en--Americans were always unexpected! For a
long time the men filed by, and still there was no sign of the face
they sought. At last, however, Pierre came down solidly on Uncle Sam's
right foot, and at the same time Pierrette touched his left with her
wooden shoe. There, right in front of them, carrying his plate and cup,
and twirling his mustache, was the man they sought!

The Twins stood still, and not by the quiver of an eyelash did they
betray any excitement until the man had passed into the tent. Then
Uncle Sam said to them, "Now you scoot for home, or your Mother will be
worried to death! Tell your Father and Mother all about it, but don't
tell another soul at present." The children flew back across the
meadow, picked up their basket of cress, and when they reached the
Chateau, fed the hungry rabbits. Then they found their Father and
Mother and told them their morning's adventures.

XIII. CHILDREN OF THE LEGION

It must not be supposed, because things were more cheerful for the
inhabitants of Fontanelle, that they had forgotten the war. They were
reminded of it every day, not only by the presence of soldiers, but by
the sound of distant guns, and by the visits of German airplanes. Often
in the middle of the night an alarm would be given, and the people of
the village would spring from their beds and seek refuge in the cellars
of the Chateau--that is, all but Kathleen; she obstinately refused to
go, even when the Doctor reasoned with her. "Let me die in my bed," she
pleaded. "It's better form. Our best people have always done it, and
besides when I'm waked suddenly that way I'm apt to be cross." So, when
the sound of the buzzing motor was heard in the sky, she simply drew
the covers over her head, and stayed where she was, while a strange,
half-clad procession, recruited from stables and granary, filed into
the Chateau cellar. These raids were likely to occur on bright nights,
and as the time of the full moon approached, the people of the village
grew more watchful and slept less soundly.

On the night following the adventure of the Twins in the meadow, though
the moon shone, no aerial visitor appeared, nor did one come the next
night after. Neither did any news from camp come to the village. Pierre
and Pierrette longed to tell Mademoiselle and the Doctor their secret,
but Uncle Sam had told them to share it with no one but their parents,
and they knew obedience was the first requisite of a good soldier; so