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"Never mind", said Ledermann. "Let that all go for now. What
have you to, tell me? First?"
"First, where is the Wolf to-night?" asked Adolph. "That's what
always worries me most. He will rise at my side in a minute, I
know."
"Not to-night," said Ledermann. "For once he will not be here.
He was thrown from his horse to-day, and is in the Hospital. I
think he is honestly hurt, because he cannot use his foot, and
when I made an excuse and worked my way in, he whispered, 'Not
before Thursday.'"
"That will be day after to-morrow," said Adolph. "And we meet
him then, I take it, in the usual place?"
"Yes," said Ledermann shortly.
Porky listened breathlessly to know where the place was. But
there was silence. Adolph's great shoulder pressed against the
little windowpane, and a corner broke out and tinkled down.
"Be careful!" scolded Ledermann. "You don't want to break this
pretty toy. Come now, and tell me all you have done."
"Not so much," said Adolph, "except I have talked to all the
young recruits. I tell you I have made war something so horrible
that they will sleep restless from now on. I have planted dread
and sorrow on many a heart. I have some plans I found on the
Colonel's table when I was fixing his electric light. I
memorized them and later wrote them down. Here they are."
"It is too bad you did not memorized the letter of instructions
you lost," said Ledermann. "At home you would be shot for that,
you know."
"Of course," agreed Adolph. "However, I think the paper is
safely lost, at all events. It has come to me where I lost it.
It was the day I got the formula from that silly young inventor.
It was very hot; and I found a wonderful secluded place, and went
swimming. Ah, Ledermann, how I love the water! I must have lost
that paper out of my pocket. I know I did. I went back but
there was no paper there, but I found my pocket knife close to
the water's edge, so the paper and ticket must have fallen in the
water. What was it anyhow to the finder but a plain, clean piece
of paper? No harm, no harm, Ledermann!"
"Here is something the Wolf told me to give you," said Ledermann.
"You are to use it whenever you can. Watch the bakery."
Adolph took something in his hand.
"The usual thing!" he asked.
"Yes," said Ledermann. "Poison."
Porky, scarcely breathing, listened with all his ears. And then
a terrible thing happened. Porky sneezed!
CHAPTER V
ALL BECAUSE OF A SNEEZE
Loudly, earnestly Porky Sneezed. It was so sudden, so unexpected
that he could not control or disguise it. It came out, seemingly
filling the little plant house. To Porky it sounded like a large
gun going off. It was followed by an instant of deepest silence
while Porky crouched in his corner and wondered what next. Like
an inspiration the thought came to him as the two men, quick as
cats, leaped for the door and shoved it in. Ledermann had a
flashlight in his hand, and he swept the little room, making an
exclamation as he found what he sought and feared. In the corner
he saw a little boy curled up asleep.
Adolph seized the boy's foot and jerked it roughly. With a start
he awoke, muttering, "What's the matter?"
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