The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders; Or, the Fighting Canadians of Vimy Ridge

pass, g

border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers. Hal, Chester and McKenzie

s leave, McKenzie bre

was going to na

t do very little of that concerning our private affairs. Remember, walls ha

ock," said Ches

The train was called the Amsterdam-Berlin express, and, while at the border, it was crowde

prepared to disembark. As the train stopped, Hal made sure that his revolver was lo

er was burdened with baggage. Each carried a small portfolio, much u

he Hotel Bisma

, Hal's sense of direction now stood him in good stead. He remembered whe

their assumed names, and paid a month in

some time," Hal explained to the clerk, "and we want to fee

heir apartments, and for some time talked

," he said, "but we must be fresh and re

e astir. They had an early breakfast, and then

with the work, regardless. Remember this. Even though I may get in trouble, your duty will be

as the latter'

of the German undersecretary of foreign af

er no

ay here until you

noon, you will know something has happened, and you wi

the room

he residence of the German undersecretary of foreign affairs. He rang the doorbell.

the footman, all

Hal. "You will tell her

he Amsterdamer, de

d, followed by a young woman-she could not have been more than

see you at this moment

earn the nature of yo

vely, "but my business is with your

meantime, had

ed her foot a

no secrets from

imself. Aloud he replied: "Nevertheless, fraulein, I m

m sharply. Then she ex

o Dutchman

lizing that this must have betrayed him, he dropped

irl s

all say nothing. Can it be you

hat out," said Hal, "is

y flew from the room. She reappeared a

Block, Mothe

r. "Now, if you will leave us alone, a

ard myself," repl

ared into t

Schweiring, "you may tell me

about the room. Th

expeditionary forces in

ng manifested

however, for a man in civil life rather than a military

d that my youth may wor

quie

ell me in what

in an effort to lay hands upon the list of German spie

hweirin

t such a list exists; but without help and without laying myself open to suspicion, I da

red the room in resp

ns are at the Hotel Bismarck, registered as Herr Spidle and Herr Amusdem. You will have their belongings moved he

ctly,

id Hal quietly. "We could not b

tess. "The success of your mission will necessitate it. At any rate," she said

dded and le

A little slip will spoil all. I shall introduce you to my friends as a Dutch war correspondent who, nevertheless, has in him a strain of Germ

ends?" ques

what they represen

must, as soon as possible, be introduced either to th

in possession of General Rentzel, chief of the secret service; and the son of the general comes frequently to see my daughter, Gl

ft the