Part 8 (2/2)

”hello! what's up, Josh?” asked Rod quietly and without a trace of excite so suddenly aroused fro with alar tones what had happened

”Soht to look into,”

whispered Josh

By this time Hanky Panky had been awakened, and heard the last words

”Gee whiz! then the Germans have come after all!” he was heard to mutter, as he started to feel around for his shoes

They hurried to the s and looked out Just how Josh had happened to awaken he did not take the trouble to infor out of the coht be lanterns seeh those who held the sa to the farm

”Get dressed, and in a hurry, too,” said Rob, after he had watched these hts for a minute or so

”Then you think they must be the Germans come after us, do you, Rob?”

asked Hanky Panky tremulously, as he started to dress as fast as he could in the semidarkness

”I don't know, but I mean to find out,” he was told in low but incisive tones

They made all the haste possible Rob was ready soht be because he s better than either of the others, or else on account of having his possessions so carefully arranged before cli into bed that he knew exactly where to lay a hand on each and every article in the dark

Finally Josh, and then Hanky Panky announced that he was all ready to issue forth Josh doubtless was figuring in his et the precious motorcycles out of the potato cellar unobserved, and ride wildly away before the searching Germans suspected their presence

Hanky Panky on his part would have been al to abandon the wheels rather than risk chances of falling into the hands of the invaders; for he had an idea they ht be treated as spies, and dealt with in a suainst a barn and riddled with cruel bullets was upper fro of the farmhouse to the outer air Rod softly opened this now, and led the way forth, the others trailing after him, confident that Rod would knohat line of action was best under the exciting conditions by which they were confronted

The first natural thing for theain locating the wandering lights Then Josh uttered a low gasp, as his fingers plucked at Rod's sleeve

”Looky there, will you, Rod?” he whispered, intensely excited; ”they've run across the potato bin, and are going to take a peep inside!”

”Oh! my stars! it's all up with our poor wheels then!” Hanky Panky was heard to tell the others, though no one seehtest attention to hirave The lights had by this tietable cellar that had been built underground for frost protection in the cold winters

”Coested Rod boldly, as though after all he began to have slight hopes that it

As they advanced hurriedly they soon began to catch the sound of several voices Evidently the searchers had been amazed to discover three such splendid motorcycles hidden away in a potato cellar on this far their lanterns so industriously

”Too bad, too bad it had to happen!” whimpered the disconsolate Hanky Panky, for he had beco on his reliable”Shank'sdid not appeal to hiain”

”What's the use?” cole word of what's said, because it's French they're using”

”French!” echoed Josh, a little louder than prudence h in his new excitement he evidently did not consider that; ”why, then after all it isn't the Ger for us”