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	it would be tiresome and monotonous work all right
	the american planes maneuvered in such a way as to encircle the taube
	and their hidden artillery to the rear of them this was kept up for about seven hours and the duel of heavy guns shook the earth like a quake and was deafening then just as dawn was breaking the infantry onslaught
	when i returned i found this lying upon the table he opened his left hand in it lay a piece of light chain both ends broken beside it he continued was this note from his pocket he extracted a piece of paper the edges of which were roughly torn
	also there was a wire company of the signal corps which was going to join another american unit for the first three or four hours of the trip the lads
	the senior officer of the vessel took from his pocket the cross with its two bits of chain still dangling from it he placed the ends to the chain which jerry had found in the wireless room you are right he said simply and there could be no doubt about it
	evidently also from the boiler or engine room brushed by us he had disappeared when the sailor said to me i think that was the fellow the one that just went by not wanting to arouse his suspicions i ended the conversation with a casual remark and then strolled away until i was out of the sailor's sight
	we are not safe while he is free
	frank hoskins elbow wound healed quickly without any serious results and tom rawle who had been under treatment at the field hospital was able to get about the camp
	ye will will ye hissed the voice of the engineer again
	but there was no response from within
	the brighton boys and their friend and superior officer the lieutenant had been in their appointed places hardly more than an hour when joe and jerry at the same instant caught the sounds of some sort of scuffle on the deck above
	it was a case of watch everybody take every precaution and be prepared for anything only nine men on the vessel however including the spy himself knew anything about it
	ye dirty hound i've a mind to boot ye into the sea
	and promptly at seven o'clock they started upon the dangerous mission with nightfall the big cannonading had noticeably shut down
	along what lines do we disperse our forces general asked slim along what lines would his royal stoutness suggest demanded jerry oh you don't have to keep reminding me that i'm a trifle heavy slim replied in a peevish tone
	jerry had some letters to write so slim went to the upper deck alone
	the wavering swaying target was watched from time to time and speculations made as to how long it could remain without being punctured by a bullet
	while tom rawle quietly chuckling at the fat lad's misfortune aided him to his feet down flat said mackinson again as he discerned several shadows moving across a space a considerable distance to the north of them
	the officer whipped out a pocket flashlight they were directly in front of a heavy wooden door it was locked
	hoskins knows explained rawle for he got nearer than i did only for a short time frank corrected modestly but they called it my baptism of fire i was out one night with an advance party we were nearly ambushed and had to beat a quick retreat
	a crackling merely from the pressure within for a moment slim thought an over wrought imagination was playing tricks upon him but he rose hastily and crossed the short intervening distance
	it looks as though we'd caught the man the doctor whispered
	at that moment jerry came hurrying down the deck he was visibly excited but
	examined the map again to make certain of their location
	i will arrange for another man to stay in the wireless room during to day
	and that was all that lieutenant mackinson could tell the mysterious stranger remained what he had been from the first a desperate and dangerous and unknown spy
	and to do that he will have to use the wireless somehow it seems likely that he would make his effort at night
	on and on they went and nearer and nearer to the scene of actual battle they came they passed the third line trenches and now in places they seemed to be in a straight line with some of the concealed artillery
	that was pounding away at the enemy in terrible detonations that shook and rocked the ground every minute at the second line trenches their orders called for a halt they did not have to be told that there was something doing
	and he started down the passageway toward a narrow stairs leading to a still lower chamber in the vessel three turns two to the right and one to the left and the captain stopped again to listen seemingly from within the wall right at their elbows there came a feeble knock
	his heart action is pretty weak even yet
	the first assistant engineer was a mighty mountain of a man but his voice broke off as the commotion started again certainly he must have a rough customer to deal with thought jerry
	it was a surprise attack in every sense of the word with all the terrible carnage that such a battle brings
	he was a man they found about forty years old already grizzled and hardened by his field experience and he knew how to convey orders and transact business without a moment's delay you are to follow the red ink lines on this map he told lieutenant mackinson
