We're pretty close to the Belgian border, at Dunkirk." "There's another!" cried Ajo, as a second whistling shriek sounded above them.

This time the bomb fell into the sea and raised a small water-spout, some half mile distant.

They could now see plainly a second huge aircraft circling above them; but this also took flight toward the north and presently disappeared.
Uncle John came hurrying on deck with an anxious face and together the group of Americans listened for more bombs; but that was all that came their way that night.
"Well," said Patsy, when she had recovered her equanimity, "we're at the front at last, Uncle.

How do you like it ?" "I hadn't thought of bombs," he replied.

"But we're in for it, and I suppose we'll have to take whatever comes." Now came the doctor, supporting the injured man on one side while Maud Stanton held his opposite arm.