cupants beneath it.

A second later and Hal felt a sharp sting in his left hand. In spite
of the desperate attempt he made to keep the machine steady, it rocked
from side to side at the sudden loosening of his hand.

Fearing that all would be killed if he did not stop the machine, the
lad threw off the clutch and applied the brakes. Then, in the center
of a large force of Germans, who came rushing in upon them, the lad
stood up in the machine, and, raising his uninjured hand, shouted:

"We surrender!"

A German officer called a hoarse command, and the long line of
threatening rifles was lowered.

"Come out of there," called the officer, "and be quick about it."

Hal did as commanded, and a moment later Chester also was on the
ground. Turning back to the machine, they tenderly lifted Captain
Anderson out and laid him on the ground. He had fainted during the
wild ride.

Hal turned to the German officer.

"Will you please see that my friend," indicating the captain,
"receives medical attention at once?"

"It shall be done immediately," returned the German officer gravely,
and motioned to two of his men to carry the unconscious captain to a
nearby hospital tent. Then he turned to Hal and Chester.

"Do you know that you have created terrible havoc in our ranks?" he
demanded.

Hal smiled grimly.

"That is what we intended to do," he made reply. "However, we wouldn't
have done so had you permitted us to return to our lines in peace."

The German officer also smiled faintly.

"You are bold lads," he said quietly. "Come, I will take you to
General Von Kluck."

The lads followed the officer, and presently came before the German
commander, the man whose great military genius some days later saved
his wing of the army from probable annihilation.

Standing beside the German commander was another officer, somewhat
younger, recognizing whom, Hal's heart leaped into his throat. This
second officer was none other than the man who, some days before, had
placed in Hal's hands dispatches for General Von Kluck--papers that,
through Hal's bravery, had been turned over to General French, and
had thus foiled the coup planned by the Kaiser himself.

The German recognized Hal almost immediately, in spite of his British
uniform. He stepped forward, and, with a sneering smile, said:

"How do you do, Captain Dersam?"

General Von Kluck, who had been looking silently at the two lads,
turned to the officer.

"You know these