last he was able to straighten up - free.

"Come on!" cried Jack. "We've got no time to lose. I've got a
couple of bicycles here. We'd better run for it."

Run for it they did, but there was no alarm. Behind them was the
hut, quiet and peaceful. And beyond the hut was the menace of
Bray Park and the mysteries of which the Germans had spoken in the
great grey motor car.




Chapter XV


A Daring Ruse


Harry, furious as he was when he saw Graves allowed to go off
after false accusation that had caused his arrest, was still able
to control himself sufficiently to think. He was beginning to see
the whole plot now, or to think he saw it. He remembered things
that had seemed trivial at the time of their occurrence, but that
loomed up importantly now. And one of the first things he
realized was that he was probably in no great danger, that the
charge against him had not been made with the serious idea of
securing his conviction, but simply to cause his detention for a
little while, and to discredit any information he might have.