He was afraid of the dark city and the strange shadows. He knew he had done wrong. Now he was ready to give up.
But as he watched the flickering shadow people on the screen, he thought of that other film which he had seen with his father. He remembered the brave Belgian soldiers and the heroic King Albert. Then he had wanted to be a hero, too. But now he was acting like a coward.
This film story was a romance with knights on fiery steeds. What adventure those brave knights had! They did not give up and go home. They came home in glory and each married a princess!
Philippe sat up straight. He saw himself as one of those knights. Then he turned suddenly to the boy next to him.
HE SAW HIMSELF AS A KNIGHT
"Did you see a man and a girl with an organ today at the fair?" he asked.
"Yes," replied the boy at his side, "They were at the fair, and the girl sang."
"Did you notice which way they went when they left the market place?" Philippe demanded quickly.
"Well—" hesitated the other, "I did see them going down—Oh, don't bother me now. I want to see the film," he added irritably.