"And what are you doing here?" inquired the officer pleasantly.
"We came up to watch one of my chums experiment with a device he
believes he has discovered," replied Hugh. "For the last two nights
we have been puzzled to understand what that terrible roar and flash
meant. At first, we thought a meteor had fallen; but when it came
again last night and we saw the aeroplane swinging around up there
in the sky, I began to believe there was some connection between
them. And now that we've found this hole in the ground, I know
it shows where your bomb struck, Lieutenant."
"Yes, that is what happened," remarked the officer. "I came here
this morning to take notes, so that I could make a full report of
our practice. We have not thought it necessary to make use of our
searchlight so far when dropping a bomb; but now that we know
others besides ourselves are up here, we must be more careful.
Perhaps I would hesitate to say all this to most people whom I
happened to meet by accident, but I know what Boy Scouts are and how
devoted they have always proved to patriotic motives. I'm positively
certain that nothing could tempt one of you lads to betray any
confidence I placed in you.
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