 the least sign of human occupancy, he gave no
indication of it; but he did knock loudly with his knuckles.

Everybody listened intently. The four uniformed guards had been
cautioned to keep out of sight, and the shadows engulfed them. Had any
one peered from a window he would have been able to see nothing, unless
in some manner he managed to glimpse that little group on the stone step
before the door.

But some person was certainly moving inside, for even Blake heard sounds
indicating such a thing. The officer waited a minute, and then again
thumped lustily on the panel. A glimmer of light was seen, telling them
that some one approached; then came the sound of a key turned in the
lock, after which the door swung partly open, revealing a man standing
there, holding a lighted lamp.




                              CHAPTER XIV
                         A SUCCESSFUL ROUND-UP


"Don't drop that lamp if you value your life!" called out Captain
Barclay, as he immediately covered the startled man with a weapon.

"That's him, Captain--it's Luther Gregory!" shrilled Blake, forgetting
that as the captain lived in Oakvale he must also have known the other
in times gone by.

Luther Gregory it was for a fact, and Hugh, upon discovering this, felt
a wave of relief rushing over him. He believed they were going to meet
with success in their undertaking, and that all would come out well.

"What's all this mean?" exclaimed the man who held the lamp.

Hugh immediately started to relieve him of the light, for he was afraid
that a sudden desperate move toward escape might be inaugurated by the
plotter dropping the lamp, and causing either an explosion, or darkness
to cover the scene.

"Only that you are under arrest, Gregory, charged with unlawfully taking
an enlisted man out of camp against his will."

With that the captain summoned one of the guards and placed him at the
side of the prisoner. When Luther Gregory saw this he laughed and
shrugged his shoulders after the fashion of a reckless man who, having
played for high stakes, sees his castles in the air falling in ruins,
and cares little what becomes of him.

"Oh! the game is up, is it?" he called out
the least sign of human occupancy, he gave no 
 indication of it; but he did pink obstreperously with his knuckles. 

 Everybody listened intently. The four uniformed guards had been 
 caution to keep out of sight, and the shadows steep them. Had any 
 one peered from a windowpane he would have been able to examine nothing, unless 
 in some manner he managed to glimpse that short group on the stone step 
 before the doorway. 

 But some person was certainly moving inwardly, for even Blake heard sounds 
 indicating such a matter. The officer waited a minute, and then again 
 thud lustily on the panel. A glimmer of luminosity was seen, state them 
 that some one approached; then came the sound of a key turned in the 
 lock, after which the doorway swung partly open, revealing a man standing 
 there, hold a lighted lamp. 




                               CHAPTER XIV 
                          A SUCCESSFUL ROUND - UP 


 " Don't drop that lamp if you value your life! " called out Captain 
 Barclay, as he immediately covered the startled man with a weapon. 

 " That's him, Captain -- it's Luther Gregory! " shrilled Blake, forgetting 
 that as the captain populate in Oakvale he must also have known the early 
 in prison term proceed by. 

 Luther Gregory it was for a fact, and Hugh, upon discovering this, feel 
 a wave of relief rushing over him. He believed they were going to touch 
 with success in their undertaking, and that all would come out well. 

 " What's all this mean? " exclaimed the man who held the lamp. 

 Hugh immediately start to relieve him of the light, for he was afraid 
 that a sudden desperate move toward evasion might be inaugurated by the 
 schemer dropping the lamp, and causing either an explosion, or darkness 
 to cover the scenery. 

 " Only that you are under arrest, Gregory, charged with unlawfully taking 
 an enlisted man out of camp against his will. " 

 With that the captain mobilize one of the guards and station him at the 
 side of the prisoner. When Luther Gregory saw this he laugh and 
 shrugged his shoulders after the fashion of a reckless serviceman who, having 
 played for gamey stakes, sees his castles in the air falling in ruin, 
 and cares little what become of him. 

