CHAPTER II
ACTION
Stan and O'Malley found Allison in his comfortable quarters, an old English mansion set on a little hill. It stood in the middle of well-kept grounds. As they drove up in their borrowed jeep, O'Malley scowled at the house.
"A blinking castle," he said in mock cockney British.
They parked the jeep and went inside. The boys were gathered around an open fire lounging in easy chairs. Allison moved out of a huddle and crossed the room.
"Welcome, you wallflowers," he said with a big smile.
"Sure, an' yer a disgrace to the both of us, lollin' in the lap o' luxury," O'Malley answered with a big grin.
"How was it?" Stan asked.
"Very rugged," Allison admitted. "Sit down while I order a pie for O'Malley."
The boys seated themselves and Allison described the mission. He loaded his pipe and sat staring into the fire.