Into this they forced their prisoner to climb, and then
quickly jumped in after him.
"Head down the river, Chester," ordered Hal. "If we put off straight
for the opposite shore they are likely to suspect something and open
fire on us."
Chester, at the wheel, guided the boat down the stream, keeping close to
the German shore.
But this plan also was fraught with danger, for a French sentry on the
opposite side, espying the boat, opened upon it with his rifle.
The first shot attracted others to the scene, and several more rifles
were brought into action. The Germans, seeing the boat with a German
officer and apparently two friends in it, immediately opened upon the
French. The latter turned from the boat and opened upon these new foes.
"Great Scott!" exclaimed Hal. "This is more than I bargained for. We'll
have to get out of here, or we shall wind up at the bottom of the river."
Seeing that the French and Germans were too busy with each other to pay
much attention to the little boat, Chester steered quickly to the center
of the river.
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