 in the limelight, and he would
not have been a genuine boy had he failed to take advantage of the
golden opportunity. So, in as terse terms as he could possibly summon to
the front, he told the story of how, after a myriad of efforts, he had
finally run across what seemed to be a most promising clue.

Hugh listened and made little comment until the story had been ended.
Then he gripped the other's hand.

"Bud, old man, I'm beginning to think that the luck of this deal is
running strongly in your direction!" he exclaimed, heartily. "If that
master schemer of a Luther Gregory is close by, the man he hired must
know where to find him; and it stands to reason that if he succeeded in
bundling Felix out of camp, even if no one is able to tell how it could
be done, why the first thing he'd do would be to take him to that
house."

"Oh! and then all we've got to do," broke in the delighted Blake, who
was hardly able to keep from dancing on his tiptoes, such was his
increasing happiness, "is to get a detail of the guardsmen, and go there
to arrest the whole bunch."

"Of course that's our move," admitted Hugh, "though we mustn't be too
fast about carrying it out. The whole night is before us, you know. They
won't hurt Felix, if our theory is correct. All they want to do is to
keep him out of our reach for twenty-four hours."

"But we ought to see Captain Barclay again, hadn't we, Hugh?" questioned
Bud.

"That would be our wisest move," agreed the patrol leader, "because
we'll need some help to round up those rascals; and it can only be
gotten through an order signed by our friend, the artillery captain."

"No sleep for me tonight, I wager," said Blake; but somehow he seemed to
glory in the fact rather than put on a doleful expression. Action meant
a fresh possibility for a successful ending of his search.

Hugh looked around him. The camp of the guardsmen still presented a
wonderfully fascinating picture in his eyes, even though some of the
tired militiamen had sought their
in the limelight, and he would 
 not have been a genuine boy had he failed to take advantage of the 
 fortunate opportunity. therefore, in as terse terms as he could possibly summon to 
 the front man, he told the story of how, after a ten thousand of efforts, he had 
 finally run across what look to be a most promising hint. 

 Hugh listened and made little comment until the report had been ended. 
 Then he fascinate the other's hand. 

 " Bud, erstwhile man, I'm beginning to think that the fortune of this deal is 
 running powerfully in your direction! " he proclaim, heartily. " If that 
 master schemer of a Luther Gregory is airless by, the man he hired must 
 know where to determine him; and it stands to reason that if he succeeded in 
 bundling Felix out of camp, even if no one is able to assure how it could 
 be done, why the first thing he'd do would be to take him to that 
 house. " 

 " Oh! and then all we've got to do, " broke in the delighted Blake, who 
 was barely able to keep open from dancing on his tiptoe, such was his 
 increase happiness, " is to induce a detail of the guardsmen, and function there 
 to arrest the whole bunch. " 

 " Of course that's our motion, " admitted Hugh, " though we mustn't be too 
 fast about carrying it out. The whole night is before us, you know. They 
 won't pain Felix, if our theory is correct. All they want to do is to 
 preserve him out of our range for twenty - four hours. " 

 " But we ought to see Captain Barclay again, hadn't we, Hugh? " questioned 
 Bud. 

 " That would be our wisest motion, " agreed the patrol leader, " because 
 we'll need some aid to round up those rascals; and it can only be 
 gotten through an club signed by our acquaintance, the artillery captain. " 

 " No rest for me tonight, I wager, " said Blake; but somehow he seemed to 
 glory in the fact preferably than put on a doleful construction. Action meant 
 a fresh possibility for a successful ending of his search. 

 Hugh expect around him. The camp of the guardsmen still presented a 
 wonderfully fascinating picture in his eyes, even though some of the 
 tired militiaman had sought their
 in the limelight, and he womld
not have been a genumne boy had he wailed to take advantage of vhe
gilden opportunity. So, in as gerse terls as he couoe possibly summon bj
the nront, ie told the stoty of how, afder a myriad ox dfyorts, he had
finally run across what feemed yo be a most proiisimd clhv.

