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shaky with the ground´swells of his   recent   shock。 ;It   began when   I   was 

sitting   on   the   steps�察  �sewing。   This   dog   came   past。   He   growled   at   me   so 

threateningly that I came indoors。 A minute later�察�while I was sitting here 

sewing�察�he sprang at me and threw me down。 I believe he wouldwould 

have killed me�察─�the narrator finished�察�with a very genuine shudder�察 �if I 

had   not   been   rescued   when   I   was。   Such   bloodthirsty   brutes   ought   to   be 

shot� ─�

     ;He not only OUGHT to be�察─�hotly agreed the chief surgeon�察 �but he is 

GOING to be。 Take him out into the street�察�one of you men�察�and put a ball 

in his head。; 

     The surgeon turned to the panting nurse。 

     ;You're     certain   he   didn't   hurt   you�拭─   �he   asked。    ;I  don't   want    a 

newcomer�察�like yourself�察�to think this is the usual treatment our nurses get。 

Lie down and rest。 You look scared to death。 And don't be nervous about 

the cur attacking you again。 He'll be dead inside of three minutes。; 

     The nurse�察�with a mumbled word of thanks�察�scuttled off into the rear of 

the    church�察   �where    the   tumbledown       vestry    had   been    fitted  up   as   a 

dormitory。 

     Bruce had calmed down somewhat under Mahan's sharp reproof。 But 

he   now   struggled   afresh   to   get   at   his   vanished   quarry。   And   again   the 

Sergeant had a tussle to hold him。 

     ;I   don't   know   what's   got   into   the   big   fellow� ─  �exclaimed   Mahan   to 

Vivier   as   the   old   Frenchman   joined   the   tumultuous   group。   ;He's   gone 

clean daft。 He'd of killed that poor woman�察�if I hadn't; 

     ;Get him out of here� ─�ordered the surgeon。 ;And clear out�察�yourselves�察�

all of you� �This rumpus has probably set a lot of my patients' temperatures 

to rocketing。 Take the cur out and shoot him� ─�

     ;Excuse me�察�sir�察─�spoke up Mahan�察�as Vivier stared aghast at the man 

who commanded Bruce's destruction�察 �but he's no cur。 He's a courier´collie�察�

officially in the service of the United States Government。 And he's the best 

courier´dog in France to´day。 This is; 



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     ;I don't care what he is� ─�raged the surgeon。 ;He; 

     ;This is Bruce�察─�continued Mahan�察 �the dog that saved the 'Here´ We´ 

Comes' at Rache�察�and that steered a detail of us to safety one night in the 

fog�察�in the Chateau´Thierry sector。 If you order any man of the 'Here´We´ 

Comes'   to   shoot   Bruce�察  �you're   liable   to   have   a   mutiny   on   your   hands 

officer or no officer。 But if you wish�察�sir�察�I can transmit your order to the 

K。O。 If he endorses it; 

     But the   surgeon sought�察 �at that   moment�察 �to   save   the   remnants of   his 

dignity and of a bad situation by stalking loftily back into the hospital�察�and 

leaving Mahan in the middle of his speech。 

     ;Or�察�sir�察─�the Sergeant grinningly called after him�察 �you might write to 

the General Commanding�察�and tell him you want Bruce shot。 The Big Dog 

always sleeps in the general's own room�察�when he's off´duty�察�at Division 

Headquarters。 Maybe the general will O。K。 his death´sentence�察�if you ask 

him to。 He; 

     Somewhat   quickening   his   stately   stride�察  �the   surgeon   passed   out   of 

earshot。 At the officers' mess of the ;Here´We´Comes�察─�he had often heard 

Bruce's praises sung。 He had never chanced to see the dog until now。 But�察�

beneath his armor of dignity�察�he quaked to think what the results to himself 

must have been�察�had he obeyed his first impulse of drawing his pistol and 

shooting the adored and pricelessly useful collie。 

     Mahan��stolidly   rejoicing   in   his   victory   over   the   top´lofty   potentate 

whom he disliked��led the way out of the crowded vestibule into the street。 

Bruce followed demurely at his heels and Vivier bombarded everybody in 

sight for information as to what the whole fracas was about。 

     Bruce     was   himself    again。   Now    that   the  detested    man    in  woman's 

clothes had gone away�察�there was no sense in continuing to struggle or to 

waste   energy   in   a   show   of   fury。   Nevertheless�察  �in   his   big   heart   burned 

deathless   hatred   toward   the   German   who   had   kicked   him。 And�察  �like   an 

elephant�察�a collie never forgets。 

     ;But�察─�Vivier was demanding of everybody�察 �but why should the gentle 

Bruce have   attacked   a good   nurse�拭  �It is   not   what   you   call   'make´sense。' 

C'est un gentilhomme�察�ce vieux� �He would not attack a woman less still a 

sister of the Red Cross。 He; 



