“Odds even now,” Hal called to Chester. “Let’s get these other two.”
Without waiting for a reply, he leaped from the shell hole and dashed forward.
Chester, who had been unfortunate in his marksmanship and so far had not accounted for one of the enemy, followed Hal closely.
The two remaining Germans, now realizing that they had lost the advantage of two-to-one odds, halted in their impetuous dash forward, turned and ran. By this time Hal and Chester were close behind them and the former shouted:
“Surrender!”
For answer the Germans only ran the faster.
“Well,” Hal muttered to himself, “if you won’t, you won’t.”
Again he raised his rifle and fired.
A third German dropped to the ground.
Chester, close behind the remaining foe, also cried a command to surrender, but the man ran on.