Desmond returned his salute, and then went down with the Spanish colonel, the other officials following.
He saw that there was an expression of malicious pleasure in the colonel's face, and guessed that he was, by no means, sorry at the investigation that was to take place.
"I think, sir," Desmond said, "that it will not be necessary for us to have all these officials going round with us.

It will be impossible, in one day, to do more than examine one department.

As ammunition is the most important of all stores, I would suggest that we take only those in charge of the war material." "Very good;" and, turning to those behind, he said: "For today, all those save the officers in charge of the magazines can be relieved from this duty.

Their turn will come tomorrow, or next day." With the exception of five or six, all moved away.
"We have three magazines in the town," the colonel went on, "so as to lessen the chance of our resources being destroyed by a single blow.

There is the Central magazine, another that is known as the San Juan magazine, and the Western magazine." "We may as well visit the Central one first, as, no doubt, that is the most important one." As they went on, a party of twenty soldiers, who had been drawn up there, fell in behind, while Mike and two troopers of his escort also, at his orders, accompanied them.