Army Boys on German Soil: Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs

e of ground. There were no fences to hinder their approach, but there were great masses of broken blocks and masonry through which they had to win

exclaimed Frank, as they paused at the

ied Bart. "It's shelter of some

aldon, his eyes sweeping the great mass for some sign of

ed Tom. "If there's anybody liv

t had evidently been an entrance to the tower. "I guess we'll have to go on a little exploring e

tion, seeing that their weapons were ready, though there di

were open spaces in the roof and walls through which the snow had drifted in spots, but there were other parts tha

eft of furniture, was intact as far as the walls and ceiling were concerned. But what especially caught their e

all," chuckled Billy. "We've got plenty of the st

aid Frank. "Let's get a pile of them in here, and

pile of wood ready than probably the old room had ever seen before. Then by careful nursing of some chips and twigs a blaze was started that so

d the cooking utensils that they had in their kits, for they had started out that afternoon in full marching order. Savory od

fter his second cup. "Nec

Billy, with a blissful

was until we thought we cou

ago, eh, fellows?" laughed Frank. "Listen to the wind scre

he bunch are thinking about

Frank. "They've probably got squads out hunting for us at this minute. Th

triking this place," said Tom, yawning. "In the mean

's the stone floor for us to-night, all right. But it's warm and dry, and we'll make

gh to last all night," suggested Frank, and follo

ked Bart, when the huge pile of branches had

ere's nothing to watch for except ghosts. There ought to be plenty of those around in a place so old as this. But w

e chance that some of the detachment may come this way, though I don't think it's likely. Then again we're really in an e

force of thi

dio watch, "I figure it will be about eight hours t

I'll stand watch all night. That's only right

o with this bunch. We'll share and shar

t the others overruled h

ew the shortest was to stand the first watch and the others were to take their turn according to the length of their str

Bart, you'll be sho

ll

etorted Bart, "for I ne

ed themselves in them. The bed was hard, but this bothered them little, and they w

before, and from time to time he looked enviously at the forms of his sleepi

requently sat down in a corner to rest himself. He found, however, that this was dangerous, for an almost uncontrollable drowsiness w

sed and hal

ed, when suddenly, as he was passing the entrance that op

gone in an instant and all his faculties keenly

What's the matter with me? Am I letting wh

, and this time Bart knew