shoulder to shoulder! I pulled myself together,

tried to say a prayer and marched on,

wondering where I should be the next minute,

when suddenly before I knew where I was,

Corporal White had placed himself in front of

me. "You are not ready, sergeant," he said;

"I am, let me take your place." It wasn't time

to stand arguing, but I tell you I felt queer

when I saw the lad stretched for dead under

my feet. We had a sharp skirmish, but we