"Let the men who are paid for it do the guarding."
"But it's my father's plant," said Bob. "You don't think I want anything to happen to it if I can help it, do you?"
"If he wants you to come, all right," said Karl. "Still you take my advice and stay home."
He said good-by to the boys and went off toward his house. He had to be at the factory early and wanted his supper before he went on duty.
"Well, Hugh?" demanded Bob after Karl had gone. "What do you think of him?"
"Oh, he's all right," said Hugh.
"Do you think he would be disloyal?"
"No, I guess any man who hates Mr. Wernberg as much as he does can't be pro-German. Still he was funny about not wanting us at the factory to-night."
"I know why that was," exclaimed Bob. "He thinks we're just a couple of kids and would only be in everybody's way."
"I guess so," Hugh agreed. "He seemed like a nice fellow all right."