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