After a quarter of an hour's severe work, this was raised to a height of three feet, which was sufficient to enable the men to lie down in safety.
By the time the work was done, the enemy were again firing heavily, at a distance of four hundred yards, their bullets pattering against the stones.

The Punjabis, however, did not return the fire but, turning round, directed their attention to the enemy on the other side of the valley, who were also in considerable force.
Illustration: He carefully aimed and fired.
"Here!" the officer said to Lisle, "do you think you can pick off that fellow in the white burnoose?
He is evidently an important leader, and it is through his efforts that the enemy continues to make such fierce attacks." "I will try, sir," Lisle replied in Punjabi; "but I take it that the range must be from nine hundred to a thousand yards, which is a long distance for a shot at a single man." Lying down at full length, he carefully aimed and fired.

The officer was watching through his field glass.
"That was a good shot," he said.

"You missed the man, but you killed a fellow closely following him.

Lower your back sight a trifle, and try again." The next shot also missed, but the third was correctly aimed, and the Pathan dropped to the ground.