in Black. The result was that the officers were searched and some
valuable papers, containing some future plans of the enemy, were
discovered. The officers were sent to England under a strong guard, as
it was felt they were particularly dangerous.

"I suppose Secor and Labenstein are somewhere, plotting to do their
worst," went on Blake. "Having gone as far as they did, they wouldn't
give up easily, I imagine. I can understand Labenstein's acting as he
did, but that Secor, a Frenchman, if he really is one, should plot to
injure his own country--that gets me!"

"Same here! I wonder if we'll ever see him again--either of them, for
that matter."

"I hope not I don't like--snakes!" exclaimed Blake.

"Yes, that's what they are--snakes in the grass," agreed Joe. "But I
wonder what our next assignment will be."

"It's hard to say. Here comes an orderly now. Maybe he has some
instructions."

This proved to be the case, the messenger bearing a note from Captain
Black, requesting the moving picture boys to get some scenes around the
camp when the soldiers were served with their daily rations.

Some German propaganda was being circulated in the United States,
Captain Black explained, to the effect that the soldiers in France were
being underfed and were most unhappy. It was said that large losses had
taken place in their ranks through starvation.

"We want to nail that lie to the mast!" said the captain; "and I can't
imagine a better way than by making some films showing the boys at their
meals."

"And they are some meals, too!" exclaimed Blake, as he and his chum made
ready for the task set them. "If every soldier in this war had as good
grub as our boys, they'd want to keep on fighting."

Though Blake and Joe were resting at that particular time, it must not
be assumed that they did much of that sort of thing. Of course they were
not always on duty. Moreover, unlike the soldiers, they could do nothing
after dark, during which period many raids were made on both sides. The
moving picture business of taking films depended on daylight for its
success. But when they were not filming peaceful scenes in and about the
trenches the boys were getting views of tanks, of men drilling, of their
games and sports, and now they were to get some pictures of the meals.

As Blake and Joe had remarked, they had neither heard nor seen anything
of Secor or Labenstein since they came from England. The men might have
been arrested, but th