the window of the cabin there came a sharp crack. A bullet zipped by
Frank's ear, but the lad did not flinch. He moved his position and saw the
German prisoners marched to the rear.
"Now," he said, "we'll have to get those fellows inside. First, however,
we'll give them a chance."
He raised his voice in a shout.
"What do you want?" came the response from the cabin.
"You are outnumbered ten to one," said Frank. "Come out and surrender. We
don't want to kill you."
"Come and take us," was the sneering response.
"Don't be fools," called Frank. "We're sure to get you."
"Well, I'll get you first," came a sharp cry.
Frank stepped back and none too quickly, for a bullet passed through the
space where his head had been a moment before.
"If you must have it, all right," the lad muttered. He turned to his men.
"I want ten volunteers to go with me," he said quietly.
Every man stepped forward.
Frank smiled.
"Sorry I can't use you all, men," he said. "But ten will be enough.
Gregory, step forward."
A sailor a short distance away did so.
"Now, Gregory," said Frank, "you pick nine more men and bring them here."
This was the work of only a moment, and the men surrounded Frank. For a
moment the lad surveyed the cabin. They were now out of the line of fire
from the window on that side and consequently safe. It would be possible,
Frank knew, to tire the Germans out, but he had no mind for such slow
methods. He addressed his men.
"Two of you," he said, "break in the door with your rifle butts. We'll
cover you from either side."
Two men stepped forward and the others stationed themselves on either side
of the stout door. Frank called to Lieutenant Hetherton.
"Guard all the windows," he shouted. "Don't let them get away."
The door began to tremble under the blows of the two sailors. Directly
there was a crash as it fell inward.
Now, although this had been no part of Frank's plans, the minute the door
crashed in, the two sailors reversed their rifles and sprang o
Notka biograficzna
Reverend Nehemiah Adams (born February 19, 1806; died October 6, 1878) was an American clergyman and writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1806 to Nehemiah Adams and Mehitabel Torrey Adams. He graduated from Harvard University in 1826, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1829. He was ordained as co-pastor of First Congregational Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that same year. In 1832, he married Martha Hooper.
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Joanna Baillie (September 11, 1762February 23, 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well-known during her lifetime and, though a woman, intended her plays not for the closet but for the stage. Admired both for her literary powers and her sweetness of disposition, her cottage at Hampstead was the centre of a brilliant literary society. Baillie died at the age of 88, her faculties remaining unimpaired to the last.