| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | —In the Straw-Loft | [ 1] |
| II. | —The Mysterious Stranger | [ 7] |
| III. | —The Mill Pond | [ 23] |
| IV. | —One a.m. | [ 40] |
| V. | —The Dark Passage | [ 51] |
| VI. | —Spies! | [ 78] |
| VII. | —A White Face in the Moonlight | [ 82] |
| VIII. | —Tapping the Cable | [ 99] |
| IX. | —Free! | [ 111] |
| X. | —In the Hands of the Scouts | [ 121] |
| XI. | —Caught at Last | [ 133] |
| XII. | —“Well Done, Danny!” | [ 140] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| FACING PAGE | |
| Exactly behind him, Peering throughthe Hole in the Wall, was an EvilFace[Frontispiece] | |
| Looking about him warily the StrangerPicked up his Bicycle and Flung it intothe Dark Waters of the Pool | [ 14] |
| Bending down, the Man Allowed his Faceto be Caught in the Bright Light, andDanny Looked with all his Eyes, sothat he might Remember every Feature | [ 50] |
| “Look, Sir,” he said, “You’ve Torn a BigPiece out of your Coat! And one ofthe Buttons, too!” | [ 76] |
| “Well, we’ve Caught Fritz and His Palsall right,” said Captain Miles, “Thanksto Danny the Detective” | 90 |
| There, Row upon Row, Shining, Perfect,Ready for Use, Lay a Vast Store ofMachine Guns | [ 100] |
| He Stepped out on to a Ledge, very Narrow,very Perilous | [ 112] |
| Before long the Boys were Tearing downthe Road, Danny Sitting on the Carrier,Clinging to Dick’s Belt | [ 130] |
Transcriber’s Note: The illustration listed as facing page 90 does not appear in this edition of the print book.
DANNY THE DETECTIVE
Danny the Detective
CHAPTER I
IN THE STRAW-LOFT
Danny Moor was feeling very happy as he sat on the garden gate swinging his legs.
He had lived all his life in a very dull and smoky part of London. Now, at last, his mother had come to live in the country in a village called Dutton, as lodge-keeper to Sir Edward Finch. And Danny found himself in a dear little house at the bottom of a long drive.