Then Jack touched
the bomb releasing device. Down dropped the powerful explosive.
There was a great upward blast of air which rocked the machine in
which sat the two aviators. There was a burst of smoke and flame
beneath them, tongues of fire seeming to reach up as though to pull
them down.
Then came a terrific explosion which almost deafened the boys, even
though their ears were covered with the fur caps, and though their
own engine made a pandemonium of sound.
The air was filled with flying debris--debris of the German guns and
men. The bombs dropped by Tom and Jack had accomplished their
mission. The harassing battery was destroyed. The German guns were
silenced.
CHAPTER XXV
THE RESCUE
Tom and Jack circled around slowly over the place where the German
battery had been. It was now no more--it could work no more havoc
to the American ranks. It did not need the wireless news to this
effect, which the aviators sent back, to apprise the Allies of what
had happened. They had seen the harassing guns blown up.
Now out swarmed the Americans, charging with savage yells over the
place that had been such a hindrance to their advance. Tom and
Jack had done their work well.
There was no need for the one to tell the other what was in his
mind. There were still two of the powerful bombs left, and there
was but one thought on this matter. They must be used to blow up, if
possible, the camp near the German prison.
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