Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross

ed the place a great military automobile came tearing along, scattering pedestrians right and left, made a sudden swerve, c

man and examine his condition. The military car had not paused in its career a

he seems unconscious," reported Gys

ones, the doctor placed the injured man in the boat and he wa

all," remarked Patsy, a little disappointed

kind permission Beth and Maud are already below, looking after h

of the way?" inquired

how. I suppose that car carried a messenger with important news, for

with the people," she returned. "

ashore and the next instant there was a loud explosion. Everyone rus

, Captain?"

ed his gri

s Patsy; but I thin

n the German

n aeroplane dro

here i

wered the captain. "I had a glimpse of it, for

ambulances asho

ptain. "I think I saw the airship floating north

red the girl, trembling a little i

ited Belgium once, when I was a young man, but I cannot remember i

nto the sea and raised a small water-spout, some half mile distant. They could now see plainly a second

and together the group of Americans listened for more

ered her equanimity, "we're at the fro

ed. "But we're in for it, and I suppo

one side while Maud Stanton held his opposite arm.

errick. "Only a good shake-up and plenty of

fair English. "It is absurd! We can sleep when we have driven them back to th

. His head was quite bald at the top; his face wrinkled; he had a bushy mustache and a half-grown beard. His clothing was soiled, torn and neglect

lgian?" sai

l, shaking off the doctor

ined." There was a touch of pride in his voic

dee

I retired. I came back to Belgium. I married my wife. I bought land. It

Civil, or military?" inqui

than either. I

id Uncle John approvingly. "W

b Maurie. Perhaps you h

ut if you live in Ghent,

his questioner, but Uncle John'

is not h

e just

England. At Ostend I am arrested by Germans. Not my wife and children; only myself. I am put in prison. For three weeks they keep me, and then I am put out. They push me into the street. No one apologize. I ask for my family. They laugh and turn away. I search everywhere for my wife. A friend whom I meet thinks she has gone to Ypres, for now no Belgian can take ship from Osten

adful!" cr

"Only an American can unders

a cruel one, Maurie,"

"we may help you to find

pressions of sympathy. He straightened u

ousands of Belgians. Always I meet men searching for wives. Always I meet wive

a deck chair and

y here to-nig

il morning, that's certain. Such a tumble as he had would hav

d waiter-develops the

which he accepted eagerly.

enemy grows insolent. First they try to

ou think the Germa

ins. But they wi

N

diers are there, awaiting them

emy cannot capture Du

ns capture Dunkirk?

impos

ur last stand on Belgian soil. Therefore, the Germans cannot take it, for there are still too many of us to kill before Kitchener comes to save us." He spoke thoughtfully, between

aurie doubtless knew the country better than anyone they had yet met and the doctor likewise defended his patient. Indeed, Gys seemed to have taken quit

d land at Ghent

true, D

ard you sai

not at al

ne so. You see, I

istaken, you spoke

ed at him r

and is a rich man confined to one home? Liege was m

said

has dulled my brain. I am not th

e qualities of a good waiter. Whatever happens