Our Pilots in the Air

stream some two miles or more in the rear, was now showing a convex bend tow

orary wooden shelters had risen if by magic in the small open space around. Trenches stretched eastwar

ew road for automobiles and motor-car traffic along this new line. Even ties, lumber and rails were being piled here and

e reassuring sign of its ownership and occupancy. As the light winds flared out its folds, so

these spad pilots, though pale and looking rather the worse for wear, showed such evidence of comfort and bodily ease that one f

glared at his partner, who moved with more difficulty when

ently. "Why don't you go to sleep? Afraid you'l

traight and I was out of danger, off they went-bang! Durn it! They was both here yesterd

laine grinned. "All her exclaiming was in

painful face, but whether caused by his thought or by hav

rse entered and puttered round them both. A

r their gallantry - will they have an

while Blaine furtively grinned. "

side. "We must rest quiet, mon enfant. Quiet for joost o

ng eagerly, "what has become of th

r father owns r-railroads in your countree. Oui! Yiss, yiss, all right. Zere! I a

hy were they left here alone? Don't they know the Boches would rather bomb a hospital than eat

I guess we'll meet up with them some d

ited States railroads. Makes me sick! But - say, Lafe! Wasn't that you

sense enough to put up a good fight in the air. But

etting that on the next day it was decided to send them b

rench decoration) had so nearly regained his strength that he n

him somewhat, yet he eagerly eyed each group of visitors who strolled through the wards, the reading rooms, and

y and night. Most of those we have met before were there, all except poor Finzer and a few others that had fallen in the various raids that had taken place from time to time. There was Erwin, now a c

he enemy the night that raid started, had been tried by court-martial and was to have been shot but on the night before the intended execution he managed to escape, probably by conniv

here were many visitors. Amid the cordial welcomes given them by their old comrades and also many

are you looking? What's wrong, anyhow? Gee! Isn't

women, garbed as Red Cross nurses - novitiates - wandering amid the new hangars i

hat also included an elderly man and lady, and another matronly form which was easily recogniz

s!" soliloquized Lafe. "The cheek of him! If he wa

what had happened to each recently, when he again saw Buck with these visitors strolling leisurely by towards the nearest

he idly queried of O

fe, who doesn't know of

over here to supervise

two Red Cross girls?

rsing, I hear, and r

you? Who is that s

tte, Montana - Our old Buck!

'em, don't he? Where'd he me

were in the relief station. Remember, don't you? It was while w

ght. Had a hell of a time - didn't you?" Suddenly Erwin looked his amazement. "Look here, Lafe. Honest Injun! Were

ceding group half regretfully. Orris grippe

, the Boches shelled that hut before any one got back, and before our boys had driven the Boches clear off. What do you reckon those two girls did? They didn't holler: nary a squeal! But they stuck to you two and to business, and nursed you both, so that by the ti

, changed the subject by wanting to know when

Whether Buck is or not

g fever, big and hot.

er

poor Buck a deal to think about later on. She was handsome, dark-eyed, light-haired with a peachy complexion - a combination hard indeed for a susc

eir new work, and ready to go anywhere or

, found he had an appointment with Byers, the four young people were left alone. By couples they strolled through

ual with friendly planes at such time of day. Blaine had his glasses out, while listening to the comments

o for water,

the old shell craters before I got to the spring that was an awful distance off.

ck! To come way over here and be saved by two lovely girls r

! Say, you ladies are

sick when yo

is willing for us to stay. At first I was going with him; but he sa

roaching planes, which had a strange look as they flew at tremen

his own glass for he saw

over the Boche trenches. I cannot think how these fellows got by. Get down to the hangars

on in wonder, whereat

e bomb-proofs," he said

rrying from one of the

were trundling out a number of machines upon the smooth level that was the starting point nearest. With a wo

them start. Do you think Mr. Bangs

e. But they both really ought to have

match, were mounting the machines nearest. Blaine, having donned his rig on the run, as it were,

e my own mac

he day after you got in. We fixed her up, thinking

we got by the looks of that squad that's

sing his glass. "And right over wher