She lives with her mother, or did, the last we heard of her." "And her mother's name and address ?" inquired Henderson.
"We are ignorant of either," she confessed; "but it's not a very big town and I'm sure you'll easily find her." "I know the place well," said Rondel, "and I have friends residing there who will give me information." Uncle John supplied them liberally with money, impressed upon them the necessity of haste, and sent them away.

Rondel declared the night time was best for the trip and promised to be on the way within the hour, and in Charleroi by next morning.
Notwithstanding the fact that they had succeeded in promoting by proxy the mission which had brought them to Belgium, the Americans found the next day an exceedingly irksome one.

In the company of Lieutenant von Holtz they were permitted to walk about the city, but they found little pleasure in that, owing to the bustle of outgoing troops and the arrival of others to replace them.

Nor did they care to stray far from their quarters, for fear the council would meet and they might be sent for.
However, no sign from Colonel Grau was received that day.

Patsy went to bed with a nervous headache and left Uncle John and the captain to smoke more than was good for them.