The boy Allies at Liege

rtainly a nice old

the fact that I wanted to get out of the country s

ritz is a lik

sure

his conversation took place. In Frau Schmidt they had

e them the best she had. Their room was next to that of her

at work in his shop behind the house. From bits of conversation, the boys gathered that

hem, and the additional fact that at night two soldiers were stationed at th

crude and amateurish, and has appointed a commission to investigate all patents. Of course, it

al to me, and I probably shall either be put to work building more,

is a fine fellow. Do you suppose

, I hope so. As he says, it

ould be of great help to his cou

e-Hello! W

direction of the kitchen, and t

d Chester. "Someb

ran madly aro

into the kitchen, a terri

tood a man, ragged and unkempt. A second man was ransacking the drawers of

door, the man with the kn

he workshop, I tell y

do you!" shouted Hal

, so

Hal's voice, and, with upraised

cried Hal, "to attack

aimed at him with the wicked-looking knife. Before the latter c

leaped for it, but Hal was quicker than his opponent, and place

hed at the man in the next room. The latter heard him advance, and, stepping back, picked up a chair, which

d the chair was smashed to fragments against the door. T

ver backward, with Chester on top of him. As the intruder fell, his head came into contact with the

other's heart. He staggered back, and, as Hal took another step forward, Chester, having disposed of his adve

ling on the floor, a voice

here?" and Fritz r

ce, and, rushing forward, lent a h

he two men safely bound. Then he turned to his mother, who still sat huddled on the chair, where she

, jumped to her feet, and, throwing her arms around Hal, kissed him loud

ing at the same time. "Fritz, but for these

ncoherently she relate

in his praise for the a

nly had designs upon my biplane, which they evidently knew had be

the assailants in charge. Fritz explained to the officer how the two men had been ca

ay, Hal bethought himself of the remark

our aeroplane is read

hort flight this afternoon.

med Hal. "You can

t, then;

ightly on its wheels at the end of the speedway. The huge planes which served as wings stretched out on ei

nd in the system of power transmission. He explained to the boys that, by this direct system, he had gained twent

teering gear and tried the ignition. After some further tinkering, Fritz finally took his seat, pull

to Chester, as the cra

. I believe I co

"But how do you suppose a fellow

ittle at first, but, just the

brought the machine back to its starting point

take a short flight

r back

d. "I would lose my head

laug

when he talks like that," he told Fritz. "I

e that," replied the young German. "Would you like to go

swered Hal; "I

then," or

some misgivi

ed gracefully over the ground, a

and hung on for dear life. Looking down and seeing the ground drop

d itself out for a straight flight, Hal's composure

how to stop, how to increase the speed of the plane; how to rise and h

make a speed of one hundred miles an hour for hours. He declared it could attain an alt

ur, Fritz again brought the machine to the

roll the machine back into the shop. "No more automobili

e to-morrow, Chester?" asked Fritz

the reply. "I guess I c

d toward the house, where Frau Schmidt stood in t