At that moment an officer approached him.
“I can’t seem to place you,” he said. “Is your regiment here?”
“No,” returned Hal, in excellent German, without the slightest accent. “I am attached to General Von Kluck’s command. I came here with him to-day.”
“Oh,” said the German officer, “then you are on his staff?”
“Yes.”
“In that event I am in luck. Evidently you are the very man I have been sent to seek. You are Captain Dersam?”
Hal took a long chance.
“Yes,” he replied.
“Good,” said the German officer. “Come to my quarters. I have documents to deliver to you.”
Hal followed the German officer to the latter’s tent. There the German took from a small express box a small package of papers, which he placed in the lad’s hands.