he left the governors," said
Ingleborough.

"Then he must have forgotten it," replied West, "for he has been with
them quite an hour. I say, I didn't know that you were such a friend of
the superintendent."

"Well, I'm not in the habit of talking much," said Ingleborough,
smiling. "But I do like him; he's such a straightforward, manly fellow,
and I take so much interest in the way he runs down criminals. I often
wish I had joined the detectives who have this diamond-smuggling in
hand."

"Pst! here he is!" said West quickly, for there were steps outside, and
directly after a sharp rap at the door.

"May I come in, Ingleborough?"

"Yes. _Entrez_! West said you'd gone."

"Did he? You knew I was not?"

Ingleborough nodded.

"What have they decided?" he asked.

"To let the matter drift for the present: only I'm to keep an eye on the
scoundrel. They say that we shall all have our hands full enough
directly in strengthening the town, and they're right. I'm afraid we're
going to have a warm time."

"Think they'll attack us?" asked West.

"Safe to. Now's the time for you volunteers to show what you're made
of, for I believe that the enemy will make straight for Kimberley. Our
getting the diamond-fields has always been a sore point with them, and
we shall have our work cut out to save them."

"Yes," said Ingleborough thoughtfully, "and if I'm not mistaken, you'll
have more cause to watch Anson than for smuggling. He has his knife
into the company."

"Exactly," said Norton; "and if he can make friends with and help the
enemy, he will."

"You mean he'll be a dangerous spy in the camp?" said West excitedly.

"That's it, Mr West; but if he plays that game and is caught his
punishment will not be a couple of years on the breakwater."

"No," said Ingleborough: "the military will deal with him then."

"How?" asked West, whose veins began to tingle and a cold shuddering
sensation to run down his spine.

"A couple of lines of infantry, a volley of musketry, and--"

"Finis," said the superintendent. "Good day. I don't wish him any
harm; but I feel pretty sure he'll run straight into some trap. That
sort of fellow always does."

The next minute the door had closed upon the superintendent, and the two
young men sat thoughtfully looking in each other's eyes.

"Only a few hours ago, and we three were calmly working together," said
West sadly; "and I looked upon Anson as an unsatisfactory fellow whom I