Bart and Frank looked at each other and laughed.
"'Alice, where art thou?'" quoted Bart.
"We know why you fellows want to get back to Coblenz in such a
hurry," joked Frank. "Gee, it must be awful to have such a
hankering. I will admit, however, that Alice and Helen are pretty
girls. Bless you, my children, bless you."
"Quit your kidding and get busy," admonished Billy. "We start in
half an hour."
"We'll be ready," replied Frank. "Watch our smoke."
At the appointed hour all was ready and the company set off with
their prisoners under guard. There was a strong detachment as
escort, and in addition to the men's rifles, a couple of machine
guns were taken along, as the lieutenant was taking no chances. He
had learned enough from the perusal of the papers and the
testimony of the informer to believe that serious trouble was
brewing, and he was anxious above all that the prisoners should be
safely delivered at Coblenz.
It was a beautiful winter day. The air, though cold, was still,
and the sun was shining brightly. The boys were in high spirits
and joked and laughed as they trudged along.
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