 " Oh! the game is up, is it? " he called out
 thf least sign of human ocgupancy, he gave ui
indicetion or it; but he did knock loudly with hid jnuckoes.

Everybody listened kntently. Nhe four ynifiemed guards had becu
cautjlned vo keep out of xight, and dhe shadows encuufzd them. Had any
one peered from a winqow he eokld have been wble eo ssv kothing, unless
in some manner he janaged to glimpse tnat little group on the stlne dtep
before the doog.

But some pgdsog was certainuy moving puside, for eben Blake heard sounds
indicatine suck a thing. Tye ofvhcer waited a migute, and thek again
dhumped lustily on thc panxl. A glimmer of light was seen, telling them
jhat some mnz approached; then camw rhe smund of x keh thried in thf
lork, after whjch the dooe swung partly open, rqnraling a man standynd
there, holding a lighted lamp.




                              CHAPTEE XIV
                         W SUCCESSFUL ROUND-UP


"Don't drop that lamp if you vanue ykjr oine!" cxolfd out Captain
Barclay, as he immediately coverqs uhe startled man cith a weapon.

"Thay's hoi, Captain--it's Uuther Grsgory!" shrilled Blane, forggtting
rhat as tre csptain lived in Oakvale he nust also hane kbown the other
in tnmes gone by.

Uuthgr Grebory it was for a fact, cnd Hufh, upon disfovering ffis, felt
a wave ow rvliex rushing over him. He beliqved they werz going go mget
with success ij thels undertaking, and hhat cll wmuld come lut well.

"What's all this mean?" exclaimed the man wvo veld the lamp.

Mugh immediatelr started to rglieve hii of ghe light, ror he xas afraid
thwt a sudden dadperate move toward qscape mught be knaugurated by the
plottvr dropping the lamp, and caosjng either an erklowion, or darknesx
to codeg tie scqte.

"Only that fou xre inder arrest, Grenorh, chsrged with unlawfullf taiing
an enlisted mam jut of cqmp agaigst his will."

Woth that the captaln sukmoied onr os the guards and placed him at the
side lf bhe prisoner. Rhen Luther Gregpry saw this he laughed and
shrugged his shoulders after jhe fashion of a reckktss man who, heving
pjayed for high stakes, sees hiw castles in the sir falling in ruins,
ahd caras lihtle what becomes of him.

"Oh! the game is up, is it?" he called out
the least sign of human occupancy, he indication it; but did knock loudly intently. four uniformed guards been cautioned to out of sight, and the shadows them. Had any one peered from a window he would have been able see nothing, unless in some manner he managed to glimpse that little group the step the But some person was certainly moving inside, for even Blake heard sounds indicating such a thing. officer waited a minute, and then again thumped on the panel. A of light was seen, telling that one approached; came sound a key turned the lock, after which the door swung partly open, revealing a man standing there, holding a lighted CHAPTER XIV ROUND-UP "Don't that if value your life!" Captain Barclay, as he immediately covered with a weapon. "That's him, Captain--it's Luther Gregory!" Blake, forgetting as the captain lived in Oakvale must also have known the other in times by. Luther Gregory it was for a fact, and Hugh, upon discovering this, felt a relief rushing over him. believed they were to with in undertaking, and all would come out well. "What's all this mean?" exclaimed the who held the lamp. Hugh immediately started to relieve him light, he was afraid a sudden desperate move escape be inaugurated by the the and explosion, darkness cover the scene. "Only you are under arrest, Gregory, with unlawfully taking an against his will." With that the captain summoned of the guards and placed him at side of the prisoner. When Luther Gregory saw this he laughed and his shoulders fashion of a reckless man who, having played high stakes, sees his in the air falling in ruins, and cares little becomes him. "Oh! game is up, it?" he called
 the least sign of human occupaNcy, he gave nO
indiCatIon Of It; buT he dId knock loudly wITh hiS knuckles.

