"I felt as though my heart were going to come out of my body while
I watched you," said Bart, gripping the other hand.
"It seemed ages while we stood waiting for the lieutenant to give
the word," added Billy, giving vent to his feelings by giving Tom
a hug like that of a boa constrictor.
"I don't know yet whether I'm awake or dreaming," said Tom, with a
laugh that was a little shaky. "You boys surely did come just in
time. I never expected to see you again. And yet I might have
known that you'd find me if I was on top of the earth."
"You made a game fight for it, old boy," said Frank admiringly.
"Gee, what a clip you gave those fellows with that spade,"
chuckled Billy. "They went down like cattle hit with an axe."
"You might have won out even without us," said Bart "If you had
once got into those woods they'd have had to do some traveling to
catch you."
"They'd probably have caught me with a bullet," laughed Tom. "Can
you imagine, boys, how I felt when I saw you fellows fairly seem
to come up out of the ground? I hadn't really thought that I had a
chance to escape. But I made up my mind that if I had to go I'd
take some of those Huns along with me.
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