as still able to control himself sufficiently to think. He was beginning to see the whole plot now, or to think he saw

charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of securing his conviction, but sim

But if he did that, the plans of the Germans would succeed. He had seen already an example of what they could do, in the destruction of the water works. And it seemed to him that it

have shown some discretion. An officer of the regular army would have done so, he felt. But this man looked unintelligent and stupid. Harry felt that he might safely rely on his a

And Harry was instructed to mount this machine and ride along between two of the territorial soldiers. He had been hoping for something like that, but had hardly dared to expect it. He had fully made up his mind now to take all the risks h

that than to make some plan. He was ordered to the front of the squad–so that a better eye could be kept upon him, as the lieutenant put it. Harry had irritated him by his attemp

down on the squad, and in a moment it was broken up and confused. Harry seized the chance. His bicycle, by a lucky chance, was a high geared machine and before anyone knew he had gone he had turned a corner. In a moment he threw himself off the machine, dragged it into a shop, ran out, and in a moment dashed into another shop, crowded with cus

f fact it was his one chance to escape. He knew what the officer would think–that, being in flight, he would try to get away as quickly

, one of those that had escaped requisition by the government, and in this he drove to an outfitting shop, where he bought new clothes. He reasoned that he would be looked for all over, and that if, instead of appearing as a

y, only to find that the call was interrupted again at the nearest telephone center. But

said Jack. "Dick's all right. He's here with me. Where

ing to try to get a motor car, too. I'm

London and meet you. We've got a lot to tell you,

ll keep my eye

ome difficulty, he managed to borrow. He was known as a careful driver. He had learned to drive his father's car at home, and Mr. Armstrong knew it. And so, when Harry explained that it wa

hat was true–he found no evidence of it. His change of clothes was probably what saved him, f