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"Now for the rest of us," said Hal. Quickly Ivan and Nikol released the others. "Now what?" asked Ivan. "Now comes my work," said Hal quietly. He moved silently to the edge of the tent and lay down flat, feeling the edges with his fingers. "This will come up all right," he muttered to himself. "I can get out here." He went back to the center of the tent again and enjoined the others to silence.
"They are bad beasts to fool with," said Nikol. "My brother had both eyes scratched out in an encounter with a single wildcat. And you killed three." "There wasn't much chance of your eyes being scratched out, was there, Mr. Stubbs?" said Chester. "And why not?" demanded the little man, "Come now, Mr.
He glanced at the others, Colonel Edwards, Stubbs, Nikol, Ivan and Chester, and muttered hurriedly: "After this we must do all our talking in German." The others nodded their understanding and all fell silent as the Montenegrin traitor and his henchmen approached. It was the morning following the night upon which they had left Ivan's retreat.
Outside, with caps drawn down, for the weather was cold, they hurried on. And at the appointed place Hal stopped. There was nothing to do now but wait for the others. Stubbs was the next to arrive and he came shaking a trifle. The little man was trying to bear up, but he was having a hard time. The next arrival was Nikol and then came Ivan.
The friends were less than fifty feet from the Bulgarian now, but they ventured no closer for fear they might inadvertently cross the line. They stood in this order: Hal, Chester, Nikol, Stubbs, Ivan and Colonel Anderson. "Poor little fellow," said Stubbs at this juncture. "Poor little fellow. He looks so awfully mad!"
"Our horses are still here and I have bought three more one each for Nikol, Ivan and Nicolas." "Good," said Hal. He gathered his friends about him, Nicolas in the center, and in a few brief words explained a plan he had hit upon: "We'll walk slowly toward the barn," he said. "Nicolas will tell the others to remain where they are." He eyed the traitor coldly.
Darkness fell suddenly and Stubbs shuddered. "Nice place for an assassin here, too," he muttered gloomily. "Back at it, are you?" said Hal. "What will your friend Nikol say?" Stubbs did not reply. Suddenly the dwarf halted and motioned the others to silence. All listened intently and directly made out what the sharp ears of Nikol had caught first the sound of approaching footsteps.
"Then I am going to take a little prowl into these woods here," said the colonel, indicating a small clump of trees that stood perhaps a quarter of a mile to the east. "I'll go along," said Chester. "I feel like stretching my legs a bit." The two walked away together. Ivan and Nikol remained behind and watched Hal tinker with the engine.
"My horse threw me and went away by himself," said Stubbs mournfully. "If I ever see him again I'll tell him about it. He might have got me killed." Nikol now forced himself in front of Stubbs and extended a hand. "Mr. Stubbs," he said quietly, "you are a brave and gallant man." Stubbs was pleased. He made as though to take the hand; then thought better of it.
He tilted the elevating levers and the plane descended gradually and swiftly. Under Hal's firm hand it settled gently upon the ground and all immediately climbed out. Stubbs drew a great breath of relief. "I never expected to reach here alive," he declared. Ivan and Nikol also were plainly relieved. They said nothing, but the expression upon both their faces spoke plainer than words.
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