remain on the ground,” spoke up J. Elfreda. “I have no ambition to soar.” “How about you, Mrs. Gray?” “I should be delighted, sir.” “Done! To-morrow if the weather looks promising; otherwise on the following day, if that is agreeable.” Grace said it was. “I warn you, though,” she added, “that you will be taking desperate chances if I go with you.” 73 “How so?” 73 “Mrs. Gray means that something always happens when she is along,” Elfreda informed them. “Nothing very serious can interfere with us now,” soothed the major. “There are no Boche airplanes to shoot us down, no enemy artillery to shoot off our cables, and, being attached to trucks, we shall move along slowly and steadily behind the army, with a wonderful view spread out before us.” “I know I shall enjoy it until—” “Until what?” demanded the general. “Until the cable breaks,” returned “Captain” Grace with a twinkle in her eyes. “I will let you hear from me early in the morning, Mrs. Gray.” “And I will have a car to take you to the balloons or on toward the front,” added the general. “Then that is settled.” “You spoke of spies a few moments ago,” spoke up Captain Boucher inquiringly. “I was wondering if you had anything in mind?” “Likewise, I was wondering if you were having any spy scares?” answered Grace. Captain Boucher reflected briefly. “We are,” he said. “I am revealing no military secrets when I say that we are.” “You may speak frankly before Mrs. Gray,74 Captain,” interjected the general. “She is something of an investigator herself, and if ever you get in a pickle call on her to assist you.”
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