{"product_id":"2940013923362","title":"The Boy Allies On The Firing Line","description":"CHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTERRIBLE ODDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Feels pretty good to be back in harness, doesn't it, Hal?\" asked\u003cbr\u003eChester, as, accompanied by a small body of men, they rode slowly\u003cbr\u003ealong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Great!\" replied his friend enthusiastically. \"And it looks as if we\u003cbr\u003ewere to see action soon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes, it does look that way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe little body of British troopers, only forty-eight of them all\u003cbr\u003etold, with Hal Paine and Chester Crawford as their guides, were\u003cbr\u003ereconnoitering ten miles in advance of the main army along the river\u003cbr\u003eMarne in the great war between Germany and the allied armies. For\u003cbr\u003eseveral hours they had been riding slowly without encountering the\u003cbr\u003eenemy, when, suddenly, as the little squad topped a small hill and the\u003cbr\u003etwo boys gained an unobstructed view of the little plain below, Hal\u003cbr\u003epulled up his horse with an exclamation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuickly he threw up his right hand and the little troop came to an\u003cbr\u003eabrupt halt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Germans!\" he said laconically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And thousands of 'em,\" said Chester. \"They haven't seen us yet. What\u003cbr\u003eis best to be done?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe answer to this question came from the enemy. Several flashes of\u003cbr\u003efire broke out along the German front, and the boys involuntarily\u003cbr\u003educked their heads as bullets sped whizzing past them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, they have seen us now,\" said Hal; then turning to the men: \"To\u003cbr\u003ethe woods,\" pointing with his sword to a dense forest on his right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRapidly the little body of men disappeared among the trees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Up in the trees,\" ordered Hal, \"and pick them off as they come!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwiftly the troopers leaped from their horses and climbed up among the\u003cbr\u003ebranches. Here all could easily command a view of the oncoming German\u003cbr\u003ehorde.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152732897520,"sku":"2940013923362","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013923362_p0.jpg?v=1763597252","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013923362","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}