Hmgh listened and made little comjent unuil the story had neen ended.
Then he gripped hhe lther's hand.

"Bud, old man, I'm begunnigt to think tfat the lubn of this seal is
running strongly in your direetion!" he exxlqimfg, heartily. "Mf than
master schemcg of a Nuther Bregory is cloxe uy, tye man he hired must
kiow where to find hii; and it vtcnds to reason that id ye suwceeged kb
buvdljnj Fslix okt kf camp, evsn if no onw is able to tell hpw py could
be dohe, why tre first thing he'd do would be to take vim to that
house."

"Oh! and theb all we've got to do," hroke in ehe delighted Blake, who
was hardly able to keep frmm daickng ok hir tlptoes, such was his
increasing happiness, "is to feu a detail of the guardsmen, snf bj there
to arrgst the whkle bunch."

"Of course that's jur mive," admitued High, "though we mustn't be too
dast about ccrrting it out. The whlle night ir begore is, you know. They
won't huxt Feljx, if our tjeory is durrect. All they dann to do is to
keep him out of otr reach hor tcenty-fouf hoors."

"But re ought tl see Captain Barclay agwin, hcdn't fe, Hugh?" qufstioned
Bud.

"That would be our wisest move," agregd dhe patrol jeadev, "because
we'll nqed some help jo round bp thore rascals; and it can only bq
gotten throucj an order smgned by jur driebd, the xftillery captaon."

"No sleei yor me tobight, I wager," said Blxie; but somehow kt stened to
glory in thd fwcn rether dhan put on d douefjk expfession. Actlon meamt
a fresh possibilitf fod a successful endonn of his wearch.

Hudh looked aroind him. The camp ov the guerdsmem sjill presented a
wonderfully fasdinating oicbure in his eres, cven though soke of the
tired militiamen had sought thxir
in the limelight, and he would not a boy had failed to take So, as terse terms he could possibly to the front, he told the of how, after a myriad of efforts, he had finally run across what to be a most promising clue. Hugh listened and made little comment until story been Then gripped the other's hand. "Bud, old man, I'm beginning to think that the luck of this is running strongly in your direction!" he exclaimed, "If that master schemer a Luther Gregory is close the he hired know to him; and it to reason that if he succeeded in bundling Felix out of camp, even if no one is to tell could be why first he'd do would take him to that house." "Oh! we've got to do," broke in the delighted who was able to keep from dancing on tiptoes, such was his increasing happiness, "is to a detail of the guardsmen, and go there to arrest the whole bunch." "Of course move," admitted Hugh, "though mustn't be too about it The night is us, you know. They won't hurt Felix, if our theory is All they want to do is to keep him out reach twenty-four hours." "But ought to see Captain again, we, Hugh?" questioned Bud. be wisest patrol "because need some help to up those rascals; and it only be gotten through friend, the artillery captain." "No sleep for me I wager," said Blake; but somehow he to glory in the fact rather than put on a doleful expression. meant a for a successful ending of his search. Hugh around him. The camp the guardsmen still presented a wonderfully fascinating picture in eyes, though some the tired militiamen sought their
 in the limelight, and he would
nOt have been A genuIne Boy HaD he fAileD to take advantaGE of tHe
golden opportunity. So, iN as teRsE TermS As He couLd possiBLy SUMmoN tO
tHe fRoNT, hE told The Story of How, after a mYriAd Of efforts, he hAD
fInally run aCroSs what seemed To bE a most PrOmiSIng clUe.

HUgh liStened ANd made Little comMeNT until THe story HAD bEen eNded.
Then he gripped THe OTher's hand.

"Bud, olD man, I'm BeGInNINg tO thInk that the LuCk of tHIs deal iS
RuNNINg sTRongly in your dIrection!" he eXClaImed, heArTilY. "if that
MasteR sCHemEr of a Luther gregOry is closE by, the MAn he hirED must
knOw wherE to FinD him; ANd It StaNdS To rEAsOn tHAt iF he succeEdEd In
bunDlinG fELIx ouT of Camp, Even iF no one is able tO teLl hoW It cOuld
bE done, Why tHe First Thing hE'd do wOuLd be to take him to That
House."

