Now that we know--" and neither of them now doubted the fact for an
instant. "We have the advantage of him," argued Ned. "Let's turn
that knowledge to profit. We can easily guess what he is trying to
do. Major Honeywell's message says our real object is not known.
This reporter has learned something, and I suspect he could have
found quite a lot from the train crew. On that he has written a
good enough story to attract attention. That shows he is no fool.
And he wouldn't come out here unless he had been sent. Who would
send him? Why, his paper, of course, to discover our real mission."
"What can we do to head him off?" mused Alan.
"There are two ways," suggested Ned, "and we've got to make one of
them effective. I don't know how he has guessed but he must not
have another guess. And he's seen a good deal."
"We might have him arrested," suggested Alan.
Ned thought awhile.
"I'll tell you, Alan," he said finally. "The young men of the press
to-day may write fanciful stories, and they may even 'fake' where it
injures no one, but personally they won't lie.
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