't a one of those things。 He didn't know what he was here 

forand   why   he'd   been   pitched   out   of   his   nice   home�察  �into   all   this。   He 

didn't have a chance to say Yes or No。 He didn't have any spellbinders to 

tell him he was making the world safe for d'mocracy。 He was MADE to 

come。 

     ;How would any of us humans have acted�察�if a deal like that had been 

handed to us�拭�We'd 'a' grouched and slacked and maybe deserted。 That's 

because we're lords of creation and have souls and brains and such。 What 

did Bruce do�拭�He jumped into this game�察�with bells on。 He risked his life a 

hundred times�察�and he was just as ready to risk it again the next day。 



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