Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: "I AM--AMERICAN. MY NAME--IS TOM SLADE." Frontispiece (Page 9)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOM SLADE WITH THE BOYS OVER THERE BY PERCY K. FITZHUGH Author of TOM SLADE, BOY SCOUT TOM SLADE AT TEMPLE CAMP TOM SLADE ON THE RIVER TOM SLADE ON A TRANSPORT Illustrated by R. EMMETT OWEN Published With the Approval of THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS: NEW YORK Made in the United States of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright, 1918, by GROSSET & DUNLAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To F. A. O. The real Tom Slade, whose extraordinary adventures on land and sea put these storied exploits in the shade, this book is dedicated with envious admiration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS I THE HOME IN ALSACE 1 II AN APPARITION 5 III TOM'S STORY 12 IV THE OLD WINE VAT 22 V THE VOICE FROM THE DISTANCE 32 VI PRISONERS AGAIN 38 VII WHERE THERE'S A WILL---- 42 VIII THE HOME FIRE NO LONGER BURNS 51 IX FLIGHT 58 X THE SOLDIER'S PAPERS 64 XI THE SCOUT THROUGH ALSACE 72 XII THE DANCE WITH DEATH 79 XIII THE PRIZE SAUSAGE 84 XIV A RISKY DECISION 90 XV HE WHO HAS EYES TO SEE 97 XVI THE WEAVER OF MERNON 103 XVII THE CLOUDS GATHER 112 XVIII IN THE RHINE 118 XIX TOM LOSES HIS FIRST CONFLICT WITH THE ENEMY 124 XX A NEW DANGER 131 XXI COMPANY 137 XXII BREAKFAST WITHOUT FOOD CARDS 141 XXIII THE CATSKILL VOLCANO IN ERUPTION 145 XXIV MILITARY ETIQUETTE 155 XXV TOM IN WONDERLAND 162 XXVI MAGIC 167 XXVII NONNENMATTWEIHER 174 XXVIII AN INVESTMENT 180 XXIX CAMOUFLAGE 184 XXX THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE 190 XXXI THE END OF THE TRAIL 196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOM SLADE WITH THE BOYS OVER THERE CHAPTER I THE HOME IN ALSACE