"'We saluted and left.
"'You see, we didn't deserve any great credit because it was only through a lucky chance that we stumbled over the clue. So I guess Old Pepper was right after all.'"
After Curly had finished, everyone agreed with Happy's comment:
"Pretty nifty work, I call it, pretty nifty!"
"HORSES FOR FRANCE"
"Just lend me your ear and I'll spin you a yarn about a trip I made on a horse ship back in 1914," said Yank, as he took a deep breath from his Woodbine and settled back against the wall of the dugout.