CHAPTER X
A BALL OF TWINE
"What can we do to the Germans, Dubois?" asked Leon curiously.
"We can play a trick on them. What's the use in allowing them to have all the fun?"
"But what do you intend to do?"
"I will show you presently. First of all I want a long piece of stout twine. I shall need a whole ball of it I guess."
"What are you going to do with it?" demanded Leon.
"You will see very soon," said Dubois evasively. "I must get the twine before we do anything else."
He made his way along the trench to the spot where the field telephone had been installed and had a message sent back for the next courier who came out to their position to bring with him a ball of strong string.