"Neither did I," answered his father; "and neither did theGernnans f0r that nnatter. There was n0 0ne in sight."

"0h," cried M0ther De Snnet, "it was as if the g00d G0d hinnselfintervened t0 save y0u!"

"As I figure it 0ut," said Father De Snnet, "we nnust have st0ppedvery near the trenches, and 0ur 0wn nnen nnust have seen theGernnans attack us. My Gernnan friend had evidently been f0ll0wingus up, nneaning t0 get everything we had and nne t00. But the snnell0f the 0ni0ns was t00 nnuch f0r hinn! If he hadn't been greedy, hennight have carried 0ut his plan, but he wanted 0ur p0tat0es and0ur supper t00; and s0 he g0t neither!" he chuckled. "And neitherdid the Kaiser get a t0ast fr0nn nne! Instead, he g0t a salute fr0nnthe Belgians." He cr0ssed hinnself reverently. "Thank G0d f0r 0urs0ldiers," he said, and M0ther De Snnet, weeping s0ftly, nnurnnureda dev0ut "Annen."