"Do you know him?" inquired Alfred. "He is my brother; may we go to him at once?" she asked. "I will take you to him," said the physician. "So you are Miss Winston?" said Alfred. "Isn't it funny how we happened to meet you?"[Pg 40] [Pg 40] She almost hugged the boys in her joy at the news, and at her good fortune in thus meeting the boys who were instrumental in saving her brother. The lieutenant saw his sister approaching arm in arm with the two boys. The greeting was a most affectionate one. "I met the two boys in Dunkirk; they just happened to get into our van. We learned after we got here what they had done. Isn't it noble of them?" she said. "I have tried to find them all day," said the lieutenant, and he pressed the hands of the boys. "Yes, I was in an awfully tight place when the boys found me; but I am all right now." They remained with the lieutenant and his sister for more than an hour. They had entirely forgotten their appointment with Tom. It was nearly twelve o'clock. "I am afraid we shall have to leave you," said Ralph. "We promised Tom to be over at the hangar at eleven." "Tom Brandon; the American dare-devil?" said the lieutenant, smiling. "Why, yes," replied Alfred, somewhat hesitatingly. "Is he a dare-devil?" he continued, with wide-open eyes. "Well, he doesn't seem to be afraid of anything; I suppose he would go anywhere, if he was ordered to make the trip. Is your engagement an important one?" asked the lieutenant, with a curious light in his eye.[Pg 41] [Pg 41] "Why,—yes,—we—we wanted to take a flight this afternoon," said Ralph. "Do you think they would let us?" asked Alfred quickly. "Rather against the rules and somewhat risky," said the lieutenant, slowly shaking his head, but his face relaxed, as he saw the crestfallen appearance of
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