as a picnic. I just want to say this: If you have
any idea of going to V----, and as we were going in that direction
ourselves, we might combine. My friend here and I were over last night,
and we know how to get into the town."

"Very well," Tish agreed after a moment's hesitation. "I have no
objection. It must be distinctly understood, however, that I am in
charge. Captain Sands is my nephew."

Another light went up just then, and I perceived that he was staring at
her.

"My--my word!" he gasped.

We then fell on our faces, and while lying there I heard him whispering
to Bill. He then said to Tish: "I believe, lady, that we have met
before."

"Very possibly," Tish said calmly. "In the course of my welfare work I
have met many of our brave men."

"I wouldn't call it exactly welfare work you were doing when I saw you."

"No?" said Tish.

"You may be interested to know that if you hadn't stolen that
ambulance----"

"Salvaged."

"----salvaged that ambulance I would now be in safety in Paris, instead
of---- Not that I'd exchange," he added. "I wouldn't have missed this
excursion for a good bit. But they made it so darned unpleasant for me
that I enlisted."

The starlight having now died we rose and prepared to advance. Mr.
Burton, however, was very difficult and tried to get Tish to promise to
leave Captain Weber if we found him.

"It's the only bit of luck I've had since I left home, Miss Tish," he
said.

Tish, however, ignored him, and with the help of our new allies briefly
sketched a plan of campaign.

I make no pretensions to military knowledge, but I shall try to explain
the situation at V----, as our dear Tish learned it from the general's
papers and the two soldiers. The real German position--a military term
meaning location and not attitude--was behind the town, but they kept
enough soldiers in it to hold it, and in case of an attack they filled
it up with great rapidity. So far the church tower remained standing, as
the Allies wished on taking the town to use it to look out from and
observe any unfriendly actions on the part of the Germans.

"If only," Tish said, "we could have repaired that machine gun and
brought it the affair would be extremely simple. It has from the
beginning been my intention to give the impression of an attack in
force."

She then considered for a short time, and finally suggested that the two
soldiers return to the allied Front and attempt to secure two automatic
ri