"
Still grasping each by the shoulder, he led them through the crowd and
pushed them into the waiting automobile. He then gave the driver an
address and climbed in himself. The machine started off.
"Now," said Uncle John, settling himself comfortably, "tell me where you
have been. Both your mothers are frantic, and they set me a strenuous job
when they turned me loose on your trail. I have been looking for you for
months. Where have you been, and what are you doing in those French
uniforms?"
"But where is mother?" asked Hal.
"You'll see her soon enough," was the grim response, "and yours, too," he
added, turning to Chester.
"Is mother here in Paris?" asked Chester.
"She is; you'll be with her in fifteen minutes."
"And mine, too?" asked Hal.
"Yes; now tell me about yourselves."
"Well," said Chester, "there is not much to tell. I suppose Mrs. Paine
told you how we became separated in Berlin?"
"Yes."
"Well, we managed to escape from Germany and made our way to Liege just
before the German assault on that fortress.
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