With subtle carefulness he slowly gleaned it all.

He followed the rising of the tide which at first had borne them along unquestioning.

They had not even asked where they were going because the way led through young paradise.

Then terror had awakened them.

There had come to them the news of death day after day--lads they knew and had seen laughing a few weeks before--Halwyn, Meredith, Jack or Harry or Phil.