The boy Allies at Liege

ed impatiently for the time when they were to meet the two

rs, as it caused too many questions, and, in spite of their eagerness to get away,

tenant Anderson were wait

mer. "We must hurry. Even now we may be

, of the young Englishman, as t

o get across into Denmark. The thing to do is to get out of Germany at the earliest possible mom

e trouble get

l; but we must leave

be any worse off in Kolb

you figure

r to pick us up on the northern outski

e place b

enuity and a bold dash, we shoul

rugged his should

I won't object to a

; "you will have all the excitement you

ed their wal

A ship to England, and from there into France for the young Frenchman, and the two American boys would telegraph to their

be less closely guarded than any other part of the German Empire. Troops were being rushed to the French and Russian borders, and they realized it

inued their walk toward the northern outskirts. They passed severa

oung Englishma

e explained. "Just beyond is the northern limit o

s they could, and climbed into the big car that was waiting for them, without even being

as the four friends were breathing a sigh of relief at havin

al

armed men, their rifles leveled straigh

Captain Derevaux, as t

oached the side

rselves," he demanded.

aptain Anderson. "We are

er. "Either return at once, or I shall

s no use

nglishman aloud, and then in a whisp

he cried, as the machine j

car, the young Frenchman an

for a moment he was unable to move; but, while his momentary inaction placed him

ing the officer to the side of the

hoot the

for their lives, as the machine bore down on them. This one man, howe

de of the car, and a miss woul

sped the barrel of the weapon in both hands. With a desperate effort, he wre

rson, he dropped beside his friends in the bot

d overhead, and there was the sound of splintering wood, as oth

suddenly to one side. The chauffeur groaned, but the c

nto the front seat, where the chauffeur was making heroic efforts to keep t

lurched from one side of the road to the

ong hands grasped the steering wheel just as the

accurate shooting. Still, there was always the chance that one of the leaden m

the speed of the auto,

y wounded. Pull him in

can't pull him from beneath you wh

We don't want to be captured after

le, while a man in whose lap he was almost sitting w

, he grasped the side of the car, and that alone

the road, and just at that inst

steadied the machine, and, without even trying t

to himself. "That

ur had been pulled into the back of

?" came Chester's

t now," r

Lieutenant Anderson. "We are out

are not safe from pursuit," Hal ca

f you don't run into a di

on the road, too," Hal answered grimly. "I'

y hurt?" he called bac

ust a scalp wound. He has lost a lot of blood, and is still un

eat and gave his entire a

a string of brilliant spots, so swiftly did they go by. For almost half an hour the terrific

me," the lieutenant explained, "and it will

have communicated with the authoritie

d," replied the lieutena

however, is that our pur

l we are caught. And, fo

waste mu

"We must get through Angermunde as

your nerve, and keep cool. Be ready

replied grimly. "I'll run right thro

roke in the lieutenant, with a laugh, "

ore, and slowly approached the town, the li

vaux suggested, it would be wise to go through t

s was n

the town, and had proce

alled

through without any

d the Englishman. "Always b

rounding a sharp turn, Hal saw a line of caval

friends, as he reduced his speed. "Their rifles seem po

shoulder. The cavalrymen were plainly discern

ur with these rugs and lay him in the bottom of the car. It would never do for an officer to see him. It may be that our friends behind have not tipped off our present enemy, but the sight of thi