"Then we'll go," answered Ralph.
"While we are waiting, suppose we make a trip to the trenches," suggested Ralph.
"When? Tomorrow?" asked Alfred.
"Why not?" replied Ralph.
"Suppose we start early in the morning, as soon as we have breakfast," suggested Alfred.
As they walked across the ground, preparatory to the start, in the morning they were accosted by the captain. "Which way?" he asked.
"Going to take a look at the boys in the trenches," said Alfred.
"I can give you a lift," replied the captain. "Go over to the station and ask for Lieutenant Moore; tell him who you are and that I requested him to give you a place on the goods train.
"That was a happy thought," said Alfred, after they had thanked the captain. "It's good to have friends," he added.
At the station they were disappointed to learn that the lieutenant was at the other end of the line. "Where is his assistant?" asked Alfred.