"We can borrow some money on the watches."
"I guess not," answered Dan firmly. "We'll walk first!"
CHAPTER VII
UNDER THE FLAG ONCE MORE
"I'm going to see the consul," announced Dan Davis next morning as they were dressing for breakfast.
"Better wait until he gets out of bed," suggested Hickey.
"Yes; we will walk about until ten o'clock; then I will go over. He will no doubt loan us enough money to pay our fares to Boulogne."
"Sure thing. What's a consul for, if it isn't to help a fellow-countryman who is in trouble?"
To their disappointment, they found the consul out. The boys called several times that day. At last, late in the afternoon, they found him at his office, when they quickly made known their predicament.