In spite of the semi-darkness the aim of the British cavalrymen had been
remarkable, and wherever and whenever a German showed himself, in nine
cases out of ten he fell to rise no more. The losses of the British had
been heavy, but not so great as those of the foe.
Now, at a command from Hal, the fire of the British ceased. Then the lad,
raising his voice to its highest pitch, shouted:
"Surrender!"
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MISSION SUCCESSFUL.
"Never!" came back the reply of the German officer in command.
Hal, who had stepped slightly from the shelter of a big tree, jumped back
quickly as a bullet lifted his cap from his head.
"Too bad," he said quietly. "I would have avoided further loss of life.
However, if they will have it, give it to them, men."
The fight had raged, at intervals, all during the night. Now the first
faint signs of dawn appeared and a little while later it became light.
From his shelter Hal took in the situation about him. Here and there dead
bodies strewed the woods, Germans and British alike.
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