"No, they are British," was the reply.
"And there is no doubt they are spies?"
"None; they aided a prisoner to escape and were only captured after great trouble. There were two more whom we did not get."
"Oh! In that case, I suppose you will have to shoot them," Stubbs stated as a matter of fact.
"Exactly. They will be executed at sunrise to-morrow."
"In the meantime they are likely to escape again," said Stubbs.
"Not much," declared the general. He walked to the window, and pointed to a large tent a short distance away.
"See that tent?" he questioned.
Hal and Stubbs indicated that they did.
"They are confined in there," said the general, "and they are heavily guarded. I have stationed a guard of five armed men, with instructions never to leave them alone. I shall take no chances; and in the morning they shall be shot. This is no place for spies."