by, but somehow or other he did.
"Yes, he's dead. Died an hour after bringing
us word that the chief was aware of our plight,
An' for us to hang on to the ditch that we held;
the reserves would relieve us at night.
Then we stuck to our trench an' we stuck to our
guns; you know how you'll fight when you know
That new strength is coming to fill up the gaps.
There's heart in the force of your blow.
"It wasn't till later I got all the facts. They