The real Tom Slade, whose extraordinary adventures on land and sea put these storied exploits in the shade, this book is dedicated with envious admiration.

Contents

I THE HOME IN ALSACE[1]
II AN APPARITION[5]
III TOM'S STORY[12]
IV THE OLD WINE VAT[22]
V THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE[32]
VI PRISONERS AGAIN[38]
VII WHERE THERE'S A WILL——[42]
VIII THE HOME FIRE NO LONGER BURNS[51]
IX FLIGHT[58]
X THE SOLDIER'S PAPERS[64]
XI THE SCOUT THROUGH ALSACE[72]
XII THE DANCE WITH DEATH[79]
XIII THE PRIZE SAUSAGE[84]
XIV A RISKY DECISION[90]
XV HE WHO HAS EYES TO SEE[97]
XVI THE WEAVER OF MERNON[103]
XVII THE CLOUDS GATHER[112]
XVIII IN THE RHINE[118]
XIX TOM LOSES HIS FIRST CONFLICT WITH THE ENEMY[124]
XX A NEW DANGER[131]
XXI COMPANY[137]
XXII BREAKFAST WITHOUT FOOD CARDS[141]
XXIII THE CATSKILL VOLCANO IN ERUPTION[145]
XXIV MILITARY ETIQUETTE[155]
XXV TOM IN WONDERLAND[162]
XXVI MAGIC[167]
XXVII NONNENMATTWEIHER[174]
XXVIII AN INVESTMENT[180]
XXIX CAMOUFLAGE[184]
XXX THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE[190]
XXXI THE END OF THE TRAIL[196]

TOM SLADE
WITH THE BOYS OVER THERE

CHAPTER I

THE HOME IN ALSACE

In the southwestern corner of the domains of Kaiser Bill, in a fair district to which he has no more right than a highwayman has to his victim's wallet, there is a quaint old house built of gray stone and covered with a clinging vine.