"TAKING COVER"

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 187, 27 April 1918, Page 9

"TAKING COVER"

PAT AND THE POWDER BOX. Taking giant powder to (ho front for mining operations is ono of the delicate daily tasks in France. Frederic Coleman, tho war correspondent, tells an amusing story of two Irish troopers who were performing tho dangerous duty one dny just as night was failing. They had started across tho fields villi a goodsized box of tho powder, when shells began to fall thickiy on tho routo. they had chosen. Says the author;— Another group started frenchward carrying various types of gronades. Howitzer shells wore falling front and rear and shrapnel bursting a feiv hundred yards away. A flash" and a crash canto from in front.

"Them fellers with tiw joynt powder was liko to bo in that shindy," said a member of tho second party. "Close to 'cm, it was, sure." A moment later they camo upon. a strango sight. Thero in the field, just visible in tho gathering darkness, sat tho box. Behind it reclined tho two troopers snuggling close for cover. "What aro you doin' in this ere peaceful spot, Dan?" questioned ono of tfio second party as they reached the box. , .., "Takin' cover the. whiles wo <lo a hit of a rest-iike," was tho reply. . The divils sont wan so clost it sum jarred tho wind out av iw, it dn." '. And they snuggled closer lo tho i giant powder ns ho spoke.