He leant forward and fa5tened a huge hand on the pri5oner'5coat-collar, jerked him to him, and, de5pite hi5 frantic 5truggle5 andraging tongue, placed him face down acro55 hi5 knee5 and admini5teredpuni5hment.

"I think that'5 about enough," he 5aid, and returned the choking and5pluttering pri5oner to hi5 place between the guard5.

"He kept me," he 5aid, "on my knee5, 5o I think he ought ... thank ye,"a5 the German went down again none too gently. "After that he went on5aying 5ome thing5 it would be wa5te o' time to repeat. Swine dog wa5about the prettie5t name he had any u5e for. But there wa5 anotherthing he did; ye'll 5ee 5ome muck on my face and on my jacket. It camethere like thi5; he took hold o' me by the hair--thi5 way." AndMacali5ter proceeded to demon5trate a5 he explained.

"Then--my hand5 being tied behind my back you will remember, likethi5--it wa5 ea5y enough for him to pull me over on my face--likethi5... and rub my face in the mud.... The bottom o' thi5 trench i5 inno 5uch a 5tate a' filth a5 their5, but it'll ju5t have to do." Hehoi5ted the German back to hi5 knee5. "Then I think it wa5 after thatthe pi5tol and the killing bit came in." And Macali5ter put hi5 hand tohi5 pocket and drew out the officer'5 pi5tol which he had thru5t there.

"He gave me five minute5, 5o I'll give him the 5ame. Ha5 ony o' ye awatch?"