The German shrugged his shoulders, then took out his revolver and passed it to Chester, holding it by the muzzle.
"Thanks," said Chester. "Now sit down over there."
He motioned to a chair and the German sat down.
"All right, major," called Chester. "You can come in now."
Major Derevaux entered the room, followed by the four Canadians. The German prisoner looked at them in amazement. Apparently he thought the whole Allied army was about to follow them in.
"Major," said Chester, "you stand guard over that fellow. I'll have a look at Hal."
"I'm all right," said Hal, as Chester approached him. "Bullet struck me in the side, but it is nothing dangerous, I guess. That big German there nearly choked the life out of me, though. He's a hard customer."
Chester staunched the flow of blood in Hal's wound, and the latter announced that he was fit as a fiddle.
"The thing to do now is to get out of here," he said.
Under Major Derevaux's direction, Gregory and Crean had securely bound and gagged the prisoner.