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ŌĆØ Lieutenant Dudley pushed through the ranks from his place in the rear. ŌĆ£It means this,ŌĆØ he said, throwing open his coat and displaying a visibly broadening stain of crimson on his breast. LIEUTENANT DUDLEY PUSHED THROUGH THE RANKS FROM HIS PLACE IN THE REAR IT MEANS THIS HE SAID THROWING OPEN HIS COAT AND DISPLAYING A VISIBLY BROADENING STAIN OF CRIMSON ON HIS BREAST
pany front, as from an electric shock, attested the startling character of the incident. The sergeant paled and paused. The captain strode quickly to his side and said sharply: ŌĆ£Call that name again.ŌĆØ Apparently the Society for Psychical Research is not first in the field of curiosity concerning the Unknown. ŌĆ£Bennett Greene.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!ŌĆØ All faces turned in the direction of the familiar voice; the two men between whom in the order of stature Greene had commonly stood in line turned and squarely confronted each other. ŌĆ£Once more,ŌĆØ commanded the inexorable investigator, and once more cameŌĆöa trifle tremulouslyŌĆöthe name of the dead man: ŌĆ£Bennett Story Greene.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Here!ŌĆØ At that instant a single rifle-shot was heard, away to the front, beyond the skirmish-line, followed, almost attended, by the savage hiss of an approaching bullet which passing through the line, struck audibly, punctuating as with a full stop the captainŌĆÖs exclamation, ŌĆ£What the devil does it mean? AR DISTINCT UNMISTAKABLE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND AGITATION OF THE ENTIRE COMPANY FRONT AS FROM AN ELECTRIC SHOCK ATTESTED THE STARTLING CHARACTER OF THE INCIDENT THE SERGEANT PALED AND PAUSED THE CAPTAIN STRODE QUICKLY TO HIS SIDE AND SAID SHARPLY CALL THAT NAME AGAIN APPARENTLY THE SOCIETY FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH IS NOT FIRST IN THE FIELD OF CURIOSITY CONCERNING THE UNKNOWN BENNET GREEN HERE ALL FACES TURNED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FAMILIAR VOICE THE TWO MEN BETWEEN WHOM IN THE ORDER OF STATURE GREEN HAD COMMONLY STOOD IN LINE TURNED AND SQUARELY CONFRONTED EACH OTHER ONCE MORE COMMANDED THE INEXORABLE INVESTIGATOR AND ONCE MORE CAME A TRIFLE TREMULOUSLY THE NAME OF THE DEAD MAN BENNETT STORY GREEN HERE AT THAT INSTANT A SINGLE RIFLE SHOT WAS HEARD AWAY TO THE FRONT BEYOND THE SKIRMISH LINE FOLLOWED ALMOST ATTENDED BY THE SAVAGE HISS OF AN APPROACHING BULLET WHICH PASSING THROUGH THE LINE STRUCK AUDIBLY PUNCTUATING AS WITH A FULL STOP THE CAPTAIN'S EXCLAMATION WHAT THE DEVIL DOES IT MEAN
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