 Gary at feral offer the love of my clique. Come on. We've got to get there Linwell's house before the man sees us Yeah, I know, but what are we gonna say when we get there? What do you mean? Well, I mean, we're not supposed to let Harold know anything about this golly. I forgot well How can we tell mr. Linwell without letting Harold know? Well, I Don't know I guess we'll just have to figure it out when we get there. Yes, but we should have some sort of an idea I'll tell you what I'll ask Harold to get us a glass of water And when he goes out into the kitchen we'll tell mr. Linwell We've got something very important to tell him and that he's got to get rid of Harold for a few minutes. Yeah, that's good Okay, come on We made it. I was watching the windows of mrs. Cooper's boarding house and I didn't see anybody looking out Oh, you can't tell though. You might have been back from the window someplace where you couldn't see him Yeah, that's right Well, hello boys come in. I'm happy glad to see you. Thanks mr. Linwell But where's Harold? Isn't he here? Yes, he's here Harold's well. He's feeling pretty badly right at the moment. I Felt it was the best thing to tell him about all this mess, and he took a rather hard poor kid. I'll say that's too bad Yeah, well, did you really have to I mean well, I know what you mean Jerry? Yes, I felt it was the best thing to let Harold know about it because if he does He can keep an eye out for himself too. Yeah, that's right. Well come in boys Mr.. Linwell We've got something very important to tell you will it be all right to talk about it before Harold. Oh, yes It's all right now. I think we should all know about everything that's going on. Yeah, I do too. I don't hear boys This the living room Hmm first Harold Harold Oh Harold, how are you? He's probably getting rid of any evidence the little crying spelling had a minute to go don't mention it to him Well, sit down fellas, you don't mind. I'll take this Jerry. It's a little better for my leg Let's wait till Harold gets here before you say what you have to say boys Okay, well did you walk up to the school and back tire you any mr. Linwell? Oh, no not at all Well, hello Harold. Hi you Harold Sit down son the boys have something to tell us All right now. What is it fellas? Well, go ahead Jerry. Yeah Mr.. Linwell We've seen the man who was in the shack on woodman's island. Oh, yeah, do you really think you have we know we have He was in max place just now and he addressed an envelope with a gold fountain pen that exactly matched the gold pencil We found in the shack hmm Jerry, where'd he go? Did you see yes? We did after he left max We followed him by cutting across the outer campus and we watched him walk down this way. Oh gee, it's all right son Don't worry now. Go on Jerry. Well, he stopped and talked to Ralph Humrick one of the cadets and Ralph pointed up here to your house Oh, well This does look like our man doesn't it? That's what we thought sir and then after Ralph walked down Burt Street toward the front gate of the school The man walked up and down in front of your house here And then finally he walked on down the street and went into mrs. Cooper's boarding house Where's that down at the end of the block about five or six houses down hmm? Well boys, I guess bring for some fun fun. Yeah, I don't call this fun. I mean excitement Harold Yes, I think this is the man. I've been expecting expecting have you been expecting you mr. Linwell? Yes, Lee I have but he looked like well He was quite tall and thin you wore glasses gold rim spectacles and he talked with an accent. Yeah, that's one of them What do you mean one of them dad? Well, son, I might as well tell you and the boys the entire story. We're all in this situation now and it's Important that we know exactly what we're doing About two weeks before I was to make the test flight and the new bomber two men came to me and made me a proposition They told me that they wanted me to make a fake force landing in a field near the airport But they would be near in some trees and that when I landed they'd run out and take some pictures of the ship Gee I was also to give them the specifications and a copy of my log during the test flight They told me they'd pay me ten thousand dollars ten thousand dollars. That's right I tried to find out who they were but I couldn't get any more from them except that they were agents of some foreign government spies Yes, exactly spies Of course after they told me what they wanted I just left them often said nothing more about it except of course to tell Bill Layton the president of the company I work for and He got in touch with agents of our government right away, and I was trailed night and day you were trailed What for oh no not account of me Harold they were trying to pick up the men who had contacted me But they never showed up again Well as a part of the test I was to drop a couple of dummy bombs into a field The field had been roped off and people were kept away from it And just as I got over the field and was ready to drop the first bomb I noticed a little white flag the one that you boys read about in the papers Yeah, and just after I dropped the first dummy bomb something started going wrong with ignition and Well, of course, that's when the crack up happened. Well, what's this man here for now, Mr. Linwell? I mean, why did it come to Farrell and Dudley to keep me from talking? Oh, I get it They haven't had time to get out of the country yet And so this man is going to try to do something to you so you won't tell the government that he's still here Is that it mr. Linwell? That's what I think Jerry golly. This is awful. No it isn't awful The only thing I've got to do is to get a message to Bill Layton without this man knowing that I've sent it Well, we can do that for you. No, I I don't think you can Jerry I'm afraid that as soon as this man finds out that you two boys and tubby young a particular friends of