You told me once not to be thinking of things that's none of my business." "Uncle Sam's business is our business now, Tommy boy." "Well, then, it's just this, and I was thinking about it while I was riding just after I started away from Cantigny.

Mostly I was thinking about it after I took that last special look at old Piff----" Mr.Conne chuckled.

"I see," he said encouragingly.
"Whoever that feller is," said Tom, "there's one thing sure.

If he's comin' as a soldier he won't get to the front very soon, 'cause they're mostly the drafted fellers that are comin' now and they have to go in training over here.

I know, 'cause I've seen lots of 'em in billets." "Hmm," said Mr.Conne.
"So if the feller expects to go to the front and get captured pretty soon, prob'ly he's in a special unit.