s up to us to redeem
whatever wrong he may have done," and he nodded in the direction of
the captain, who had been led away under arrest.

"He took it calmly enough," remarked Bob, as the five Brothers marched
away.

"Never turned a hair," added Roger. "But you've got to have nerve to
be a spy."

"I suppose they'll shoot him," observed Franz. "They don't have time
for hanging any more. He'll face a firing squad all right."

"It's too bad!" declared Jimmy. "But it had to be. I'll say this for
him--he's a brave man to venture back here, when he might be sure he'd
be exposed--if not by us by some one else. Yes, he's a brave man!"

It was with no very light hearts, at first, that Jimmy and his chums
marched on toward the front lines where they had been ordered to take
their places for the general advance. The scene of the last half-hour
preyed on their minds. But they were satisfied that they had done
their duty.

"What's the program, sir!" asked Jimmy, as he reported to his second
lieutenant.

"Well, we're going forward just as soon as our barrage gets in working
order," was the answer. "I expect that will be any minute, now. See to
it that every man in your squad has his gas mask, his pick and shovel,
his canteen and mess gear. We may be several days under fire, and the
supply wagons won't be able to get up if the Huns start shelling the
roads, as they're likely to."

"Yes, sir," answered Jimmy, saluting. Then he and his chums put in
several busy minutes.

Jimmy, Roger and Franz, as sergeants, would each have charge of a
squad to lead into the fight, and in Jimmy's squad were Bob and Iggy,
the corporals.

"Everything in readiness here?" asked the young lieutenant who had
given Jimmy, Roger and Franz their orders. He came along the trench,
glancing now and then at his wrist watch to note the approach of the
hour set for the beginning of the barrage.

"Everything ready, sir," reported Jimmy, and Roger and Franz repeated
this.

"Very good. You won't have long to wait now."

The lieutenant passed on, making his observations. The five Brothers
were talking in low tones, speculating on many things. They talked
of what they had gone through in the past, for each one realized that
there might be no future for him after this great battle that was
pending. And they talked of the spy captain, of the missing Sergeant
Maxwell, and other matters.

"If we live through this," Jimmy was saying, "I'm going to get leave