	let this be a warning that no further interference will be of avail the captain looked from the note to the chain
	taking off the grime in preparation for the evening meal and wondering where jerry was keeping himself all the while when suddenly a very strange thing happened beyond the enemy's line
	then we all dropped on our stomachs and wriggled our way back into our own lines without any further damage but we did some rapid wriggling you can bet there wasn't any time wasted by any of us and inasmuch as we were apparently outnumbered
	presumably from the engine or boiler room throw aside something as he hurried along the passageway leading from the wireless room
	where in that country they had seen big concentration camps and
	joe remarked upon it in tones of open admiration it's nothing the youthful chauffeur replied you'll get used to it too as he turned the automobile and started backward slim suddenly remembered that they hadn't even heard his name don't know it said hoskins
	or lifeless before superior numbers
	and so even as two men carried lieutenant mackinson away he remained standing at salute waiting for the captain to recognize him with a return of the salute and now what asked the captain jerry stepped forward with difficulty repressing his excitement
	and restful slumber slumber that was to fit them for hard and difficult duties ahead this is where we get off finally announced lieutenant mackinson shaking the lads into wakefulness
	for fully ten minutes which seemed like an hour they lay there not daring to move they watched the enemy scouting party get a like scare and then after what seemed to be a whispered consultation turn back to the german lines
	without the waste of a moment they climbed in lieutenant mackinson our three friends young hoskins and the towering rawle in another instant they were speeding across the country with the break of dawn
	and the other german planes turned back toward their own lines the taube continued on its wavering crippled downward course toward the allied lines
	well said joe i think i've got a plan that will work but
	it was a black night and they proceeded with the greatest caution they did not dare use the flashlights that each of them carried and frequently all of them would have to drop suddenly flat upon the ground as a big rocket went up from either side
	every detail of that tremendous battle jerry knew his own occasional glimpses over the side informed him of the temporary reverses his own army was suffering while the remarks of the officer told him where the germans were meeting their bitterest repulses
	like the awakening call that comes to a man in a sound sleep
	still going at maximum speed and now on a straight line toward the american side without seeking a further height the taube several times wavered and a moment later almost turned over but the pilot righted her
	and if wounded might otherwise starve to death
	and no signature i believe sir said jerry
	gone said the captain in tones of very evident relief well it was death for him one way or another and he took his choice as the captain and surgeon moved away from the stern rail of the everett
	who are you and where lieutenant mackinson the message began to come back
	black endless nights dawn came
	and even this might have been considered a well designed hoax
	he had relapsed again and there was another wait of several minutes but this time the lieutenant's mind was clearing somebody shoved me in that closet he gasped and then slammed and locked the door he recognized the captain and the doctor
	by this time they were well within sound of the heavy guns and their driver told them that the artillery duel then going on had been in progress for forty eight hours at least
	well what's your suggestion slim demanded that we divide our forces answered joe solemnly lie in wait and try to ambush the foe right cried jerry joe you'll be a general before this war's over
	to find someone standing directly over him loudly and insistently calling his name
	well the captain demanded sternly why all the haste lieutenant mackinson slim blurted out he's locked in a closet down near the engine room locked in a closet the captain repeated incredulously how do you know
	and after dark to night we are to establish an outlying communication from the farthest skirmish points to headquarters almost as he finished the sentence they were started
	it came nearer and clearer until finally as it reached a point near to the top of the stairway under which joe was concealed the latter could discern the fog horn voice of the first assistant engineer
	chapter eight the death of the spy
	lead enemy to believe whole attack centered from your position
	well i'll cover the battery room said slim ignoring jerry's remark let's see lieutenant mackinson then suggested joe and they went to find the young officer who was convalescing from his encounter with the spy when he had approved the plan they got the o k of the captain
	two more attempts and the panel fell in strips to the floor thus given something for a grip hold the captain who was a massive man took hold with both hands
