The Boy Scouts Afoot in France; or, With the Red Cross Corps at the Marne

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Boy Scouts Afoot in France, by Herbert Carter
With the Red Cross Corps at the Marne
By HERBERT CARTER
Author of “The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga” “The Boy Scouts Through the Big Timber” “The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island” “The Boy Scouts in the Blue Ridge” “The Boy Scouts’ First Camp Fire” “The Boy Scouts in the Rockies” “The Boy Scouts on the Trail” “The Boy Scouts on War Trails in Belgium” “The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie” “The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods” “The Boy Scouts Along the Susquehanna”
Copyright, 1917 By A. L. Burt Company
“Well, here we are, up the River Schelde at last, and landing at old Antwerp, boys.”
“Yes, that’s right, Thad, and glad to set foot again on solid ground, after that long trip over the North Sea from Rotterdam, away up in Holland.”
“Of course Bumpus is happy, because he expects to join his mother here at the Sanitarium. We all hope you’ll find her much improved, and ready to start for the good old United States, where peace hangs out and folks don’t dream of lining up in battle array like they’re all doing over here in Europe.”
“Thank you, Thad, I am hugging that same wish to my heart myself right along. Just as soon as we can get some sort of vehicle let’s head for the Institution. I’m in a cold sweat for fear something may have happened. It’s a long time since I heard from my poor mother, you know, boys.”
“Yes, you worried all the time we were drifting down the Rhine on that boat we chartered; and Bumpus, I really believe you’ve been thinking of your mother every hour we spent trying our best to get through Belgium, while running into so many snags at every turn that we finally had to go into Holland and take a steamer here.”
“I admit all you say, Giraffe, I humbly do, for you see she’s the only mother I’ve got. But please look for a vehicle, Thad, or you, Allan. I have cold spells, and then flashes of fever by turns.”
“I’m thinking we may have considerable trouble finding any sort of conveyance, because most horses and cars have been seized by the Belgian military authorities. But we’ll do our best, and money generally talks over here as it does in America.”