"One of the boys!" Ned exclaimed. "I reckon something is wrong
there!"
But nothing was wrong there--nothing at all, so far as the boys were
concerned. Oliver and Teddy had succeeded in capturing the man who
was watching the camp. Pretending to fall asleep by the fire, they
had lain in wait for the spy and captured him just as he was in the
act of setting fire to the tent.
Dode accompanied Mrs. Brady and her grandson to the cabin, where, at
her request, he remained a welcome guest for many days.
When the stories of the night had been told Jack, Jimmie, and the
three secret service men made their appearance, puffing from their
long climb. Then new stories had to be told, and the prince was by no
means slow in telling of his adventures in the hills.
"The boy lies!" the leader of the conspirators declared. "I had
nothing to do with the boy! I was not here when he was brought in. I
came on separate business with one of the men already here, and did
not know of the lad's presence here until to-night, and even then I
did not know who he was."
"All the others will swear to that," Bradley said, "in an attempt to
save the man's life by sacrificing their own."
"Never mind," Ned said, "you can testify to his interest in the
abduction.
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