"You'll see her soon enough," was the grim response, "and yours, too," he added, turning to Chester.
"Is mother here in Paris?" asked Chester.
"She is; you'll be with her in fifteen minutes."
"And mine, too?" asked Hal.
"Yes; now tell me about yourselves."
"Well," said Chester, "there is not much to tell. I suppose Mrs. Paine told you how we became separated in Berlin?"
"Yes."
"Well, we managed to escape from Germany and made our way to Liège just before the German assault on that fortress."
"And were you there during its defense?" asked Uncle John in surprise.
"Yes, we were there. We were fortunate enough to render the Belgian commander some slight service, for which we were later made lieutenants in the Belgian army."