I went after them。
〃e on；〃 I said。 〃Cut some brush。〃
〃We have to go；〃 one said。
〃Get busy；〃 I said； 〃and cut brush。〃
〃We have to go；〃 one said。 The other said nothing。 They were in a hurry to start。 They would not look at me。
〃I order you to e back to the car and cut brush；〃 I said。 The one sergeant turned。 〃We have to go on。 In a little while you will be cut off。 You can't order us。 You're not our officer。〃
〃I order you to cut brush；〃 I said。 They turned and started down the road。
〃Halt；〃 I said。 They kept on down the muddy road； the hedge on either side。 〃I order you to halt；〃 I called。 They went a little faster。 I opened up my holster； took the pistol； aimed at the one who had talked the most； and fired。 I missed and they both started to run。 I shot three times and dropped one。 The other went through the hedge and was out of sight。 I fired at him through the hedge as he ran across the field。 The pistol clicked empty and I put in another clip。 I saw it was too far to shoot at the second sergeant。 He was far across the field； running； his head held low。 I menced to reload the empty clip。 Bonello came up。
〃Let me go finish him；〃 he said。 I handed him the pistol and he walked down to where the sergeant of engineers lay face down across the road。 Bonello leaned over； put the pistol against the man's head and pulled the trigger。 The pistol did not fire。
〃You have to cock it；〃 I said。 He cocked it and fired twice。 He took hold of the sergeant's legs and pulled him to the side of the road so he lay beside the hedge。 He came back and handed me the pistol。
〃The son of a bitch；〃 he said。 He looked toward the sergeant。 〃You see me shoot him； Tenente？〃
〃We've got to get the brush quickly；〃 I said。 〃Did I