"Now," he shouted, "lift your stein and say, 'Hoch der Kaiser.'"

Father De Smet looked them in the face and exclaimed not a word.Meanwhile Jan and Joseph, to Mother De Smet's great alarm, hadnot followed her, on to the boat. Instead they had flown toNetteke, who was partly hidden from the group by a bunch of youngwillows near the water's edge, and with great speed and presenceof mind had slipped her bridle over her head and gently startedher up the tow-path.