"What, are the uniforms ready? What are they like?" said Alfred, as he danced about in delight.
"Oh, yes! You will have the regulation Scout uniform, but it will have the distinctive stripes on the arm to indicate that you are attached to the staff in the messenger service," replied Roland.
You may be sure that two more impatient boys could not be found than Ralph and Alfred, as they awaited the reappearance of Roland.
"Let us go over now and see our machines," said Ralph.
Alfred did not protest, you may be sure, and together they rushed out the door, and across to the warehouse in which the machines were placed. As they went in they saw an officer move away from the place where the machines were kept.
His actions excited Ralph's suspicions. "I don't like the looks of that man," he said.
The fact that the boys watched him narrowly, evidently excited the man's suspicions, also, and he tried to appear unconcerned.
"I am going to bring Roland over," said Alfred, and he moved toward the door.
As the man hurried his steps toward the rear of building out of sight, Alfred ran quickly to the dining hall, and called out to Roland:
"There is a very suspicious-looking man at the warehouse. Come over at once." Roland did not wait for a second call. With his breakfast hardly begun, he jumped up, disregarding his hat, and followed Alfred. As they neared the warehouse, they saw Ralph far beyond, keeping the officer in sight.