Then Amos also noticed there was some sort of low elevation beyond. It could hardly be called a hill, not being high enough for that, and yet at the same time it was more than a mere knoll. Out in African Zululand it would possibly have been called a kopje.
Of course, having himself flown kites many a time, Amos readily recognized the value of such an uplift, free from trees as it was, and all other objects which were likely to become entangled with the kite string.
Yes, he saw that Jack was bending lower now, and that he headed in a bee line for that raised ground. Amos became immediately interested. Would they make the discovery they anticipated, once they drew closer?
There was no place in the immediate vicinity that offered such advantages in the way of elevation and freedom from interference. And accordingly it was with considerable faith that Amos continued to follow close at the heels of his cousin.
The suspense that ensued was of brief duration. Then Amos began to follow the dim outlines marking the rounded summit of the squatty elevation as seen against the clouded heavens.
Suddenly his eyes stopped traveling along that curve and remained riveted upon one particular point. Some object loomed up there, and broke the even contour of the “hogback.”
“I do believe that must be a man!” Amos was saying to himself under his breath, while he kept his eager eyes riveted on the spot; and after he had followed Jack a little further he was convinced beyond any possibility of doubt that his guess had been a correct one, for he plainly saw the object move.
Well, here was the man supposed to be responsible for those signals in the sky. Undoubtedly he must be an exceedingly bold and clever secret agent of the Kaiser, a spy who had managed to pick up certain information, valuable from a military point of view, and was now industriously engaged in transmitting the same to a German station miles away. So much was settled. The question Amos was anxious to have answered was what Jack meant he and his chum should do in the matter.