	was rapping desperately upon that pipe and in the long and short dashes of the international code that someone was repeating a single word help help help in another instant using the heavy end of his jackknife as a crude transmitter slim was tapping off the reply
	and after descending a little by permitting some of the gas to escape we jumped over the side of the basket and came down on our parachutes
	they had been directed to the quarters of major jones in charge of the signal corps men in that section and it was with considerable surprise that the boys learned upon arriving there that they were to accompany the lieutenant into the superior officer's presence for instructions
	it was now well into the afternoon the germans had swept into the places vacated by the americans and french and still the battle raged it was now that slim began to wait anxiously for the new development
	there was a strained silence for a moment then
	m o t h e r i n g
	it was that same day that the three boys from brighton were for the first time assigned to a regular unit of the signal corps also with a real thrill they learned that they were almost immediately to see war service for american troops were already in the trenches
	appeared equally anxious a man is discovered at night in the battery room of the wireless department of this ship clearly upon an unfriendly mission said the captain half to himself and half for the benefit of the others summing up the evidence thus far known to them
	for several days the american and french aviators had been reporting heavy german formations in that region evidently with the design of a terrific assault but the allied commanders had not expected it so soon and in truth they were not fully prepared for it
	and his mind weighted anyway with the menacing mystery of the strange happenings of the night before he sat down on a coil of rope just in the lee of the forward smokestack to think the whole matter over for the twentieth time he was thus absorbed when something at first vague and indefinite then clearer
	i'm willing said jerry but you and i will have to do the outside work
	the lad repeated them for the information of the captain
	knowing they have important work to do and feeling capable of doing it well
	in this way they went forward yard by yard until they reached a thick clump of trees there after listening intently for several minutes without hearing a dangerous sound they spread out their coats tent like while lieutenant mackinson with gingerly flashes of his light
	a trifle heavy get that will you echoed jerry with a gale of laughter a trifle heavy oh my you'll find out if i sit on you slim threatened in a belligerent tone
	the others rushed to the stern of the ship far behind them in the foamy trail left on the moonlit water by the vessel they saw what seemed to be the head of a man bobbing up and down and then it entirely disappeared the ship was turned
	every moment it became more stifling in there and i had no doubt that i had walked directly into a death trap it was then i began signaling on the steam pipe i guess it was a mighty lucky thing for me that slim goodwin strolled out on deck just at the time he did
	say that must be thrilling to be a member of an advance party like that said jerry his enthusiasm as fiery as his hair i wonder if we'll get any work like that you sure will responded rawle and plenty of it you needn't worry on that score
	i was groping my way along when i thought i heard steps just ahead of me i stopped to listen and when the sound was not repeated i proceeded onward
	did you get within sound of the big guns asked slim excitedly i should say so answered tom rawle and so will you within a few hours isn't that so hoskins yes answered frank
	the unconscious form of lieutenant mackinson tumbled out upon the floor his face was almost blue from suffocation the captain sounded three short sharp blasts upon a whistle which he had taken from his pocket and two oilers came running to the spot
	he is the man who was planting ammunition in the waters near the navy yard that night before we sailed the very same one sir slim exclaimed with equal positiveness the ship's surgeon who had followed the others upon deck stepped closer for a better inspection of this enemy
	yes and i believe he's worse than that the captain added
	put their heads together to devise a scheme of capture we've got more than one good reason for wanting to get this fellow slim reminded the others with considerable warmth
	copper exclaimed the lieutenant hoskins let me have that kit
	there were mutual feelings of disappointment but none of weakened determination what luck
	he made his whereabouts known by tapping a message on a steam pipe
	there was a gasp of astonishment from joe followed by a louder holy smoke from slim do you recognize this man the captain asked in a sharp tone i should say i do sir joe responded
	so said the captain in a voice so stern it made joe wince
	can't make self heard can you help this is slim the youth rapped back upon the pipe caught your message on deck am coming with help at once and he dashed down the deck toward the captain's quarters almost bowling over the captain's aide as he hurtled into the sanctum of the ship's commander unannounced
	and whin i asked him what he was about

