CAPTAIN BLANKBURG.

They knew he was a German —

They thought he was a spy —

Toujours they “covered” him and said,

“We'll catch him by-and-by.”

They tried to find, by word or act,

In front-line trench or rear,

Some circumstance that would betray

His treacherous dealings clear.

They scanned his face when hostile flares

Set No Man's Land alight —

They watched him when the Hun barrage

Tore craters left and right.

They noted every move he made,

With ever wakeful eye,

Reiterating o'er and o'er,

“We'll catch him by-and-by.”