"
"I don't see how, Paul. There aren't enough soldiers in Liege to watch
every spot where there's a cross marked on these maps."
"No, but that's not the only way, Arthur."
"It's the only way to stop them from bringing up their siege gun, isn't
it? I know what the plan is in case of an attack. It is for the forts
to hold off the Germans until there's time for the French army to come
up and relieve them. And they're not supposed to be able to stand the
fire of heavy guns. The plan was made for use against an army that
wouldn't have time to bring up its siege artillery."
"Yes, that's true enough. But, just the same, I think we can help.
I'm so sure of it that I'm going to take these plans into Liege
to-night and try to get them to General Leman."
"I'm with you, Paul! Are we to go now?"
"Not quite yet. I'm interested in this house, too. I want to find out
whatever we can about it before we go in. Don't you see what our
finding that gun mounting means, Arthur? Finding it just where we
did--in a field that belongs to that house?"
"You mean there may be spies there now?"
"I don't say that they're there now. But I think they have been there.
And I know I'm going to find out all we can."
"All right. I think we ought to do that, too. Let's get along! It'll
be awfully late when we get into Liege, I'm afraid."
The house that had suddenly assumed such an air of mystery, so great an
importance, was dark as they approached.
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