He also watched the two when they were together, and as he studied
their faces, he was sure that he could see a remarkable resemblance.
No one else noticed it, so he believed, and not likely he would have
done so but for the idea which had come to him that day he was driving
along the road. Several times he was tempted to discuss the whole
affair with his wife in order to find out if she had suspected
anything. He always delayed, however, hoping that something of a more
definite nature would turn up to set his doubts at rest.




CHAPTER XXIX

THE TROOPS DECIDE

A few days after the big thunder-storm, Captain Josh received an
official letter from the Provincial Secretary of the Boy Scouts. It
was so important that he at once called his own scouts to Headquarters
that he might place the whole matter before them. The boys were
naturally curious to know why they had been so hurriedly summoned, and
they accordingly lost no time in getting together.

The captain, seated at a little table, with the open letter before him,
seemed much puzzled, and all waited anxiously for him to speak.

"Boys," he began, looking keenly into their faces, "I've got a strange
letter here from the Provincial Secretary. He tells me that in two
weeks' time the Lieutenant-Governor wants to meet all the troops in the