“Yes,” replied Hal, after some consideration.

“Good! Then, with luck we shall put this paper in the hands of Grand Duke Nicholas!”


CHAPTER XXXIII.

TAKING A CHANCE.

“The first thing to do,” said Chester, “is to appropriate two of Lieutenant Strauss’s uniforms. That’s your job.”

“That’s right—pick out the easy work for me,” replied Hal sarcastically. “How do you figure I’m going to get ’em?”

“I don’t know,” said Chester. “That’s up to you. My job, and a much harder one, it seems to me, is to appropriate one of the general’s big maps, so that if we do succeed in getting out of Berlin, we shall know where we are going.”

“I take back what I said,” exclaimed Hal. “I’ll try to get those uniforms.”