The Motor Boys in the Army

Ned, "I may as well say what's on my mind, and get it out of m

ing abo

his enlistment business. You want to v

es, sur

. "You were enthusiastic at the start, and then you

that's what you me

know you, would ever accuse you of that. You've gone through too many tight and dangerous pla

ou could call it that,

e in the matter of volu

N

ed. "What's the matter, Bob? Are you in trouble, Chunky, old ma

poke desperately. "I almost wish I hadn't agreed to

ying?" cried Jer

to go to war, and I couldn't help myself," an

eed an excuse

ppose I may as

bit personal, I know, but the end justifies the means

ked up

. "You ought to know. You

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asking. Doesn't her father own so

he does,"

ent on Ned. "It came out flatly, and justified the sinking of the Lusitania on the ground that it was carrying munitions to England.

ut Helena hasn't anythi

s to dictate the policy of that slanderous German sheet! Bo

se they are. I

want to side with the Kaiser let them go back to Germany where they be

ing of the ways.[62] You've either got to go with us or stay home. What are you going to do? I can see, of late, that you have been rather cold toward this e

erry. "I never dreamed of t

Ned. "Isn't it true, Bob, that she ha

y to work everything out myself. But I don't believe I can. You know- Oh, well, I'm awful

murmured Je

father is so fond of the old Kaiser, and what he represents, that she'll-well-s

ed the question relentlessly. This was

n, at what seemed a most opportune moment, a phonograph in a near-by store began playing one of the popular songs of

brighter and he squared his shoul

n this thing. If you'll wait a little while, I'll come back and g

off down

ou going?" d

e a talk with Hel

the auto. Might as well ride as walk," cal

hey thought it best to let him work out the problem in his

ut chum left the car and started down

d Jerry, as[64] Ned turned the car

ty girl. It's too bad she has pro-German tendencies. And yet it isn't so much her as it is her father who influences her. She is a nice girl, and

this country, and declaring that we were favoring England and France and discriminating against the Ka

his friend that he is going to enlist and

He was wobbling the least bit, but I think he's

Miss Schaeffer some time before, when it seemed there would be never a question

per, published in Boston, and the editorial policy was against anything Fre

ways and by sly insinuations it sought to deprecate the cause of the Allies and tried to say, only too plainly, that the United States h

disclosed in detail. Ned and Jerry felt it would be indeli

is step was not as buoyant as when he entered. But there was a look of determin

joined his two chums a lit

gn up whenever you are,

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n the back with such right good will tha

whispered Ned to Jerry, and th

sked Ned. "I mean did

things are not as pleasant as they wer

Now we'll be three together once more. Too bad it had to happen

"I'm going to do my duty. Friendship

the step that will put us in the fight formally for Un

if I could help it. She says she doesn't see why I have to enlist, why I can't wait for the draft, and all t

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Richfield, where the nearest e

tention was attracted by a large notic

iotic meeting

ut and see what it

p the steps. When he came back t

it?" as

ich Mr. Schaeffer is going to preside, and it is called for the purpose of protesting

that meeting!" exploded Bob, who, now that he had made his