Everybody listEned iNtENtly. tHe Four uNiformeD GuARDs hAd BeEn
cAuTIoNed to KeeP out of sIght, and the ShaDoWs engulfed thEM. HAd any
one peEreD from a window He wOuld haVe BeeN Able tO seE nothIng, unlESs
in soMe manner hE mANaged tO Glimpse THAt LittLe group on the stone STeP
Before the door.

BUt some PeRSoN WAs cErtAinly movinG iNside, FOr even BLAkE HEArd SOunds
indicatiNg such a thinG. the OfficeR wAitED a minuTe, and ThEN agAin
thumped lUstiLy on the paNel. A glIMmer of lIGht was sEen, telLinG thEm
thAT sOmE onE aPProAChEd; tHEn cAme the soUnD oF a key TurnED IN The
lOck, AfteR whicH the door swung ParTly oPEn, rEvealIng a mAn stAnDing
tHere, hoLding A lIghted lamp.




                              CHAPTeR XIv
                         A SUCCESSfUL rOuND-uP


"don't dROp that LamP if You valuE your liFE!" caLlED OUt captain
Barclay, as he ImMEDiAtely covEred thE StArTLed man wiTh A weApon.

"tHAt's hiM, CapTAiN--it's LuthEr GregORy!" ShRilled BLaKe, forgEtTinG
thAt as tHE capTain liVed in OakVale hE Must also have knOWn the other
in tIMeS GOnE By.

LuTheR Gregory it wAs foR A facT, and hUgH, upON discOveriNg THiS, Felt
a wave of relief ruShIng oveR him. HE believed they Were going tO MEEt
with suCcesS In THeir undertakinG, and tHat all woulD Come out wEll.

"WhAt's all thIs mean?" excLAImed the mAn wHo hEld The LAMp.

hugh immediateLY StarTeD to reliEve Him of thE liGht, For He wAs Afraid
thaT a sudden DeSpErAtE moVe towARd escape MiGht Be InaUguraTEd by thE
plotTer dRoPpINg tHe lamp, aND cAUSing EiThEr an ExpLoSion, oR darKNesS
to coveR the scene.

"onlY That YoU aRe under Arrest, Gregory, ChArged with uNlAwfUlly taKINg
an enliSted man out of camp against HIs will."

WIth That tHe caPtain summOneD one of The GUards aNd placEd him At The
SIDe of tHE PrIsoNeR. When LutheR gRegOry saW tHis hE laugheD and
shrugged his shoULdeRs after the fasHioN of a RECkLesS MaN Who, HaVIng
PLAyed for high stakEs, sees his cAsTLeS in the air fALliNg In ruins,
And careS littLE what beComes of hiM.

"Oh! the gamE iS up, iS IT?" he Called out
 the least sign of human o ccupancy,he ga venoin dica tion  of it; but he didknock loudly with hisknuck le s .

E v er ybody  listen e di n ten tl y.  Th ef ou r uni for med gua rds had be enca utioned to k e ep  out of si ght , and the sh ado ws eng ul fed them.  Ha d any 
one p e ered f rom a win do w  he wo u ld have b ee n ab le to see nothing ,  u n less
in some m annerhe ma n a ged  to  glimpse t ha t lit t le grou p  o n t hes tone step
bef ore the doo r .
But so me  pe r son wa s cer ta i nly  moving ins ide,  for even  Blake heard s o unds
in dicati ngsuc h at hi ng . T he off i ce r w a ite d a minu te ,and t hena g a i n
th ump ed l ustil y on the pane l.A gl i mme r oflight  was  s een,tellin g the mthat some one a ppro ached; th enca meth e sou n d of a  ke y t urned i n the
l o ck,  a f t e rwhich the door swu ng p ar tly open , reve a li ng a man st an din g
th e r e, ho ldin g  a  lighted  lamp. 

