"A tough customer, that fellow," he remarked.
"You'd have done for him if you hadn't been so weak," Chester replied. "I didn't think we might have callers down here."
"Neither did I," returned Hal, "but I'm glad they came."
"Why?" demanded Chester in surprise.
"We can borrow their uniforms if it's necessary," Hal explained.
"By Jove! I hadn't thought of that," exclaimed Chester. "A good plan."
"Of course it may not be necessary," said Hal. "If the Germans should be driven back it would be unnecessary. We'll wait until after dark and see."
"In the meantime we had better tie these fellows up," said Chester. "One of them is coming to now. He may not know when he's properly licked and want to continue the fight."
"Better gag 'em, too," said Hal. "I noticed that one fellow had pretty good lungs."
The lads removed their belts and with these bound the hands of their captives. They had nothing to tie their legs, but they didn't feel there was much danger of the men crawling out of the pit with their arms bound. They gagged them with their handkerchiefs.