The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
is corner. Chester still swung to and fro from above. The lad felt something give, and believing tha
hing ha
ester rose
Guess I didn't hang on long enough. I'll hav
red up and again explored the covering with his fingers
e lot to move it,
ned Hal. "The air is
he was suffocating and r
hoping we're not crushed to de
d a hold and he braced
he cried
drop
precarious position. Then the lad felt the covering give. One instant longer he hung
the mass of debris ab
the covering give and came down a short distance from Hal. He cov
not lon
ad a sharp blow upon t
d rocks and other debri
waited for the blow he
his right hand stretched
to
g, there was silence. Chester looked up. There was light above. C
till looking above, while he
was no
kly about him. Ther
ave happened to him?" he
s and knees and explore
Hal should be, he f
He's buried!"
o work with his bare
forts were rewarded. He
s in Chester was able t
y, for he feared that hi
t over Hal
breathin
uncover the rest of his friend's body. This don
y, and was at last rewarded by heari
appened?"
ely, appearances are deceitful. I yanked the log loose from above and you we
," was the faint reply; "b
you g
know; I
s assistance, soon stood leaning agai
e," he said. "How are
y shoulders, pull yourself o
ss I can brace myself wh
we'll t
l of the pit. He took a firm hold on the edge above and drew himself up with little difficu
imed and disappeared i
ed Hal, who had not overhea
bout ten millions coming this way on t
al; "and what ar
pell, I expect," w
us down here. We'll play we're a couple
en! I hear
uld hear the trampling of many f
h so long as we stay do
the French lines if the Germans are permit
ill chase them back again
d, "and then maybe n
d exclamations of alarm, two bodies came hurtling throug
uted Chester, and le
mbled through space were nothing less than German
hen two forms leaped on them
head with your gun
rward and now suited the action to the wo
of the second German, as they rolled over and over in the bottom of the
d. At the moment Hal was on top and the German stared up at
id of. He didn't want any more Germ
cried. "Let me get a wh
on top of him. One more loud cry he gave and then Chest
n of relief and Hal dragged himself fro
er, that fellow
een so weak," Chester replied. "I didn't
eturned Hal, "but
ded Chester
uniforms if it's nece
ght of that," exclaimed
f the Germans should be driven back it would be u
d Chester. "One of them is coming to now. He may not know
Hal. "I noticed that one f
d nothing to tie their legs, but they didn't feel there was much danger of the men cra
e second also soon regained consciousness and apparently was no less surprised. Both lads kept their revol
dresse
, "and we don't want any foolishness. The first false
d, growling t
e the retreat of the Germans and the advance of the French.
change clothes with these fel
"We'll have to unbind
time. You hold the gu
n they were at last garbed in the German uniforms and the
houlders. I'll keep my gun on these two
later gazed out of the pit. Ahead he could see mo
Hal. "Here I go. Be ready
ed hims