Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns

ned was her name-broke the silence,

o you think there is a chance

quickly, before Jack had an opportunity

chance that he may be rescued-th

der you ever got as near to the front as thi

big explosion of a munitions plant in New Jersey before I came over. That's one reason they let me come-because I proved that I could do things!" and she did look very efficient, in spite

the chief role. "When one of us goes down in his machine back of the enemy's

hey know then

e of our escadrille members, dead or alive, they fly over our lines a few days later and drop a cap, or a glove, or something that bel

y do this in my brothe

m, and Jack, to whom the girl looked f

have to wait?" Ha

it's a week before their airmen get a cha

wh

ce to fly over and drop tokens of our men they may have shot down. We do the same for them, so it's six of one and a half dozen

at way now?" t

iet for a few days, and it's likely to continue so. If it does one of their men may fly ove

could have a note from him I'd be the happiest gi

u Boise, who was with Harry when the fight took place,

care of him. I understand a great deal about wounds, and I'm not at all afraid of the sight of blood. It was silly of me

her hands, and endeavore

?" asked Jack, hoping to change the curren

ls her. She's younger than I

mly that Nellie blushed, and the damask tint

barracks. But I didn't recognize you when I saw you a little while ago in the machine. Though I mi

y brother good frie

escadrille as are in others," Torn went on; "so Harry and Jack and I are a sort of little trio all by ourse

e if he were here. We both have to do our duty. Now I'm going to see what I can do to help, and

, with great emphasis, and

the only thing we

m. "We may get a message

ed the girl. "Perhaps I may question this Mr. Du Boise,

n as he's able to sit up," said Jack. "We want

l that! I am glad!" exclaimed his

own there, when we started in at 'grass-cutting,' and worked our way up, we grew to know him bett

hich accounts for my not knowing more of you boys, since Harry always wrote me, or told me, abo

ee him!" exclaimed Tom. "It was

after Harry sailed I was wild to go, but father and mother would not hear of it at first. Then, when the war grew worse, and

said Tom, as cheerfully as he could. But, in ve

guns in an aircraft, and his own creature of steel and wings goes hurtling

out of control and on fire, they have lived through the a

, after a fusillade of Boche bullets. This much Du Boise had said before his col

ious ones-days of waiting. I shall help here all I can. You'll let me know the moment

at once-night or day!" e

out of the hospital,

right, Tom, my boy. If we weren't such

drop Bessie Gleason a not

ged Jack. "I