it would be tiresome and monotonous work all right

the american planes maneuvered in such a way as to encircle the taube

and their hidden artillery to the rear of them this was kept up for about seven hours and the duel of heavy guns shook the earth like a quake and was deafening then just as dawn was breaking the infantry onslaught

when i returned i found this lying upon the table he opened his left hand in it lay a piece of light chain both ends broken beside it he continued was this note from his pocket he extracted a piece of paper the edges of which were roughly torn

also there was a wire company of the signal corps which was going to join another american unit for the first three or four hours of the trip the lads

the senior officer of the vessel took from his pocket the cross with its two bits of chain still dangling from it he placed the ends to the chain which jerry had found in the wireless room you are right he said simply and there could be no doubt about it

evidently also from the boiler or engine room brushed by us he had disappeared when the sailor said to me i think that was the fellow the one that just went by not wanting to arouse his suspicions i ended the conversation with a casual remark and then strolled away until i was out of the sailor's sight

we are not safe while he is free

frank hoskins elbow wound healed quickly without any serious results and tom rawle who had been under treatment at the field hospital was able to get about the camp

ye will will ye hissed the voice of the engineer again

but there was no response from within

the brighton boys and their friend and superior officer the lieutenant had been in their appointed places hardly more than an hour when joe and jerry at the same instant caught the sounds of some sort of scuffle on the deck above

it was a case of watch everybody take every precaution and be prepared for anything only nine men on the vessel however including the spy himself knew anything about it

ye dirty hound i've a mind to boot ye into the sea

and promptly at seven o'clock they started upon the dangerous mission with nightfall the big cannonading had noticeably shut down

along what lines do we disperse our forces general asked slim along what lines would his royal stoutness suggest demanded jerry oh you don't have to keep reminding me that i'm a trifle heavy slim replied in a peevish tone

jerry had some letters to write so slim went to the upper deck alone

the wavering swaying target was watched from time to time and speculations made as to how long it could remain without being punctured by a bullet

while tom rawle quietly chuckling at the fat lad's misfortune aided him to his feet down flat said mackinson again as he discerned several shadows moving across a space a considerable distance to the north of them

the officer whipped out a pocket flashlight they were directly in front of a heavy wooden door it was locked

hoskins knows explained rawle for he got nearer than i did only for a short time frank corrected modestly but they called it my baptism of fire i was out one night with an advance party we were nearly ambushed and had to beat a quick retreat

a crackling merely from the pressure within for a moment slim thought an over wrought imagination was playing tricks upon him but he rose hastily and crossed the short intervening distance

it looks as though we'd caught the man the doctor whispered

at that moment jerry came hurrying down the deck he was visibly excited but

examined the map again to make certain of their location

i will arrange for another man to stay in the wireless room during to day

and that was all that lieutenant mackinson could tell the mysterious stranger remained what he had been from the first a desperate and dangerous and unknown spy

and to do that he will have to use the wireless somehow it seems likely that he would make his effort at night

on and on they went and nearer and nearer to the scene of actual battle they came they passed the third line trenches and now in places they seemed to be in a straight line with some of the concealed artillery

that was pounding away at the enemy in terrible detonations that shook and rocked the ground every minute at the second line trenches their orders called for a halt they did not have to be told that there was something doing

and he started down the passageway toward a narrow stairs leading to a still lower chamber in the vessel three turns two to the right and one to the left and the captain stopped again to listen seemingly from within the wall right at their elbows there came a feeble knock

his heart action is pretty weak even yet

the first assistant engineer was a mighty mountain of a man but his voice broke off as the commotion started again certainly he must have a rough customer to deal with thought jerry

it was a surprise attack in every sense of the word with all the terrible carnage that such a battle brings

he was a man they found about forty years old already grizzled and hardened by his field experience and he knew how to convey orders and transact business without a moment's delay you are to follow the red ink lines on this map he told lieutenant mackinson

