Part 6 (2/2)

As they proceeded slowly along the road, after watching the procession of motor lorries loaded ounded wind past, all of thee

The country was hilly to the north of Paris, Rod kneith ht expect to discover soed

This came to pass shortly afterwards, and when they found that it was a British regiuns ready for business, the boys sent up a real American cheer

”There, they've come to a halt, somehow or other!” said Josh, ”and listen to the fellows send back an answering cheer, will you? Guess they must take us for some of their boys from over the Channel Here comes an officer on horseback to interview us, Rod”

Great was the surprise of the British colonel to find that they were not English boys at all, but cousins froreat republic across the ocean He askedtheir movement, which was undoubtedlypiece of inforave the three motorcycle boys

”The Ger!” hat he declared in his hearty British way ”Von Kluck meant to take Paris by surprise from the northwest, but he made a terrible mistake and left his flank uncovered It was threatened by our British troops, as well as by a new army that came out of Paris, sent by General Gallieni, the co in a half circle past Paris without co within cannon shot of the forts We are now about to strike with all our force, and beat hi!”

This was the ah In their minds it e; and that froard to attacking the forts defending Paris the can of invasion was fated to meet with its Waterloo

Josh actually shouted aloud to show his glee, nor did the grim British officer consider this any discourtesy He hi in much the same humor, for victory was already in the air for the Allies, and he knehat that would mean for the future of the whole of Europe

After a very pleasant and interesting chat the three boys again mounted their machines, and set out They had been warned by the accoht run into a nest of the enemy at al the country, trying to inspire a reign of terror a the inhabitants

”If they can catch us,” the confident Josh had remarked in his customary boastful fashi+on, ”they'll be welcome to our mounts All the sauard To be made prisoners just noould upset all our lovely plans, you see, Colonel But it's awful kind of you to give us the tip, and make sure we appreciate it”

Shortly afterwards Rod announced that there was soed to reach the crown they ht find a chance to take an observation that would prove profitable to the to do anything that ca, especially when it pro that from the top of the low elevation they would be able to see reat battle that was now opening, and which must seal the fate of the French capital, one way or the other

”I' to slow up first,” observed the cautious leader; ”because we don't knoe h on us to suddenly co up the other side, and reaching the crown just at the saht there!” Josh was heard to call out al, and you'll see the Gerot there even before we did!”

All of them came to a sudden halt, and dropped off their motorcycles in a desperate hurry

CHAPTER VIII

OUT OF THE JAWS OF THE TRAP

The summit of the low hill was not more than a quarter of a mile away from the spot where Rod and his two chu before their eyes

The hill was almost devoid of trees near its top, and a minute before they had taken note of the fact that the bushes stood out against the sky-line with nothing to interfere with the vision of an observer perched aloft But now it seeures The declining sun glinted frouns and bayonets And clearly could the boys see that thesethe Kaiser's troops

”That settles our hash so far as getting a peek at the fighting goes,”

ave a cherished object up very lothfully