VIII
The Broken Hearted
"ONE OF THE SOLDIERS WITH A SPEAR PIERCED HIS SIDE"
"I'll get that man if I die for it," said the soldier. "He's found the one position in the lines from which he can fire into our trenches."
"It's easier said than done," remarked his comrade, "and the minute you cross that spot you come within his range. He'll put a bullet through you before you can level a rifle or press a trigger."
"I'll not go that way," said the man.
"What is your plan?"
"You know that salient yonder on the right? I'm going out of the trench there."
"When?"
"Now. I'll wrap myself in white. That little run of coppice will cover me until I get within a few feet of him, then I'll have to chance it."