let this be a warning that no further interference will be of avail the captain looked from the note to the chain

taking off the grime in preparation for the evening meal and wondering where jerry was keeping himself all the while when suddenly a very strange thing happened beyond the enemy's line

then we all dropped on our stomachs and wriggled our way back into our own lines without any further damage but we did some rapid wriggling you can bet there wasn't any time wasted by any of us and inasmuch as we were apparently outnumbered

presumably from the engine or boiler room throw aside something as he hurried along the passageway leading from the wireless room

where in that country they had seen big concentration camps and

joe remarked upon it in tones of open admiration it's nothing the youthful chauffeur replied you'll get used to it too as he turned the automobile and started backward slim suddenly remembered that they hadn't even heard his name don't know it said hoskins

or lifeless before superior numbers

and so even as two men carried lieutenant mackinson away he remained standing at salute waiting for the captain to recognize him with a return of the salute and now what asked the captain jerry stepped forward with difficulty repressing his excitement

and restful slumber slumber that was to fit them for hard and difficult duties ahead this is where we get off finally announced lieutenant mackinson shaking the lads into wakefulness

for fully ten minutes which seemed like an hour they lay there not daring to move they watched the enemy scouting party get a like scare and then after what seemed to be a whispered consultation turn back to the german lines

without the waste of a moment they climbed in lieutenant mackinson our three friends young hoskins and the towering rawle in another instant they were speeding across the country with the break of dawn

and the other german planes turned back toward their own lines the taube continued on its wavering crippled downward course toward the allied lines

well said joe i think i've got a plan that will work but

it was a black night and they proceeded with the greatest caution they did not dare use the flashlights that each of them carried and frequently all of them would have to drop suddenly flat upon the ground as a big rocket went up from either side

every detail of that tremendous battle jerry knew his own occasional glimpses over the side informed him of the temporary reverses his own army was suffering while the remarks of the officer told him where the germans were meeting their bitterest repulses

like the awakening call that comes to a man in a sound sleep

still going at maximum speed and now on a straight line toward the american side without seeking a further height the taube several times wavered and a moment later almost turned over but the pilot righted her

and if wounded might otherwise starve to death

and no signature i believe sir said jerry

gone said the captain in tones of very evident relief well it was death for him one way or another and he took his choice as the captain and surgeon moved away from the stern rail of the everett

who are you and where lieutenant mackinson the message began to come back

black endless nights dawn came

and even this might have been considered a well designed hoax

he had relapsed again and there was another wait of several minutes but this time the lieutenant's mind was clearing somebody shoved me in that closet he gasped and then slammed and locked the door he recognized the captain and the doctor

by this time they were well within sound of the heavy guns and their driver told them that the artillery duel then going on had been in progress for forty eight hours at least

well what's your suggestion slim demanded that we divide our forces answered joe solemnly lie in wait and try to ambush the foe right cried jerry joe you'll be a general before this war's over

to find someone standing directly over him loudly and insistently calling his name

well the captain demanded sternly why all the haste lieutenant mackinson slim blurted out he's locked in a closet down near the engine room locked in a closet the captain repeated incredulously how do you know

and after dark to night we are to establish an outlying communication from the farthest skirmish points to headquarters almost as he finished the sentence they were started

it came nearer and clearer until finally as it reached a point near to the top of the stairway under which joe was concealed the latter could discern the fog horn voice of the first assistant engineer

chapter eight the death of the spy

lead enemy to believe whole attack centered from your position

well i'll cover the battery room said slim ignoring jerry's remark let's see lieutenant mackinson then suggested joe and they went to find the young officer who was convalescing from his encounter with the spy when he had approved the plan they got the o k of the captain

two more attempts and the panel fell in strips to the floor thus given something for a grip hold the captain who was a massive man took hold with both hands

