They have a paymaster on our side of the line.
They even bank in one of our banks! Oh, we'll get them yet, of
course, but they're damnably clever."
"I suppose there is no hope of getting Rudolph Klein?"
"Not while the Germans are running Mexico," Captain Dunbar replied,
dryly. "He's living in a Mexican town just over the border. We're
watching him. If he puts a foot on this side we'll grab him."
Clayton sat back after he had gone. He was in his old office at
the mill, where Joey had once formed his unofficial partnership with
the firm. Outside in the mill yard there was greater activity than
ever, but many of the faces were new. The engineer who had once
run the yard engine was building bridges in France. Hutchinson had
heard the call, and was learning to fly in Florida, The service
flag over his office door showed hundreds of stars, and more were
being added constantly. Joey dead. Graham wounded, his family
life on the verge of disruption, and Audrey -
Then, out of the chaos there came an exaltation.
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