There was great commotion behind the German lines, and two or three of Tom's and Jack's captors were thrown down by the concussion. The air service boys themselves were stunned.
And then there suddenly sounded a ringing American cheer, while a voice, coming from a group of soldiers that confronted the German patrol, cried:
“Halt! Who's there? Are there any of Uncle Sam's boys?”
“Yes! Yes!” eagerly cried Tom and Jack. “Come on! We're captured by the Germans!”
There was another cheer, followed by a roar of rage, and then came a rush of feet. Gleaming bayonets glistened in the light of star shells and many guns, and the members of the German patrol, finding themselves surrounded, threw down their arms and cried:
“Kamerad!”
The fortunes of war had unexpectedly turned, and Tom and Jack had been rescued and saved by a party of Pershing's gallant boys.
CHAPTER XXII. NELLIE'S RESOLVE
“What happened?”