Instead he put his finger on the trigger of the automatic and waited.
The wireless flashed and crackled for five minutes, then five minutes of silence and the figure of Weber reappeared at the base of the tower.

He lingered there for a little space looking warily about him, before he began the descent of the mountain, and John quietly withdrew further into the pines.

Weber presently crossed the open space, entering the forest, and John, noiseless, retreated before him.
Thus they proceeded down the mountain until the wireless tower was left several hundred yards behind and they were buried deep in the pine forest.

Then John stepped suddenly into the road not twenty yards before the Alsatian and leveling his automatic said sharply: "Hands up, Weber!" Weber started violently and slowly raised his hands.

But he said with composure: "Why this sudden violence, Mr.Scott ?" "Because you have been upon the wireless tower signaling to our enemies.