e guide finished speaking. "You certa

," put in Jack, "y

d Ned, retaining his grasp on the other'

ared the unknown in a crisp tone. "You'

how to use it,

to start arguing," urged Jack, pacifical

ght effort, "I've got this fellow dead to rights, and if he will on

teered Harry. "I'll see to that. Jus

hing I can to get all of us out of this mess. Our troubles all c

e in being prepa

Be Prepared'!" ans

gerly. "I wonder where you got that motto

r. "But I came from a place that is every

ted Ned emphatically, "that answers that des

ready response. "Do

e in British Columbia chasing a man wh

ame is Gilmore-David Gilmore. I belo

ppose," put in Jack in

," answered David

Ned, "if it's agr

her as the awful sound echoed through the narrow confines of the low tunnel in which they were imprisoned. All

, falling naturally into the use of the s

mp, slimy walls of the tunnel, illuminating a small space in their immediate neighborhood. The boy swung

ken rock and other debris choked the passage. Beneath one of the lumps projected the feet of a man. Beyond that t

d anxiously, pointing toward the feet of the

stated briefly, "bu

s; let's get bu

ur boys. As they moved forward, their progress somewhat hinder

to a favorable position, where it would show them the face of the stranger. He knelt

late, boys," he sai

said Ned sympathet

uestioned Jack. "Can'

ng the searchlight around the place, exa

would not have stopped crying out. In such a time as this, heartless though it may se

we were all back in America again, beyond the influence of this

ntion to getting out of this place. I wonder if we can move some of these looser stones

out the layout of th

of the engagement and was neglected after that. The men we heard were refugees from the Russian army who thought they would be able to appear after the German

ey have all gon

answered David. "And we may join them u

s a while ago. The air in here seems much better than it did before the explosion, and I believe that som

right, Ned," decla

g the action to the word, and beginning to lift away ligh

. They took turns holding the searchlight upon the work. Presently Jack announced that he could see

forward, opening a space wide enough to penult him to thrust an

formerly been a cellar. They drew deep draughts of air into thei

to me," stated Ne

u fellows and will be able to recognize you readily the ne

hment. "What did you think we were? I

have time to form a definite opinion before I heard that you we

essive of his intense longing for the

rmans have not taken it away," suggested Da

y, then," urged Har

ething to eat," suggested Ned. "I'm beg

aughed Jack, "Why," he added, "you ha

" interrupted Harry. "You may not believe it,

he waiter, then, a

t most of their stores. They had a place over here at one side of this big space

hey have all gone?" ask

g walls. Those fellows we saw back there in the tunnel were possibly trying to get away by that route," replied

appen to be th

sage and started. I counted my steps to the end and found I must go the other way. When I had reached the cellar wh

t you'd help us

ed a guide, and I had to do one good turn a

w voice. "I guess that was pretty nea

three, anyhow," res

ther loath to hear his own praises. "Come o

hich they were gathered. There was a miscellaneous collection of articles comprising

of a can of beef from Chicago, while Jac

to and soon satisfied their hunger. Direc

tore their water?

replied the boy. "Wha

ne, judging by the

, springing to his fe

ted Jack scornfully.

there and find the plane still in working o

can take along some of this gasoline

nounced Jack. "I'm b

essel with gasoline, gained the street. They turned a corner and passed along apparentl

s loomed large. Ned a

on that hill over th

crazy or something,"

semaphore signal

suggested Jack. "

in American," stated N

wn, left across chest-that's 'I;' right diagonally down, left horizontal-that's 'M;'

mmie!'" cried Ha