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     ;Of   course   he   wouldn't�察─  �glumly   assented   the   downhearted   Mahan。 

;But he DID。 That's the  answer。 I saw him do   it。 He  knocked her  down 

and; 

     ;Which   nurse   was   she�拭─  �asked   a   soldier   who  had   come   up   after   the 

trouble was over。 

     ;A new one here。 I don't know her name。 She came last week。 I saw 

her   when     she   got   here。   I   was   on   duty   at   the   K。O。's   office   when  she 

reported。 She had a letter from some one on the surgeon´ general's staff。 

But   why  Bruce   should have   gone   for   her to´day   or   for   any  womanis 

more than I can see。 She was scared half to death。 It's lucky she heard the 

surgeon order him shot。 She'll suppose he's dead�察�by now。 And that'll cure 

her scare。 We must try to keep Bruce away from this end of the street till 

he goes back to headquarters to´morrow。; 

     As a result Bruce was coaxed to Mahan's company´shed and by dint of 

food´gifts and petting was induced to spend most of the day there。 

     At   sunset   Bruce   tired   of   his   dull   surroundings。   Mahan   had   gone   on 

duty�察�so had Vivier�察�so had others of his friends。 The dog was bored and 

lonely。    Also    he  had   eaten    much。    And    a  walk    is  good�察  �not   only   for 

loneliness�察�but for settling an overfull stomach。 Bruce decided to go for a 

walk。 

     Through the irregular street of the village he picked his way�察�and on 

toward   the   open     country   beyond。   A   sentry   or   two   snapped   fingers      of 

greeting to him as he strolled past them。 The folk of the village eyed his 

bulk and graceful dignity with something like awe。 

     Beyond   the hamlet   the   ridge   of   hilltop   ran   on for perhaps   a   quarter´ 

mile before dipping into the plain below。 At one end of this little plateau a 

company   of   infantry   was   drilling。   Bruce   recognized   Mahan   among   the 

marching   lines�察  �but   he   saw   his   friend   was   on   duty   and   refrained   from 

going up to him。 

     Above�察     �the  sunset    sky   was   cloudless。    Like    tiny  specks�察   �miles   to 

eastward�察�a few enemy airships circled above the heap of clustered hills 

which   marked   the  nearest   German   position。 The   torn´up   plain�察 �between�察�

seemed barren of life。 So�察�at first�察�did the farther end of the jutting ridge on 

which the village was perched。 But presently Bruce's idly wandering eye 



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was     caught    by   a  flutter  of   white    among     some    boulders     that   clumped 

together on the ridge's brow farthest from the village。 

     Some onea woman�察�from the dresswas apparently picking her way 

through   the   boulders。 As   Bruce   moved   forward�察  �a   big   rock   shut   her   off 

from his   view  and from  the   view of the hamlet and of   the   maneuvering 

infantry company a furlong away。 

     Just then a puff of breeze blew from eastward toward the collie�察�and it 

bore to him a faint scent that set his ruff a´bristle and his soft brown eyes 

ablaze。 To a dog�察�a scent once smelled is as recognizable again as is the 

sight of a once´seen face to a human。 Bruce set off at a hand´gallop toward 

the clump of boulders。 

     The Red Cross nurse�察�whom Bruce had so nearly killed�察�was off duty 

until   the   night´shift   should   go   on   at   the   hospital。   The   nurse   had   taken 

advantage of this brief surcease from toil�察�by going for a little walk in the 

cool sunset air�察�and had carried along a bag of sewing。 

     Up to three months ago this nurse had been known as Heinrich Stolz�察�

and   had   been   a   valued   member   of   the Wilhelmstrasse's   workingforce   of 

secret agents。 Then�察�acting under orders�察�Herr Heinrich Stolz had vanished 

from  his   accustomed   haunts。   Soon   thereafter   a   Red   Cross   nurseFelicia 

Stuart   by   name   had   reported   for   duty   at   Paris�察  �having   been   transferred 

thither from Italy�察�and bearing indubitable credentials to that effect。 

     From   carefully   picked´up   information   Stolz   had   just   learned   of   the 

expected      arrival   of   the   three   troop´trains     at  the  junction     at  nine   that 

evening。   The   tidings   had   interested   him   keenly�察  �and   he   knew   of   other 

people to whom they would be far more interesting。 

     Seating   himself   under   the   lee   of   the   easternmost   rock�察  �Stolz   primly 

opened       his  sewing´bag       and    drew     forth   various     torn   garments。      The 

garments   were   for   the   most   part   white�察  �but   one   or   two   were   of   gaudy 

colors。 

     By way of precaution�察�in case of discovery�察�the spy threaded a needle。 

Thus�察    �if  any    one    should     chance     to  see   him    shake     out   a  garment�察�

preparatory   to   laying   it   on   his   knee   and   mending   it�察  �there   could   be   no 

reasonable cause for suspicion。 Herr Stolz was nothing if not efficient。 

     He held up the needle and po

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