"Yes; that's why I say I would know him any place. What do you suppose it was he stole?"
"A paper of some kind; I saw that. Probably has to do with troop movements or something of the sort. You remember he stole it from an army officer."
"Yes; which reminds me that he also disposed of said army officer without much trouble. The last I saw of him he was floundering about on the ground in the midst of the crowd."
"Let's go back and have a look for him."
"Good; come on."
The boys turned and retraced their steps. Rounding a corner they came again within sight of the palace.
"Crowd still there," Hal commented briefly.
It was true. The crowd seemed to have grown rather than to have diminished.
"Something must have happened while we were gone," said Chester. "Hear them yell."
"I guess it means war," was Hal's quiet response. "Well, I'm glad."