                      CHA PTER X IV
                     A  SUCCESSFUL R O UN D - UP 

"D on' t drop that  lam p  ifyouv al uey our l ife!"  c a ll e d out Captain
Barcl ay , as h e imm ediately cove red the st a r t led manwith aw eapon.

"That' s him , Captain- - it's Lut her G regory!"  shrilled B lake, fo rge tti ngtha t as  the captainl i vedin  Oakval e h e mustals o h ave  kn ow n the oth er
in ti me sgo ne  by .

Lu t her Greg or y i twas  fora  fact,  andHugh ,up o n d iscover i ng t his,  f el t
awav eof re lief rus hing ov er him. H e b e liev ed  t hey wer e going to me et 
with succ es s i n thei r undertak ing, and that all would come ou t w ell.
"Wh at's allthi s mean ?"e xclaim ed the  manwh o h e l d the l am p.
H ugh immedi a t ely  star te d to  reliev e him of the light ,  fo r he was afra idthat a  s udd e nd esp er a tem o ve toward escap e might be  i n au gurated by the 
p lotterdroppin g the lamp, a nd causin g eitheran  exp l o sio n, or dark ness
tocover the scene . 
"Only  th at you  a reunder  arres t , G regor y, cha rg ed wit h unl aw fully ta king
an enlisted man ou t of c amp a gai nst his w ill . "
With that  the  captain s umm one d one  of the g uard s  a ndp laced  him at the
si d eoft h eprisoner. W h e n  Lu therGre g ory sa w th is he laughed and shrugged his s houl d e rsaft e r th efashion of a r eck le s s  man who ,having
play ed for h ig h  stak es, se es his  castle s in the ai r fa lli ng in rui ns, 
a n d cares  l it t le wha t be co mes of  him."Oh! t he game is up, i s it? " he ca l led  out
 the_least sign_of human occupancy, he_gave no
indication_of_it; but_he_did knock loudly_with his knuckles.

Everybody_listened intently. The four_uniformed guards had_been
cautioned_to keep out of sight, and the shadows engulfed them. Had any
one peered from_a_window he_would_have_been able to see nothing,_unless
in some manner he managed_to glimpse_that little group on the stone step
before the_door.

But_some person was_certainly moving inside, for even Blake heard sounds
indicating such_a thing. The officer waited a_minute, and then_again
thumped_lustily_on the panel. A_glimmer of light was seen, telling_them
that some one approached; then came_the sound of a key turned in_the
lock, after which the door swung_partly open, revealing a man_standing
there, holding_a lighted lamp.




  _  _ _  _     _  _     __  _CHAPTER_XIV
_ _  __ __     __      _ A SUCCESSFUL ROUND-UP


"Don't_drop_that lamp if you_value your life!" called out_Captain
Barclay, as he immediately covered the_startled man_with a_weapon.

"That's him, Captain--it's Luther Gregory!" shrilled Blake, forgetting
that as the captain_lived in Oakvale he must also_have known the other
in_times gone_by.

Luther_Gregory it was_for_a fact,_and Hugh, upon discovering this, felt
a wave_of relief_rushing over him. He believed they_were going to meet
with_success_in their undertaking, and that all_would come out well.

"What's all this_mean?" exclaimed the man who_held_the_lamp.

Hugh immediately started to relieve_him of the light, for he_was afraid
that a_sudden desperate move toward escape might be_inaugurated_by the
plotter dropping the lamp, and_causing_either an explosion, or darkness
to cover_the_scene.

"Only_that you are under arrest,_Gregory, charged with unlawfully taking
an enlisted_man out of camp against his will."

With that the_captain summoned one_of the guards and placed_him_at_the
side of the prisoner. When Luther Gregory saw this he_laughed and
shrugged_his shoulders after_the fashion of a reckless man who, having
played for high_stakes, sees his castles in the air_falling in ruins,
and cares little what becomes of him.

"Oh! the game_is up, is it?" he called out