You heard that General von Hindenburg got away ?" "I knew that before we were caught," said Fred, "but I didn't know you had come for him." "Of course they did!" said Boris.

"Your wireless message told the staff he was here, and my father led a cavalry raid behind the German lines to try to catch him.

But--he ran away!" The general laughed at the contempt in Boris's tone.
"Of course he ran away!" he said.

"I only wonder how he knew we were coming! That was bad luck--because not once did we strike so much as a German patrol as we rode." "I can tell you," said Fred.

"An aeroplane brought word.