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In their circuit they had now reached the roads pointing to the southward. "We'll try this one more garage," said Dean, as they approached a wayside shed bearing a large sign "Gasoline." "I fear it is only wasting time," said Jane wearily. "Don't you want the Hoffs caught?" snapped her companion. "Of course I do," she retorted heatedly, "but I don't see you catching them."
It would take an aeroplane less than an hour to reach the city from here, so that there is no likelihood of their starting until long after midnight. That gives us plenty of time, and besides we must wait until the Hoffs arrive." "That will make two more sixteen of them against our nine," warned Dean. "We cannot help it how many of them there are," said Fleck.
Her own country's welfare demanded that the Hoffs' plans should be discovered and thwarted. Should she, or should she not open the package? Possibly it contained some secret code, some clue to the dastardly activities in which he and his uncle were engaged. But her heart rebelled. She recalled what he had said, that she must take him on trust.
The trade of the Im Hoffs' was to be sure of great money value; but by my grand-uncle's will we might not touch it for twenty years. Likewise Master Holzschuher pointed out to us by many an example how wrong it would be, and in especial at this very time, to sell landed estate at any price, that is to say at about one-third of its real worth.
"She may have found it out for herself while she has been watching the Hoffs, but we didn't tell her. Nobody in the service knows who you are except the Chief and myself and of course K-27 will have to know if he takes the chauffeur's job." "What is his name?" "I don't know yet," said Carter gravely. "I haven't seen his references, so I don't know what name they are made out in.
In the Im Hoffs' great house all was silence till the burying was done; up in the tower, where old Adam Heyden lay asleep, the bells rang out as they did every day, for wedding and christening, for mass and mourning; yet by the low door which led to the narrow turret-stair I saw a crowd of little lads and maids with their mothers; and albeit the leaves were off the trees and the last flowers were frozen to death, many a child had found a green twig or carried a little bunch of everlasting flowers in its little hand to lay on the bier of that kind old friend.
"No, not that," said the chief, "I'll send some fake inspectors to test the electric wiring, and they'll do the searching. I do not know for sure that the Hoffs suspect you of watching them, but I'm taking no chances. It will be just as well for you and Dean to be out of the way to-morrow all day, so that you will have an alibi. Germany's secret agents are suspicious of everybody.
Silently he gathered up speed, racing in the direction the Hoffs' car had gone, not addressing her again until perhaps two miles from Getty Square they caught up with it close enough to identify the occupants, whereupon he slowed down and followed at a more discreet interval. "Be careful about speaking to me when there's any one about," he warned Jane, almost crossly.
Thus far the Hoffs had given no indication of any intention to leave the main road. As the cyclists, far behind, came down a long winding hill on which they had managed to catch occasional glimpses of their quarry, Dean, with a muttered exclamation, put on a sudden burst of speed. At a rise in the road he had seen the Hoffs' car swing sharply to the left.
They do not even trust their own people. What I want you and Dean to do is to try to follow the Hoffs and see where they go. I don't want to use the same persons twice to trail them as they may get suspicious." "I can easily do that," said Jane, feeling relieved. "I'll tell Mother I want our car for all day." "No, don't use your own car. They might recognize it. I'll provide another one.
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