The German glanced at him a moment in silence; then took the sword.
"You are a generous enemy, sir," he said. "You will have no occasion to regret your confidence in me."
"I am sure of it, sir," was the lad's answer. "You are at liberty to leave at any time you choose."
The officer scrutinized Hal closely.
"You are a gallant lad," he said finally. "There are few men who could have done what you have. I hope that we may meet again."
Turning, with a polite bow, first to Edna and then to Hal, he made his way from the house and was gone.
"How is Chester?" was Hal's first question, after the German had departed.
"He has recovered consciousness," replied the girl. "He is badly wounded, but I believe he will be all right in a few days. Bento, who has some knowledge of medicine, is attending him."
Hal hurried to the room upstairs where Chester had been carried. Chester, lying in bed, greeted him with a smile.
"You certainly have all the luck!" he exclaimed. "Here I was unable to walk while you were doing all the fighting."