CHAPTER IX
PLANNING FOR THE NIGHT ATTACK
FOR a distance of several yards the soldier boys proceeded through the darkness without appearing to attract any attention.
The officers and soldiers of C Company were finishing their hasty, cheerless meal. There was nothing strange about two soldiers having finished ahead of the rest and deciding for a stroll through the camp.
The darkness was the greatest protection of our young friends. They refrained from going very close to any group. Added to this, their campaign sombreros were so well drawn down over their faces as to hide a good deal of their features, and this without exciting suspicion.
Hal and Noll were two thirds of the way through the camp, when there came a sharp hail that made Private Overton quiver inside:
"Hey, there!"
There could be no doubt that the hail was intended for the soldier boys, though neither gave any heed, even by as much as turning.
"Look out Overton, of B Company, doesn't catch you!" jeered the same voice.