The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign The Struggle to Save a Nation

and tightened his hold

aft, and as Stubbs had exclaimed aloud in English there was little doubt in the minds

l from the

u got aboa

plied Hal, thi

you doing

, but the Austr

Down to the ground now, or

e fooling any lon

dly. At the same moment a shot rang out from aboard the Austrian,

nstructed Chester and Colonel Anderson. "I'll run this

Chester, examining h

lso nodded his agr

the south, bearing off a trifle to the east, in a directi

had not boasted of the speed of his craft

un him, Hal," s

to try something e

Austrians dashed in range of the revolvers of the f

k! Cr

and the Austrian craft wobbled crazily. A moment later a man sprang to his fee

l!" said Che

oo

nds. Again Chester and Colonel Anderson fired almost simultaneously and again thei

t Stubbs came

for support, stood to his full height. His right arm drew back, then flashed sharply fo

veral sharp cries of pain, as the Austrian airship seemed to spli

iends turned

agic?" asked Che

elenite. I just happened to see a

ty good job, Stubbs,"

othing," returned Stubbs modestly. "But now let's g

Another two hours at this speed should put us

Stubbs, "but I won't

s place and refuse

ime to explain the presence of the four friends in their present predic

in at the outbreak of the great war, and, after a series of interesting and exciting adventures, they m

mself. They had been in France with the British troops that had stopped the German drive on Paris and had gone with

e colonel, lieutenant then, and Major Derevaux, a Frenchman, had taken the boys with them on t

had earned the little man's undying gratitude; but he had repai

lps. Two of the four friends having fallen into the hands of the enemy, th

d had at last fought their way clear. They had then held a council of war and decided that it was best to head for the Balkans

umber camps of the north, the two had had considerable experience in the use of firearms and the art of self-defense-fists. Also, during the school term each ha

ad made a study of langu

hey never had trou

the Allies had failed to turn the balance, as it had been confidently expected it would. East and west, the German lines held, while in the Balkans the enemy was even now advancing against the heroic little Serbian army, which, before many

then, as the airship con

ny Stubbs, American wa

Crawford sped sout

sinking of the Austrian

ppose we are now

," replied Hal. "However, we'll wait another

a faint gray speck below became visible, assuming larger and l

y of troops were seen. Hal checked

d. "We'll be careful. They may be all

nd a few minutes later the craft h

those uniforms,"

are not Austrian, I can see that

t upon the ground a short distance from the main body of troops. A squad of men, let

son. "You must have miscalculated

e they?" dema

enegr

ster. "Then we ar

nder as the officer and his men came toward them. A f

ook hi

and that lingo

ish and the officer also indicat

German if I can help it," sai

tter with French?" C

British officers," he said, addressing the Montenegrin

derstood and repli

now you are no

raid it does look a little bad for us, as we have nothing to prove our identities. B

tenegri

" he said. He ordered

el Ed

"I know an Edwards. I wo

I am afraid,"

Colonel Edwards and Colonel Anders