"Well, you are entitled to a comfortable place, and you shall have it right here. The orderly will see that you are well taken care of; here, Cameron, put up the boys and see that they get anything they want."
"Thank you," replied both. As they were passing out the door, an officer was about to enter.
"One moment, boys; this is Captain Rose, in charge of the Secret Service. We have had an interesting experience since you left this morning, Captain. Go over to the quarter with the boys and they will tell you about it, for I shall depend on your co-operation to convict the fellow."
CHAPTER IX
THE LAWS AGAINST SPIES
"Did you notice the colonel said that we could have anything we wanted?" said Ralph, after they were once installed in their room in a wing of the building where the officers were sheltered.
"I hope he won't forget it," said Alfred. "Tell him we want to be assigned to the artillery branch."
"Perhaps we ought to wait until we get through with the peddler, as Captain Rose said the case would come up in the morning," replied Ralph.
"Too bad we haven't told Joe. I wonder where he puts up? Maybe the captain knows," said Alfred.