"Wonder what he wants?"
The figure in the darkness explained his presence in the tent in a
few words.
"Come with me!" he whispered.
"Can't. We're tied up," said Hal.
"I have unloosened your bonds," said the voice in a whisper. "Come, and
make no noise."
The lads found that their deliverer had told the truth. They were no
longer bound. They got to their feet and followed him from the tent. They
had not recognized the voice that had called them; but as they passed
without, Hal caught sight of the man's features.
"Jules Clemenceau!" he exclaimed.
CHAPTER XIX
THE CONSPIRATORS
Chester, who had been unable to catch a sight of their deliverer's face,
was surprised.
"Great Scott! Jules," he exclaimed. "You have a knack of turning up in
the nick of time."
"Sh-h-h!" whispered Jules. "No talk until we get away from here."
The others obeyed this injunction to keep silence and followed the young
Frenchman without further words.
Jules approached his own quarters and led the way inside.
"Make yourselves at home," he said with a wave of his hand. "In here we
may talk."
Hal and Chester found seats and then the former asked a question.
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