"Poor chaps! The only two boys in the family, too. Their poor old mother'll miss them."
"Know them, Pyle?"
"Sure; since we were kids. Just across the street."
"Well, men; it's terrible, as we all know, but we've got to hustle if we don't all want to suffer the same fate. Get out those trench tools, Appenzeller, and give me a pick! We've got to dig in quick!"
[CHAPTER XIX]
Lieutenant Whitcomb
The great push had served a big purpose; it was to be followed by others quickly. In this manner it was hoped to strike the most effective blows at the enemy, giving it little time to recover. It could not be expected, however, that the Germans would take the matter at all calmly; they must be met with two blows to their one.