{"product_id":"2940013896093","title":"THE BOY ALLIES AT LI\u0026Egrave;GE","description":"CHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TWO COMRADES.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"War has been declared, mother!\" shouted Hal, as closely followed by his\u003cbr\u003efriend, Chester Crawford, he dashed into the great hotel in Berlin, where\u003cbr\u003ethe three were stopping, and made his way through the crowd that thronged\u003cbr\u003ethe lobby to his mother's side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, mother, it's true,\" continued Hal, seeing the look of consternation\u003cbr\u003eon Mrs. Paine's face. \"The Kaiser has declared war upon France!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Paine, who had risen to her feet at her son's entrance, put her hand\u003cbr\u003eupon the back of her chair to steady herself, and her face grew pale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Can it be?\" she said slowly. \"After all these years, can it be possible\u003cbr\u003ethat millions of men will again fly at each other's throats? Is it\u003cbr\u003epossible that Europe will again be turned into a battlefield?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvercome by her feelings, Mrs. Paine sank slowly into her chair. Hal and\u003cbr\u003eChester sprang to her side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's all right, mother,\" cried Hal, dropping to his knees and putting\u003cbr\u003ehis arm about her. \"We are in no danger. No one will harm an American. At\u003cbr\u003ethis crisis a citizen of the United States will not be molested.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Paine smiled faintly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It was not of that I was thinking, my son,\" she said. \"Your words\u003cbr\u003ebrought back to me the days gone by, and I pray that I shall not have to\u003cbr\u003ego through them again. Then, too, I was thinking of the mothers and wives\u003cbr\u003ewhose hearts will be torn by the news you have just told me. But come,\"\u003cbr\u003eand Mrs. Paine shook off her memories, \"tell me all about it.\"","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083240882416,"sku":"2940013896093","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013896093_p0.jpg?v=1763596790","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013896093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}