“Amen to that,” said Chester, also standing with bared head. “And his mother. He is right. It would break her heart. We must see that she does not know.”
“And so we shall,” declared Hal. “It will be a lie for which I am sure we shall be forgiven.”
CHAPTER XV.
ATTACKED BY THE ENEMY.
“What shall we do with him?” questioned Chester. “We can’t go away and leave him here like this.”
“No,” Hal agreed. “I know we should, for our own safety may depend upon it, but just the same it goes against the grain.”
“If we had something to dig with,” said Chester.
“But we haven’t,” Hal interrupted.