merry
principle
which
always led
them to
shoot at
an Ally
war-dog.
But now
they
understood
his
all-important
mission;
and they
strove
with their
best skill
to thwart
it. The
colonel of
the
Here-We-Comes
drew his
breath
sharply
between
his teeth.
He did not
regret the
sending of
the
collie. It
had been a
move of
stark
military
necessity.
And there
was an off
chance
that it
might mean
the saving
of his
whole
command.
But the
colonel
was fond
