"They had a scrap?" asked Jimmie.
"Did the Lieutenant doubt the authenticity of the instructions?" asked Ned.
"I think he did," was the reply, "and so did the messenger! Odd, eh?"
"But he must have been expecting the messenger," Ned went on, "for the screen at the window where he entered was left unfastened for him."
"He was expecting some one," answered Pat, "but of course he did not know who it would be. Anyway, he was not anticipating faked instructions."
"But why was he so secret about letting the fellow in? Why wasn't the door used when he came?"
"I don't know. The messenger the Lieutenant was expecting was to come secretly and go secretly. That's all I know about it."
"He was to be sent by the government officers?"
"Of course."
"From what point?"