“Jack! Lord Hastings!” he cried.
His two friends were taken aback, but Jack was the first to recover himself.
“It’s Frank!” he cried, and dashed forward.
Lord Hastings was not a moment behind him, and these reinforcements, seeming to be two German officers, disconcerted Frank’s adversaries, who drew off.
But the sound of Jack’s voice speaking in English convinced them that something was wrong, and they sprang forward again.
“Crack!”
With a single movement Jack had drawn his revolver and fired.
One man fell.
“Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!”
The firing became general, but the Germans were taken at a disadvantage as their opponents had been the first to draw.