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The lads obeyed, and the general took a seat at a huge desk at the far end of the room and immediately plunged into a mass of correspondence. For half an hour he was busy with his letters and paid no attention to the boys. The latter also sat silently. An orderly entered the room and announced: "Colonel Fuesco, sir." "Show him in," said the general.
He, too, gave vent to an exclamation of pleasure and held out both hands. "Hal! Chester!" he cried. Each lad seized upon a hand and wrung it heartily. General Ferrari and Colonel Fuesco stood back and eyed them curiously. Finally the general spoke to the Frenchman. "You know these boys?" he asked. "Know them!" repeated Major Derevaux. "Well, I should say I do.
"Then what are you doing here?" "I can't see that it will do any harm to tell you," was Chester's answer. "We are after the paper you stole from Colonel Fuesco to-day." "Oho! And by any chance are you the same youngster I encountered in the street?" "The same," replied Chester briefly. "And where is the other? Surely," peering closely at Uncle John, "you are not he. He was younger."
In response to these words, Hal and Chester, accompanied by Major Derevaux and Colonel Fuesco, made their way from the room. In the corridor they encountered the American ambassador and Uncle John. The latter was walking back and forth nervously and muttering angrily to himself. "Here we are, Uncle John," said Chester.
"Spies, sir," was the reply. "Where did you find them?" The officer explained. "So Colonel Fuesco found them, eh? You say they stole an important document from him?" "Yes, sir, and the colonel will be here directly, sir." "Good, you may go. Leave a guard outside the door." The officer saluted and took his departure, casting a sneering glance at the two lads. "Sit down," commanded the general.
"It was stolen once," said Hal thoughtfully. "Why cannot it be stolen again?" "What do you mean?" asked Colonel Fuesco. "Just what I say. Robard stole the document from you. Some one must recover it from Robard without his knowledge." "An excellent idea!" exclaimed General Ferrari. "But who will do this work?" "We shall be glad to undertake it, your excellency," said Hal. "You!
He had learnt the situation in which the admiral was placed from James Mendez, who sent the following account of his proceedings in writing to the admiral by Escobar. Mendez and Fuesco on the day they left Jamaica held on their way till night, encouraging the Indians to exert themselves with their paddles.
Colonel Fuesco here has been entrusted with important documents relating to troop movements, and it is this document that Robard has stolen. It must be recovered." "We are willing to help all we can," said Chester. "With a little forethought we should have been able to recover it ourselves. Robard made monkeys of us." "He made a monkey of me, too," said the colonel ruefully.
"He is," was the reply, "and will be until some time to-morrow, when the ambassador will be given his passports." "Can I be of any assistance?" asked Colonel Fuesco, stepping forward. "If you can, we shall call on you," replied Hal. "Good," said the colonel, and, drawing out a card, he scribbled an address on it. "You will find me there," he said.
"I have done you and your friend an injustice," he said. "I am sorry." "Say no more about it," replied Chester. Colonel Fuesco also shook hands with Hal. "But what of my paper?" he demanded of the general. "I can give you a description of the man who took it," said Hal, and did so. When he mentioned that the man had a scar on his face, the two Italian officers uttered a cry.
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