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Soon also Chester returned successful and he and Anderson departed almost together. There were now needed uniforms for Nikol, Stubbs and Helen, for Chester had brought one for Ivan. And these uniforms must necessarily be small uniforms, for they were for small figures. Therefore, the hunt was longer and it was more than an hour later until all three had returned to the tent.
"What shall I do with him?" "Great Scott! Let him down!" exclaimed the little man, anxiously. "He didn't do anything to me." "But he insulted you," protested Nikol. "I heard him say " "Oh, that was just in fun," cried Stubbs. "Let him go." The dwarf's hold relaxed and Hal jumped away. "Don't try any of that on me again," he said, facing Nikol angrily. He turned to Stubbs.
He remembered the grip of those powerful fingers. He shuddered. "I know it, Nikol," he said gravely. He put out his hand and patted the dwarf on the head. The remainder of the journey to Cettinje was without incident. After the defeat of the mountaineers the lads felt safe, for they were once more within the borders of Montenegro and were unlikely, they knew, to encounter other enemies.
Ivan's face was a chalky white, but he was sitting tight and saying nothing except when it was absolutely necessary. Just behind him sat Nikol, and the latter seemed to be in a condition similar to Ivan. Nor did he make a sound. Suddenly, as the aeroplane moved swiftly along, there came a loud explosion.
Nikol here," and Colonel Anderson indicated the dwarf, "saw to that." The king turned to Nikol. Then he commanded: "Come here!" Trembling, in spite of his denial that he was afraid of a king, Nikol approached. The king extended a hand, and Nikol bent one knee and put his lips to the hand. "I thank you," said King Nicholas.
Stubbs turned to Nikol. "Well, Nikol," said he, "what do you think of these fellows as fighters?" Nikol eyed him in silence for several moments. But at last he spoke. "Mr. Stubbs," he said quietly, "they are better fighters than you or I." "Come," said Colonel Anderson, "the battle is over. There will be no more fighting to-day. Let us move."
The others awakened now and all did full justice to the frugal meal. Their hands were untied while they ate, but the meal over, they were bound again. Then all waited for what seemed hours, though in reality it could not have been more than three. Then Hal addressed Nikol. "Still think you can break your bonds?" "I can," replied Nikol quietly. "And you, Ivan?"
Without another word he turned on his heel and strode away whence he had come. The other four followed him, Nikol the while muttering angrily to himself. Stubbs turned upon him suddenly. "What's the matter with you?" he demanded. "Don't you know it's cold here? I want to sit by the fire awhile. Keep still." The dwarf made no reply, but became silent.
"I'll kill you!" he yelled in a voice of thunder. All the others in the cavern were on their feet now, all save Nikol, who still lay unconscious where Nicolas had hurled him. Stubbs shrank back in the dark, but Hal, Chester and the two British officers quickly produced revolvers with which they covered Nicolas. Ivan, out of the tail of his eye, caught sight of these movements.
There they saw Colonel Edwards holding the bridle of his own animal. A moment later Colonel Anderson and Nikol appeared. "All right. No use waiting longer," said Colonel Edwards. "Mount and we'll run for it!" All suited the action to the word. "Go!" commanded Colonel Edwards. There was a strange catch in the colonel's voice and Hal glanced at him sharply before touching his horse.
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