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"Chief Fleck has me here safe in shackles with the other prisoners." "God," cried Fleck, in astonished perplexity. "Is Frederic Hoff a Britisher one of your men?" "Rather," said Brook-White. "Chief Fleck, may I present Captain Sir Frederic Seymour, of the Royal Kentish Dragoons."
"He's better than captured," said Fleck. "He's lying dead back there in the house." "Good," cried Brook-White. "He was infernally dangerous according to my advices but Captain Seymour where is he? Wasn't he working with you?" "Captain Seymour?" cried Fleck in astonishment. "I never heard of him. Who's Captain Seymour?" "He's one of my chaps," explained Brook-White.
"Colonel Brook-White," cried Fleck in amazement, recognizing the voice as that of one of the officers in charge of the British Government's Intelligence Service in America. "What are you doing here?" "Trying to round up some bally German spies," explained Brook-White. "I've beaten you to it," cried Fleck, with a note of triumph in his tone. "I've got them all here in shackles."
"Good," said Brook-White delightedly. "I was fearful I'd be too late. There was delay in getting a message to me. As soon as I had it, I tried to reach you and couldn't. I dared not wait but dashed up here in my car. I knew there were some American troopers camped near here, and I persuaded the commander to detail some of his men to help me. Did you really capture the Hoff chap, old Otto?"
"Wasn't it he who steered you up here?" "I should say not," said Fleck emphatically. "Good Lord," cried the British colonel excitedly. "You don't suppose those bloody Boches got him at the last after all he's been through? I hope he's safe." "Don't worry, Colonel Brook-White," came the calm voice of Frederic Hoff from the rear seat.
"Let the Captain tell you the story himself," said Carter. "He knows all the details." "But when can I see him?" questioned Jane. "When," she hesitated, remembering the shameful bonds that had held him, "when will he be free?" "He's as free this minute as we are," Carter explained. "It didn't take the Chief long to get the bracelets off, after Colonel Brook-White had identified him.
Of course I just went down to Colonel Brook-White and got my own uniform, and that was all there was to that." "It puzzled Mr. Carter, though, how you got it in and out of the house. He used to open every bundle that came for Mr. Hoff." Sir Frederic laughed delightedly. "I had a messenger who used to bring it back and forth in a big lady's hat-box.
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