"What do you think about them, Tom?" asked Ned, as they
were about to start off once more for the cross-country
test.
"Well, it seems like a silly thing to say--as if I
imagined my tank was all there was in this part of the
country to make trouble--but I believe those men had some
connection with Simpson and with that spy Schwen!"
"I agree with you!" exclaimed Ned. "And I think if we
could get head or tail of those burned papers we'd find that
there was some correspondence there between the man I saw up
the tree and the workman you had arrested."
"Too bad we weren't a bit quicker," commented Tom. "They
must have been in the factory when we charged it--probably
came there to be in seclusion while they talked, plotted and
planned. They must have been afraid to go out when the tank
was walking through the walls."
"I guess that's it," agreed Ned. "Did you recognize any of
the men, Tom?"
"No, I didn't see 'em as soon as you did, and when they
were running they had their backs toward me. Was Simpson
one?"
"I can't be sure. If one was, I guess he'll think we are
keeping pretty closely after him, and he may give this part
of the country a wide berth.
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