because the pursuing machine was too high-powered. Nevertheless, I
determined to go as far as possible and leave something to chance.

"My pursuers fired at me several times, but they didn't hit anything so
far as I could discover. All of a sudden, however, my engine went
dead. I yanked out my automatic, determined to give battle. I fired at
a man who alighted from the pursuing car when it stopped, but I must
have missed him. Before I could fire again a bullet hit me, and that's
all I remember until I woke and learned that Hal, McKenzie and Stubbs
had saved me."

"Well, you have all had an exciting time," declared Herr Block. "I
wish that I could have been with you. However, this war is not over
yet, and, personally, I do not believe that Holland will maintain her
neutrality to the end. In that case, I still may have opportunity of
lending a hand."

"You have already lent a hand," declared Hal, "and you must know that
when you lend a hand to the Allies you are also helping your own
country, and, ultimately, the cause of the whole world."

"I believe that to be true," replied Herr Block quietly; "otherwise, I
would not have raised a hand to help you. Germany must be crushed.
There is no room for doubt on that score. If Germany wins, what nation
in the whole world is safe?"

"True," said McKenzie. "It's too bad the world could not have realized
that a long time ago. The war might have been over by this time."

"As it is," Herr Block agreed, "the war will not be over for years.