Harold You'll be watched too. See I know how we can do it. How corporal dance. Yeah, that's right He knows all about this too. I mean he knows about the man being on the island and everything. Yeah, sure he does Well, I think an easier way would be to have Captain Gardner take care of it Oh, sure. I didn't think of Captain Gardner. You see boys. He knows about this too, and I think you'll be in much Jim and he don't yell like that Lee. What's the matter Lee? There's the man what? Yes It's one of the two men who first talked to me. Yeah, and he's coming in here Quick boys into that other room. Yeah, come on Harold. No, let Harold stay here. Just you and Jerry Lee. All right Come on Jerry. Yeah, okay, and close the door and don't say a word boys. Just listen. Yeah Now with me Harold, okay How do you do mr. Linwell? How do you do I have come with another proposition? I should like to have a talk with you. Yes. What about? Oh, this is your son. Yes. This is my boy Harold, uh, mr I don't believe I've ever known your name. No, I have not thought it necessary before this to inform you My name is Yorga. Alexander Yorga. Yes. Well, what is it you want now? I? Thought I made it clear to you once before that I had nothing to give you or sell you I Thought I was quite explicit when I told you I wasn't in the slightest interested in discussing my affairs They're yours with you. Yes You were quite explicit may associate and I understood your attitude perfectly, mr. Linwell, but now Well, the picture has somewhat changed changed Failed to see how it's changed in any way. I'm still not interested in anything you have to say. No Mr. Linwell, this is a fine-looking boy you have here Go on Not at all Is it possible that you do not follow my reasoning? It's a good thing for you that I'm crippled up the way I am. Yes, mr Linwell, I took that into consideration But if you think you can keep me from talking about your dirty proposition to me before my last test flight by threatening my That is exactly what I think mr. Linwell I am certain that when you realize how it might be possible for us to make you and Your son extremely unhappy and shall we say uncomfortable. I am sure you will as you say Think twice before you reveal anything to the agents of your government. Yes Suppose we leave it up to my son No, very very clever of you. That is an extremely intelligent idea. We will see what the boy has to say Herald, you know what I've told you about this man Yes, dad and you've heard how he's threatened to harm you if I tell our government what the plans of this man is Confederates are Yes, sir, I know Herald shall I tell our government or not? Sure dad sure tell him. I'm not afraid. There you are Now if you have an answer to that yes, mr. Linwell, I do have an answer to that It's very simple You make any move to communicate with the agents of your government and shall not be responsible for the consequences to your son Get out of here Go on get out. Yes. I was about to leave What do you think he'll do dad nothing nothing he won't do a thing you're absolutely all right Herald don't worry Well, I'm not worrying. He can't scare me the big log That a boy Lee Jerry come on out Golly mr. Linwell, what are you gonna do? He sure sounded as though he means business, didn't he? Of course he means business and that's exactly the reason why he must move fast you bet What do you want us to do mr. Linwell Jerry? I want you and Lee to get a note that I'm going to write to Captain Gardner as fast as you can Well sure anything you say but well don't you think this your go will see Jerry and me if we leave the house now no Lee There's a side entrance to the house that opens in the driveway going back to the garage Yeah, I saw it as we came in all right then you can go out there and run back the alley that opens into court street By that time you'll be too far away for anyone to see you yes And I'll bet Jerry and I can run faster than that man too. You bet you can all right I'll write that note over here on the day Gee here all that was swell of you to talk up to that man the way you did you bet it was all that wasn't anything Say my dad's the most important thing in the world to me I'm not gonna let him tell lies to the government just on account of me Wonder if your dad will keep you here or whether he'll let you come back to the school I don't know we'd better ask him when he gets through I think we'd better quit talking now. Mr. Linwell is trying to write a darn important letter. Oh, yeah Which one of your boys wants to carry this I'll carry it sir good here you are okay Do you think I ought to hide it? I mean put it in my shoe or something someplace where nobody will find it Oh, no, I don't think that's necessary Jerry It's more important that you get to Captain Gardner as quickly as you can. Yes, sir. Mr. Linwell. Yes, Lee Do you want Harold to stay here or shall we take him with us to the school? Oh, I think he'd better stay here right now for two reasons first because I think it'd be safer here until we Can get somebody to guard him and second because I think probably you two boys can make better time without him Yeah, I can't run as fast as you. All right. Come on Jerry. You got that note put away Yeah, right here in the pocket of my coat. Okay. Come on. Yeah, come this way boys through the dining room Yeah, let me look out first All right, the coast is clear. Okay. Here we go. Thanks boys. That's okay This is your awful isn't here golly. Yeah, I don't know whether I'm gonna be able to turn out for the right in practice Till this thing is cleared up or not. Oh, sure you will you can't let it get you down Yeah, but well just thinking about anything happening to Harold. I know how you feel and I feel the same way Well, mr. Linwell and captain Gardner will be able to figure something out You'll see we won't have to worry about it much longer. I'll bet the government will send some men here right away. Yeah I sure hope so