CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Tramp Boy1
II.Working on the Farm9
III.Impending War Clouds15
IV.With the Colors22
V.From Camp to Transport31
VI.In Beautiful France43
VII.In the Trenches53
VIII.Who Comes There?64
IX.A Call Returned73
X.In Rest Billet83
XI.A Six Weeks’ Hike Through France91
XII.On the Battle Lines99
XIII.In the Tide of Battle106
XIV.The Croix de Guerre114
XV.On Leave of Absence120
XVI.A Strange Desertion128
XVII.Another Deserter136
XVIII.A Raid on the Enemy143
XIX.The German Peace Storm151
XX.An Adventure of Arms161
XXI.In the Hands of the Enemy169
XXII.Held by the Enemy176
XXIII.A Hazard of Fortune183
XXIV.Loose Among the Boches190
XXV.An Unexpected Encounter198
XXVI.A Hospital Case208
XXVII.The Mix-Up of Battle217
XXVIII.A Mystery Solved224
XXIX.The Supreme Sacrifice230