So suddenly did this happen, that the boys had the greatest
difficulty in preventing themselves from following, but they
recovered in time, and peered over. Three of their late enemies
lay still as they had fallen, but the fourth showed some signs of
life.
"Whew!" ejaculated Frank, wiping the sweat from his eyes, "we had
it hot and heavy here for a time, didn't we?"
"I should say we did!" exclaimed Bart. "But that railing was a
good friend to us. I hate Germans, but I've got to admit that
those birds knew the rudiments of close-in fighting."
"Well, they're done for now," said Billy, "and it looks as though
we had cleaned this house up pretty thoroughly. If we have this
much trouble in every house we tackle, I can see where we've got
our work cut out for us."
"I think maybe it would be better to go up to the top of this
house," said Frank, and then enter the adjoining one from the
roof. Anybody in it will be expecting an attack from the street,
and going in that way we may be able to take them by surprise."
"That's a good idea" exclaimed Bart. "Lead on, old timer."
Frank's plan proved to be a good one.
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