"Nobody at home, I guess," commented Jimmy, as he went from one room to another.
"No machine-gun been here," declared Bob.
At that instant an unmistakable groan was heard. The boys fairly jumped.
"Some one's here now, that's evident!" declared Jimmy, starting toward a small bedroom, whence, it was evident, the groan had sounded.
"Look out for a trick!" cried Roger. "The place may be mined!"
But Jimmy kept on. A second later his chums heard him shout from the inner room, and rushing to his side they saw him gazing at a figure huddled on a small cot bed.
"There he is!" cried Jimmy, pointing. "There he is! We've found him at last!"
"Who?" asked Franz.
"Sergeant Maxwell!" was the startling answer. "There he is!"
And as the others looked more closely they saw that Jimmy was right.