this the flying artillery. So you see it is all right."

"I'm afraid it's all wrong," said Billy, "to leave Charlie behind."

"Yes," said Wort, "to run away from a member of the club."

There was now a general feeling of indignation toward any member of the
club that had deserted Charlie, if that member could be found, as each
one's motive had not been to desert another, but the prudent impulse to
save himself.

Sid was among the fiercest to shout and the most furious to propose.
"Charlie deserted!" he said. "Who's deserted Charlie? That wont do! Back,
fellers, to the rescue!"

A brave, sympathetic shout arose. A few minutes ago Sid would have been
afraid of it as something that might attract the enemy's attention, but he
calculated that they must now be at a safe distance from the down-townies.

"Let's make a flank movement on the enemy," said the president.

"What ith that?" asked Pip.

"Why, not so much to go _at_ them as to go about them and take them
unawares in the rear."

This mode of attack, which did not necessitate the actual facing of the
enemy, was very popular and took wonderfully with the club. To Sid, in
particular, it was a very agreeable mode. He boldly headed this movement.
He intended to go off in a direction where no enemy would ever be met, but