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

nquiring eye upon Hal, whom he cou

t of him? How do you know

e with the Cossacks, as told in the story of "The Boy Allies With the Cossacks," wh

t right now I would know something of my brother Alexis, whom I have not seen in

shook

ind some spot where we can make a fire

d the big man

de away whence he had come. The other four followed

ned upon h

d. "Don't you know it's cold here? I wan

silent. It was plain enough that h

ck wheeled sharply to the left, and walking swiftly for perhap

e bottom, the space between the rock and the ground being perhaps three

said the bi

s and knees and wriggl

ifested a desire to leav

to get me under there. How do you kno

on't be a quitter all the ti

d in a powerful grip from behind. He twisted about with a

s the matter

villy, and still retaining

he said. "What sh

laimed the little man, anxiously

u," protested Nikol

in fun," cried St

d relaxed and H

grily. He turned to Stubbs. "You just instruct this fellow to

ean any harm," S

d Hal. "At any rate, I don't like that kin

or me," said Stubbs, aggri

ut the dwarf

g Cossack poked his hea

ere or not?" he dema

Hal, dropping

Stubbs, "I don't like t

d better st

ke up at this point. "T

e rock and Edwards dropped to

, "I don't like this, but I gu

, too, dropped to all fours and c

fire seemed to be in the exact center of a large underground room and beyond it Hal tho

and get warm," the

scarding their heavy outer garments. When al

ressing Hal, "tell

l interrup

ang to h

are to tell it to me? You, no

ed to save him, as did my chum; but it was too late

several moments, and

you know of t

essed, "though, for a short time, I had t

imed Ivan incredul

t was there that I met your brother Alexis

n, though much given to boasting. Also, barring perhaps

e pleasure at some time to relate to you some of

urned Ivan dryly. "But come, now

egan, "I met

enly and listen

that?" h

asked

voice calling. Sounde

e into a

d. "Guess you hea

Hal repeate

I just picked them up and brought them here. I have a suspicion they may be Austrian spies and if there is one race of men for whom I have no use, it is

to say. "They do not an

ou intend to

I have read. For instance now, I would like to be like one of the old kings, or say even a present-day

ricans," said Hal. "I chance to be one my

d to them later on. Right now I have

an who had once played an important part in their lives, as related in "The Boy Allies With

sted with each word; and by the time Hal had come to an account of hi

er or not, he was a brave man. But go on. And after he h

lodged in his right side. But Alexis did not pause. He rushed right into the thick of them, usi

e, we had finished repairing our machine and we rushed to his aid, and for a moment the Germans gave back. Then they closed in an

manded Ivan

d. Chester and I dragged Alexis to our own craft and we also ascended. There we did what we could for him, but he realized that he was past aid, and

ad finished, Ivan was silent. T

! There would have been a

suddenly. Hal pricked up his ears. Surely

ted Hal, and sp