A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . etired positionof full back. Pleasanter for me, however,was it to lie on my back in the forest,watching the young fir trees swaying tothe wind Hke the masts of ships, while everand anon they struck with a noise suggestiveof the crossing of swords. One of our orderhes, by the way, had beencaptured at Mons, and was a typical soldierof the period. He and his mate were lyingin a ditch, up to the middle in mud andwater, and under heavy fire. I says tohim, Put a little artificial flower on megrave—^Im f
A captive at Carlsruhe and other German prison camps, with numerous illustrations by the author . etired positionof full back. Pleasanter for me, however,was it to lie on my back in the forest,watching the young fir trees swaying tothe wind Hke the masts of ships, while everand anon they struck with a noise suggestiveof the crossing of swords. One of our orderhes, by the way, had beencaptured at Mons, and was a typical soldierof the period. He and his mate were lyingin a ditch, up to the middle in mud andwater, and under heavy fire. I says tohim, Put a little artificial flower on megrave—^Im fond o roses myself. Histeeth were knocked out by the butt of asoldiers rifle, and he was flung into a he first saw a loaf he charged it,toothless gums and all. He is still in the eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, attitudetowards his enemies. And he has lost practi-cally a whole set! Another orderly, who had recently beenon commando, showed me his leg, which FEAR OF THE MINES 183 was badly scalded. Thats the sort ofthing we do, sir, he said, to preventbeing sent down the mines !. m SINCE MONS !
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