" He whistled softly.
The boys signified that they understood. Stubbs held out his hands, and
both lads grasped them.
"Good-by, and good luck," said Stubbs quietly.
He crossed the tent quickly, dropped down, and wormed his way out slowly
and silently.
CHAPTER XIV.
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
Hal and Chester listened intently.
One minute passed, then two, then three, and then a low whistle broke the
stillness. Once, twice, it came.
The boys sprang into action.
"You go first, Hal," whispered Chester.
Hal nodded, and, dropping to his knees, crawled beneath the tent. In
a few seconds, he was on the outside, where Chester joined him a
moment later.
They looked around for Stubbs, but he was not there. The little war
correspondent, his work done, had sought safety in flight. He realized
that, should anything go wrong and the three be recaptured together, it
would go hard with all of them.
The lads could hear the footsteps of the guard, as he paced to and fro in
front of the tent they had just left.
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