Had Mary known the warnings
uttered by Lieutenant Marbury she might have had more occasion
for worry.
"Do you suppose that hammer man of yours came to these woods to
meet that Frenchman and talk about you, Tom?" asked his
companion, when the two men had strolled out of sight, and the
young people were on their way back to the launch.
"Well, it's possible. I have been warned that foreign spies are
trying to get hold of some of my patents, and also to hamper the
government in the use of some others I have sold. But they'll
have their own troubles to get away with anything. The works are
pretty well guarded, and you forget I have the giant, Koku, who
is almost a personal bodyguard."
"Yes, but he can't be everywhere at once. Oh, you will be
careful, won't you, Tom?"
"Yes, Mary, I will," promised the young inventor. "But don't
say anything to Ned about what we just saw and heard."
"Why not?"
"Because he's been at me to hire a couple of detectives to
watch over me, and this would give him another excuse. Just don't
say anything, and I'll adopt all the precautions I think are
needful."
"I will on condition that you do that.
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