Suddenly the lads were attracted by the sounds of great confusion down a side street.
"Let's see what is going on," cried Hal, and, quickening their pace, they were soon in the midst of an excited crowd.
In the center of the mob a lone man struggled desperately to shake off the many hands that grasped him.
"Hang him!" came a voice from the crowd.
Other voices took up the cry immediately.
"Hang him! Hang him!"
Hal turned to a man in the crowd.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Matter? Why, the man was caught spying near one of the forts."
"How do you know he was spying?"