France?"

"Well, I'd rather hear about how you killed the Germans, lots of 'em;
I want to hear about battles and dead men and--"

"We shall speak of the children first, and I will begin right now. Let
me see. Ah! I have it. Sit down on the grass, all of you, and be
comfortable. Be quiet until I finish the story, then ask what
questions you wish. Now listen!"




CHAPTER II

REMI THE BRAVE


"He was a little French peasant lad, this boy Remi that I shall tell
you about, and had just passed his tenth birthday when the Germans
invaded his beloved country," began the Captain.

"Remi continued on at school in spite of the excitement about him, for
everyone was talking about the war, but his heart was with the
soldiers whom he knew were marching forth in thousands to meet the
enemy. One day his father was called to the colors and the child was
left in the care of an uncle.

"Now, this uncle belonged to a military organization called the
Territorials, something like our National Guard, and a few weeks later