"If you are looking for smugglers," interrupted Rosalind, "why—"
"We're not, madam," snapped the stranger.
He turned again to Sam.
"Did this man Schmidt ever discuss military subjects with you?"
"Yes, indeed. That is, once."
The men exchanged significant glances.
"When—and what?"
"The last time I had him out," said Sam. "He wanted to know if I didn't think Grant gave General Sigel a raw deal when he put somebody else on the job in the Shenandoah Valley."
The spokesman in the trim power-boat frowned heavily.
"That all?"