I had hoped to avoid this, but it seems it cannot
be. I am sorry to lose you, but there are more important
matters. Now let's get at the bottom of this."
Schwen was, after a little delay, taken in charge by the
proper officer, and then a search was made of his room, for,
in common with some of the other workmen, he lived in a
boarding house not far from the plant.
There, by a perusal of his papers, enough was revealed to
show Tom the danger he had escaped.
"And yet I don't know that I have altogether escaped it,"
he said to Ned, as they talked it over. "There's no telling
how long this spy work may have been going on. If he has
discovered all the secrets of Shop Thirteen it may be a bad
thing for the Allies and--"
"Look out!" warned Ned, with a laugh. "You'll be saying
things you don't want to, Tom and not at all in keeping with
your former silence."
"That's so," agreed the young inventor, with a sigh. "But
if things go right I'll not have to keep silent much longer.
I may be able to tell you everything."
"Don't tell me--tell Mary," advised his chum.
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