How is your regiment numbered?
What is the number of your regiment ?" "Numbered among the best, as I told you." "How long have you been in France ?" "Long enough to like its people, meaning those who belong here, not those who have come into France by force of arms." "Captain, is your regiment on the line yet ?" "It's a line regiment, of course," Prescott replied dumbly.
"Captain," spoke the questioner angrily, "you must not try to make game of us! If you do not answer our questions you will regret it." "And if I did answer them I'd feel ashamed of myself," Dick smiled blandly.

"I'm going to take the liberty of asking you a question.
If you were captured and questioned, how much would you tell that would injure Germany ?" "I'd tell nothing," replied the German officer stiffly.
"Same here," Dick went on smilingly.

"I'm as strong for my country as you are for yours." "But, Captain, you will have to tell us your name and rank, also the designation of your organization.

That has to be entered on our records." "I am Captain Richard Prescott, captain of infantry, United States Army," Dick returned, in a business-like way.

"But when you go further, and ask me for information about the American Army, you need expect no sensible answers." "Take this man to the temporary prisoners' camp, and see that he is put in the officers' section," said the questioner to the two guards who had brought Dick in.
So Dick was led out again, and once more escorted along a road.
He judged that the walk from dug-out to camp must have been at least two miles in length.