Harry, although he had originally felt no desire to seize Shepard, was carried along by the impetus.

It was the first man-hunt in which he had ever shared, and soon he caught the thrill from the others.

The colonel, no doubt, was right.

Shepard was a spy and should be taken.

He ran as fast as any of them.
Shepard, if Shepard it was, heard the swift footsteps behind him, glanced back and then ran.
"After him!" cried Major St.Hilaire, his volatile blood leaping high.
"His flight shows that he's a spy!" But the fugitive was a man of strength and resource.