He was working his way toward the sound of
the unseen voice.
There was a sudden movement in the bushes, just beyond the spot
Tom was making for. He halted quickly and peered ahead. Mary,
too, was looking on anxiously.
Tom saw the forms of two men, partially concealed by bushes,
walking away from him. The men took no pains to conceal their
movements, so Tom was emboldened to advance with less caution. He
hurried to where he could get a good view, and, at the sight of
one of the men, he uttered an exclamation.
"What is it?" asked Mary, who was now at his side. She had seen
that Tom had thrown aside caution, and she had come up to join
him.
"That man--I know him!" the young inventor exclaimed. "It is
Feldman--the one who wanted to be changed from the trip-hammer to
the airship department. But who is that with him?"
As Tom spoke the other turned, and at the sight of his face
Mary Nestor said:
"He looks like a Frenchman, with that little mustache and
imperial."
"So he is!" exclaimed Tom, in a hoarse whisper. "He must be the
Frenchman that Eradicate spoke about. I wonder what this can
mean? I didn't know Feldman had left the shop.
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