"Well, I'm glad that's over," remarked Ned, with a sigh of
relief, as the tank waddled along a straight stretch. "And
to think of having to do that same thing under heavy fire !"
"That's part of the game," remarked Tom. "And don't forget
that we can fire, too--or we'll be able to when I get the
guns in place. They'll help to balance the machine better,
too, and render her less likely to overturn."
Tom considered the test a satisfactory one and, a little
later, guided his tank back to the shop, where men were set
to work repairing the little damage done and making some
adjustments.
"What's next on the program?" asked Ned of his chum one
day about a week later. "Any more tests in view?"
"Yes," answered Tom. "I've got the machine guns in place
now. We are going to try them out and also endeavor to
demolish a building and some barbed wire. Like to come
along?"
"I would!" cried Ned.
A little later the tank was making her way over a field.
Tom pointed toward a deserted factory, which had long been
partly in ruins, but some of the walls of which still stood.
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