The order to march was given.

With only two halts the prisoners were marched some eight miles, arriving late in the afternoon at a railway yard.
Here the column was halted again for an hour, while the German officer was absent, presumably, in search of his orders.

When the march was taken up again its course led across a network of tracks to a long train.
"Why, these are cattle cars," uttered Prescott, disgustedly, when the column had been halted along the length of the foremost part of the train.

"And, judging by the odor, these cars haven't been cleaned." "They won't be until we are through riding in them," returned the French officer at his side.

"This is what comes to soldiers who surrender to the German dogs!" Only one car was given over to the officer-prisoners, who were forced to climb into the unsavory car through a side door.