was rapping desperately upon that pipe and in the long and short dashes of the international code that someone was repeating a single word help help help in another instant using the heavy end of his jackknife as a crude transmitter slim was tapping off the reply

and after descending a little by permitting some of the gas to escape we jumped over the side of the basket and came down on our parachutes

they had been directed to the quarters of major jones in charge of the signal corps men in that section and it was with considerable surprise that the boys learned upon arriving there that they were to accompany the lieutenant into the superior officer's presence for instructions

it was now well into the afternoon the germans had swept into the places vacated by the americans and french and still the battle raged it was now that slim began to wait anxiously for the new development

there was a strained silence for a moment then

m o t h e r i n g

it was that same day that the three boys from brighton were for the first time assigned to a regular unit of the signal corps also with a real thrill they learned that they were almost immediately to see war service for american troops were already in the trenches

appeared equally anxious a man is discovered at night in the battery room of the wireless department of this ship clearly upon an unfriendly mission said the captain half to himself and half for the benefit of the others summing up the evidence thus far known to them

for several days the american and french aviators had been reporting heavy german formations in that region evidently with the design of a terrific assault but the allied commanders had not expected it so soon and in truth they were not fully prepared for it

and his mind weighted anyway with the menacing mystery of the strange happenings of the night before he sat down on a coil of rope just in the lee of the forward smokestack to think the whole matter over for the twentieth time he was thus absorbed when something at first vague and indefinite then clearer

i'm willing said jerry but you and i will have to do the outside work

the lad repeated them for the information of the captain

knowing they have important work to do and feeling capable of doing it well

in this way they went forward yard by yard until they reached a thick clump of trees there after listening intently for several minutes without hearing a dangerous sound they spread out their coats tent like while lieutenant mackinson with gingerly flashes of his light

a trifle heavy get that will you echoed jerry with a gale of laughter a trifle heavy oh my you'll find out if i sit on you slim threatened in a belligerent tone

the others rushed to the stern of the ship far behind them in the foamy trail left on the moonlit water by the vessel they saw what seemed to be the head of a man bobbing up and down and then it entirely disappeared the ship was turned

every moment it became more stifling in there and i had no doubt that i had walked directly into a death trap it was then i began signaling on the steam pipe i guess it was a mighty lucky thing for me that slim goodwin strolled out on deck just at the time he did

say that must be thrilling to be a member of an advance party like that said jerry his enthusiasm as fiery as his hair i wonder if we'll get any work like that you sure will responded rawle and plenty of it you needn't worry on that score

i was groping my way along when i thought i heard steps just ahead of me i stopped to listen and when the sound was not repeated i proceeded onward

did you get within sound of the big guns asked slim excitedly i should say so answered tom rawle and so will you within a few hours isn't that so hoskins yes answered frank

the unconscious form of lieutenant mackinson tumbled out upon the floor his face was almost blue from suffocation the captain sounded three short sharp blasts upon a whistle which he had taken from his pocket and two oilers came running to the spot

he is the man who was planting ammunition in the waters near the navy yard that night before we sailed the very same one sir slim exclaimed with equal positiveness the ship's surgeon who had followed the others upon deck stepped closer for a better inspection of this enemy

yes and i believe he's worse than that the captain added

put their heads together to devise a scheme of capture we've got more than one good reason for wanting to get this fellow slim reminded the others with considerable warmth

copper exclaimed the lieutenant hoskins let me have that kit

there were mutual feelings of disappointment but none of weakened determination what luck

he made his whereabouts known by tapping a message on a steam pipe

there was a gasp of astonishment from joe followed by a louder holy smoke from slim do you recognize this man the captain asked in a sharp tone i should say i do sir joe responded

so said the captain in a voice so stern it made joe wince

can't make self heard can you help this is slim the youth rapped back upon the pipe caught your message on deck am coming with help at once and he dashed down the deck toward the captain's quarters almost bowling over the captain's aide as he hurtled into the sanctum of the ship's commander unannounced

and whin i asked him what he was about