For the second time the wild Russian horsemen had come to his rescue in the nick of time! But this time there was more of a fight, since the two little bodies of horsemen were far more evenly matched than had been the case when General Suvaroff had led his daring raid behind the German lines in the effort to capture von Hindenburg.

For five minutes the fighting was fast and furious.

Fred could hear the clash of steel against steel and the spiteful spitting of revolvers and automatic pistols.

Then the wild Russian shout of victory arose, and he heard sounds of galloping fast dying away.

Even though he could see nothing, he knew which side had won.
"Thank Heaven!" he said to himself.