"You seem to have been in the water," was the general's first words.
"Yes, sir," laughed Donald. "I jumped from a wall north of town, leaving Lieut. Grimes on top of it."
"What! Lieut. Grimes on top of a wall? How did he get there?"
"He was kidnapped, sir! It was a case of mistaken identity!"
"Mistaken identity! I don't understand!"
"They took him for you, sir, because his beard is trimmed like yours."
The general smiled grimly.
"Think I shall have all my staff officers do the same," he commented. Then more seriously: "Can you lead us to the house?"
"I'm not sure about the house; but I can take you to the stone wall from which I jumped. That ought to guide us to the house."
"Right," said the general.