The Boy Allies in Great Peril; Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps

ed his right hand g

t a fool I was not to have been prepared for

direction in which the other had disappeared. He mad

finding him now, I

and then, for the first

s prostr

too, eh?" he s

hum. At the same moment Chester opened

aid; "where's

, raising Chester's head to

and that's a fact

bump you ov

; f

see any

ing his chin ruefully. "He lande

e it," said Hal, with a slight smile. "He w

d of so easily," returne

g hand and Chester s

" queri

ply. "I'll be all righ

st appeared to have gotten rid of the eff

at now?"

hesi

y," he said finally. "He probably

plied Chester, "but Rome is a pretty sizeable

m if I see h

ou notice the sca

d know him any place. What do

o do with troop movements or something of the sor

officer without much trouble. The last I saw of him he was

k and have a

; com

steps. Rounding a corner they cam

here," Hal com

emed to have grown rather

ed while we were gone," sai

" was Hal's quiet resp

business should be settled

The Kaiser is good for

a stop, their further progress being barred by a solid mass of

t is going on

shoving they worked their wa

friend the army off

he seems to be rather excited. Lo

s declaiming eloquently. It was plain from the attitude o

id Hal. "Maybe we can help him out a bit.

mass of humanity in front. The crowd parted, and the lads pushed their way through, unheedin

paid no attention to him, and conti

ention that way," said

fficer roughly by the ar

d their violent gesticulations and

upon an officer of the king?"

ropped to

Hal. "Hold your horses n

ou something about t

ian. "So you have it

t a hand e

't it," repli

d the officer, his voice

haven't the p

e Italian. "You knocked me

ed Hal by

e lad angrily. "We are

denly drew his revolver, an

or I shall shoot,"

the ground with a clatter. The Italian wheeled and confront

Can't you see we are trying t

crowd who had witnessed the dispute between the offic

ind them t

" a hundred vo

surged in

ok about, and then sa

old man. We'll have t

d Chester grimly

but this time Hal wasted no time in explanation. He struck out s

to-day," muttered H

ter's arm pr

on," h

for a moment the crowd gave back. Then one man, bolder than the rest, sprang forward and sought

r went up fr

his pocket. Hal perceive

ns, Ch

ss of the warning and his re

rength and reach, disposed of them easily. A blow from behind landed on Chester's ne

'em,

behind too great an opening and he obeyed Chester's injunction. At t

rd as fast as possible all the time. Men fell on both sides of them bene

left arm. He glanced down curiously and saw a tiny st

ietly, halting in his track

ter, also halting

cs simultaneously, and, back to bac

e not going to be killed without a fight.

ted. Then, from directly ahead of Chester, a shot rang out. The lad h

s own number,"

r as he saw a man about to leap fo

o shoot, Hal

ad quietly. "When I give the word turn loos

single instant

ea

came th

al, and suddenl

er, and from beyond Hal made out a troop of Italian cavalry bearing

l right,