He waited only long
enough to get the lie of the land around the rifle pit, then crept quietly
back to his companions.
It took him just about thirty seconds to tell them what he had heard.
'And one of you must go back and tell the colonel,' he added.
There was silence. Not unnaturally no one volunteered.
'It's up to you, Norton,' said Ken.
'Why not rush the pit first?' suggested Norton, 'then we could all go back
together.'
'Or all stay here,' answered Ken. 'No, I'm frightfully sorry, Norton, but
you're the best scout of the lot of us, and the most likely to get back
safely. You must go and tell the colonel.'
Norton was too good a soldier to argue. With a sigh he turned about and
vanished in the gloom.
'And now for the rifle pit,' said Ken. 'We must go up on the right-hand
side, and take it from the rear. As I've told you, the fellows holding it
are out of cartridges. If we can get in on 'em quietly, before they can
use their bayonets, we ought not to have much trouble.
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