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to face a cavalry charge. The intrepid horsemen are dummies too, but 

 none the less are swift of motion. Note the ropes which give them life. 

 "We give the mounted men a lesson. Look at the white patches, each of 

 which denotes a bullet mark, and you ^vill say that we have made good 

 practice to-day. 



Fig. 7. — The dummy armored train spits fire. 



We must get to the inn at any price: it must be stormed. We crawl 

 again down hill, behind hillocks, across ditches and ravines. But what 



Fig. 8.— The armored train "going home." The white patches indicate the hits 

 after a field day. 



is this ? Take cover ! A roar and a nimble — it is the armored train ! 

 With a shriek it dashes across the valley and spits fire at us as it goes. 



A party of the enemy has been sent to wreck the line as soon as the 

 train has passed. They tear down the hill in front of us and disappear 

 from view. They have had a bad time. Look at their poor dummy 

 bodies. But see, they are wp again for a few seconds near the signal box. 



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