Then he stepped, or seemed to step up to the man and whispered, or seemed to whisper, in his ear.
I do not know what tongue or what spirit speech he used, or what he said, but the bloated-faced brute turned pale.

Yes, he drew sick with fear.
"I think there are spirits in this place," he said with a German oath.
"I could have sworn that something told me that I was going to die.
Mount!" The Uhlans mounted and began to ride away.
"Watch," said Oro.
As he spoke out of a dark cloud appeared an aeroplane.

Its pilot saw the band of Germans beneath and dropped a bomb.

The aim was good, for the missile exploded in the midst of them, causing a great cloud of dust from which arose the screams of men and horses.
"Come and see," said Oro.
We were there.

Out of the cloud of dust appeared one man galloping furiously.