sh learned her strategy--unless from the
papers she took from the general's cellar.

Military experts have always considered the plan masterly, I believe,
and have lauded the mobility of a small force and the greater element of
surprise possible, as demonstrated by the incidents which followed.

Briefly Tish adhered to her plan of making the attack seem a large one,
by spreading the party over a large area and having it make as much noise
as possible.

"By firing from one spot, and then running rapidly either to right or
left, and firing again," she said, "those who have only revolvers may
easily appear to be several persons instead of one."

She then arranged that the two automatic rifles attack the town from in
front, but widely separated, while Aggie and myself, endeavoring to be a
platoon--or perhaps she said regiment--would advance from the left. On
the right Mr. Burton was to move forward in force, firing his revolver
and throwing grenades in different directions. Of her own plans she said
nothing.

"Forward, the Suicide Club!" said Mr. Burton with that strange sarcasm
which had marked him during the last hour.

I have since reflected that certain kinds of men seem to take love very
unpleasantly. Aggie, however, maintains that the deeper the love the
greater the misery, and that Mr. Wiggins once sent back a muffler she
had made for him on seeing her conversing with the janitor of the church
about dust in her pew.

In a short time we had passed through the wood and the remainder of the
excursion was very slow, owing to being obliged to crawl on our hands
and knees. We could now see the church tower, and Tish gave the signal
to separate. The men left us at once, but for a short time Tish was near
me, as I could tell by an irritated exclamation from her when she became
entangled in the enemy's barbed wire. But soon I realized that she had
gone. Looking back I believe it was just before we met the Germans who
were out laying wire, but I am not quite certain. There were about ten
of the enemy, and they almost stepped on Aggie. She said afterward that
she was so alarmed that she sneezed, but that having buried her entire
face in a mudhole they did not hear her. We lay quite still for some
time, and when they had gone and we could move again Tish had
disappeared.

However, we obeyed orders and went on moving steadily to the left, and
before long we were able to make out the ruins of V---- directly before
us. Th