The boy Allies at Liege

ster Crawford, he dashed into the great hotel in Berlin, where the three were stoppi

g the look of consternation on Mrs. Paine's fa

n's entrance, put her hand upon the back of her

sible that millions of men will again fly at each other's throats?

, Mrs. Paine sank slowly

prang to

his arm about her. "We are in no danger. No one will harm an American

ne smile

hat I shall not have to go through them again. Then, too, I was thinking of the mothers and wives whose hearts will

o learn, if possible, what difficulties we were likely to encounter in leaving Germany. Since the Kaiser's declaration of war against Russia all Americans have b

ng detained?" asked Mrs. Paine in a

advises that we leave the country immediately. He suggests th

o to B

an soldiers. Passenger traffic has been cut off, mother," explai

elgium. Even now thousands of the Kaiser's best troops are marching

all go in the morning. So I guess we would all

oing on, it is a good

l play the most import

nounced her intention of taking him on a tour through Europe. Needless to say, Hal jumped at this chance to see something of the foreign countries in wh

r some coaxing, in which Mrs. Paine's influence also was brought to bear

charge at the battle of El Caney, in the Spanish-American war. Hal's

n, was killed at the head of his men while leading one of Pickett's regiments in the famous charge at Get

ber these things herself, Mrs. Paine knew what havoc had been wrought in the land of her birth by the invasion of armed men, and it is not to be wondered at that, in view of the events narrated

year younger than Hal, had graduated in the same class with his comrade. The two fami

men had given the boys new prowess. Day after day they spent in the woods, hunting big game, and both had become proficient in the use of firearms; while to their boxing skill-learned under a veteran of the prize-ri

they had also picked up a smattering of many European langua

hough they were neither naturally pugnacious nor aggressive. However, there had been more than one lumberjack wh

fact that neither had ever been known to dodge trouble-although neither had ever sought it, and that where one was involved in danger there was sure to be fou

and there was more than one small boy who owed his escape from older tormentors to

ine and set her mind at rest, there is no cause for wonder in the fact that both were more concerned in the mov

dants among the English, the sympathies of both were naturally with the Allies. As

war will be the greatest of all time, and both sides wi

y a part in the affair whether we want to or not," and here the conversation had ended, although such thoughts were still in the

ounced their intention of walking o

one long, moth

r you do, don't get into any trouble. However, I do

bulletins in front of the various newspaper offices, and listening to crowd

eard a shout down a side street, followed immediately by m

! Pol

Hal and Chester soon were u

pting to beat back with their fists a crowd of a doz

d the corner, the cry

n't let that gang of hoodlums beat up a

Chester. "I am

hot out with stinging force, and the nearest assailant, stru

ding into the crowd of young ruffians, for such the at

ans fell back. In the time that it took the crowd to return to the struggle, the boys forced their way to

one of the young men, with a smile. "I had

nstead of standing here, when they attack again, let's make a break and fight our way thro

second stranger in Fr

ready?" a

e the reply from

ght, th

ich was pressing in on them from three sides. Taken by surp

pace of a couple of minutes. Then,

ide of Chester's prostrate body. Then, ben

uch?" h

g his head like an enraged bu

ven greater desperation than before, and

a good account of themselves, and the enem

s, and, stepping in close, struck him with all his

at Hal. Hal did not see the movement, being closely pressed elsewhere, but Chester, with a sudden cry, le

uck the young German in the face with all the strengt

he scuffle, reinforcements arrived from all directions, and it is hard to tell what w

lled someone in

the two other young men were alone, while racing toward

y catch us we will all go to jail, and th

, dodging around corner after cor

aid the Englishman, when they stop

iend. If you had not arrived when you did,

or American who would refuse to help anyone

lishman

all right," and he extended his hand,

so easily. He insisted on embracing both

aptain Raoul Derevaux, Tenth Regiment, French Rifle Corps. We were strolling along the street when attacked by the gang from which you saved us. In

Frenchman, "I consider mys

le further conversation, left them to continue their way, while they returned to the ho