I knew you were a German, Schwen,
but I kept you employed at work that could not, by any
possibility, be considered as used against your country. You
are a good machinist, and I needed you. But if what I hear
about you is true, it is the end."
"It is the end," said the man simply. "I tried and failed.
If it had not been for Eradicate--Well, he's smarter than I
gave him credit for, that's all!"
The man spoke very good English, with hardly a trace of
German accent, but there was no doubt as to his character.
"What will you do with him, Tom?" asked Ned.
"I don't know. I'll have to do a little investigating
first. But he must be locked up. Schwen," went on the young
inventor, "I'm sorry about this, but I shall have to give
you into the custody of a United States marshal. You are not
a naturalized citizen, are you?"
The man muttered something in German to the effect that he
was not naturalized and was glad of it.
"Then you come under the head of an enemy alien," decided
Tom, who understood what was said, "and will have to be
interned.
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