Hal, after a hand had been played out, arose and stretched himself. The German eyed him suspiciously for a moment, but, as he appeared about to sit down again, they turned their attention to the cards, which Chester dealt them.
Suddenly Hal whipped out the revolver he had taken from the German officer earlier, and, taking a quick step forward, covered the two men.
"Hands up!" he exclaimed in German.
The cards fell, to the ground, as Chester and the Canadians got to their feet. The Germans sat still. Then, slowly, their hands went into the air.
"Quick, men!" said Hal. "Get their revolvers and guns."
This was the work of an instant. The six friends now were armed with three revolvers, two rifles, and one long knife.
"What'll we do with these fellows?" demanded Chester.
"We'll tie 'em up and gag 'em," said Hal without hesitation. "We can't afford to have them raise the alarm."
"We've no rope, nor anything that looks like rope," said Chester.
"What'll we tie 'em up with?"
"Their own clothing will have to serve the purpose then," said Hal.