The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Doing Their Bit for the Soldier Boys

in the canoes, one word kept repeating it

on this remote island... Yet there was something about the very posture of the man, his hunc

out meanwhile; then, as though satisfied that no one was watching, he pi

boat, uttered a gasp of dismay, as Allen began c

, staring suspiciously into the thick shadows of the folia

es of the watchers, the man turned with a guttural growl, and

a hand to the gallant Little Captain, who would not

g in woodcraft standing them in good stead. For an instant, they s

e to catch the words, which were barely above a whisper. "There must be a

d Will suddenly. "We'll find hi

. Even in that moment of tense excitement, the girls and boys looked at his suddenly stiffened back in surprise. It was t

dles. There was work to be done, work, which in thes

a guard. A moment later he returned with the latter, and the whole party made its way hurriedly and

tle Captain's ear. "I've always been horribly

n't," returned Betty grimly. "Bu

oy, close at their side. "A

ittle hand across her mouth smothered it

tty fiercely. "You'l

here to the left of them in the woods, made the

forward, followed by the othe

ng his pistol at something that moved

r, and made a dash for liberty. With a yell, the guard ran f

ands before her face. "I don't see why we cou

ng with excitement. "Is that your idea of patriotis

g the boys shot right under our ver

said Grace, almost in hysterics. "Oh, there goe

ermined, "It isn't like us to stand in the ba

wailed Amy, "w

"That may have been the spy that was shot, or it may be one of o

quavered poor Amy. "

de off in the direction the boys had taken. Amy and Grace, arms entwined about

e sound of masculine voices in excited altercatio

ow that the need of courage had passed,

banished the fear in his eyes. "I don't know what we

him?" cried Mol

guard mopped his perspiring forehead. "That spy was a sl

hey cried

in the moonlight. "It's a letter, and it ought to tell us a

eagerly. "That tells us a good dea

But, gee! I'm sorry we didn't catch

my ventured mildly. "We heard that last on

grinned Roy. "Well

ame," Frank added. "I could almost hear

Allen closely, uttered a sharp e

sted his hand against a tree as though to steady hims

Irving and the girls and boys gathered about him anxiously. "A lit

ath, was tearing aside the soft shirt, wh

and made the wound a blessing. "Why didn't you tell me? Oh, your poor shoulder! Some one get some water, quick," she ord

ring in cups they expertly improvised from leaves as

ould reach the cottage. The bullet, as Betty had said, had not much more than grazed the shoulder, yet the

to do, Allen was helped down to the canoe, and they p

ey neared the cottage. "We found the letter anyway, which may be of considera