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18 all you've told me that he expected this to be he crowning feat of all his inventions. And then, besides, his loss may make Germany the commanding nation of the whole world. Yes it's a great misfortune. I wish we could do something to recover that stolen paper."

"Oh, I'd give years of my life if I only I could, Jack! But it's no use to dream of such a thing. Still, I suppose I will do that very thing—dream of it—and often wake up the belief that I've cornered this Adolph Tuessig and forced him to hand over father's latest and biggest achievement."

"I can easily understand just how you feel. It may be the things will work on my mind too, so that I'll also dream I'm handing that paper back to your dad, proudly telling him how we hunted the German spy down and forced him to disgorge. But you said this misfortune at home wouldn't cause you to change your plans any, didn't you?"

"I shall be more eager than ever to get a whack at the Kaiser, because it was one of his miserable spies who robbed my father of his secret. Our folks have already given their consent, and if only we can get passage aboard a steamer there's nothing to keep us from going across to France, who is eager to accept all the aviators she can get on the battlelines."