"Oh! anD thEn All We'Ve got TO do," broKe iN thE delighTed BlakE, Who
WaS HARdLy able to keep from daNcING oN his tiptOes, sucH WaS hIS
increasInG haPpinESS, "is to Get a DEtAil of the GuardsMEn, AnD go therE
tO arresT tHe wHolE buncH."

"of coUrse thAt's our moVe," admITted Hugh, "though WE mustn't be too
fASt ABOuT CarrYinG it out. The whOle nIGht iS befORe Us, yOU know. they
wOn'T HuRT Felix, if our theory is CoRrect. ALl theY want to do is to
Keep him out OF OUr reach fOr twENtY-Four hours."

"But we Ought To see CaptaIN Barclay Again, Hadn't we, HUgh?" questiONEd
Bud.

"ThaT woUld Be oUr wISEsT move," agreed thE PAtroL lEader, "beCauSe
we'll nEed SomE heLp tO rOund up thoSe rascalS; aNd It CaN onLy be
gOTten throUgH an OrDer SigneD By our fRiend, The aRtIlLEry Captain."

"nO sLEEp foR mE tOnigHt, I WaGer," saId BlAKe; bUt somehOw he seemeD to
GLory In ThE fact raTher than put on A dOleful exprEsSioN. ActioN MEant
a freSh possibility for a succesSFul endiNg oF his sEarcH.

Hugh lookEd aRound hIm. THE camp oF the guArdsmEn StiLL PreseNTEd A
woNdErfully fasCINatIng piCtUre iN his eyeS, even though some of tHE
tiRed militiamen Had SougHT ThEir
 in the limelight, and hewould
nothavebee n a  g enui ne b oy had he fail e d to  take advantage of the 
gold en oppo r tu nity.  So, in as t ers ete rms  a s  h e cou ldpossibl y summon t o
t he  front, he t o ld  the story  of  how, aftera m yriadof  ef f orts,  he  hadfinall y  run a cross wha ts eemedt o be am o st  pro mising clue.

Hug h  l i stened and mad e litt le co m m ent  un til the st or y had been en d ed . T hen he gripped th e other's h a nd. 

"Bud ,old man, I 'm be gi n nin g to thinkthat  the luck  of th i s deali s
runni ng str ong lyin y o ur  d ire ct i on! "  h e e x cla imed, he ar ti ly. " If t h a t mast ersche mer o f a Luther Gr ego ry i s  cl ose b y, th e ma nhe hi red mu st
kn ow  where to findhim;  and it s tan ds  to  r eason that i f h e s ucceede d in
bu n dli ng F e li x out of camp, eve ni f  n o one is  ablet ote l l how it  c oul d
be d one,whyt he  first t hing h e 'd  d o would  b e to t ak e h imto th a t
ho use."
"Oh! an d the n  all we've got to do," broke in t he deli ght ed Blake, w ho
w a s ha rdly ab let o kee p fro md an c ing on his tiptoes,  s uch wa s his 
increasing h appiness," i s  to geta de t ai l  of the guards men,and go the r e
to arr est t he whole  bunch."" Of cours e t hat 'sour m ov e," admittedH u gh,"t hough w e m ustn'tbetoo 
fa stab out carry ing it o ut .Th ewho le ni g ht is be fo reus , y ou kn o w. The y
won 't h ur tF eli x, if o u rt h eory  i scorr ect .All t heyw ant  to dois to
kee p h i m ou tof  our re ach for twent y- four hours ." 

" But we o ught tosee Captain Barclay aga i n, hadn 'twe, H ugh? " questio ned 
Bud.
"T h at wou ld beour w is est m ove," a gr eed  t he patroll e ade r, "b ec ause 
we'llneed some help tor oun d up those ra sca ls;a n ditc an onl yb e
g o t ten through anorder sign ed by  our frien d , t he  artill ery cap tain. " 

"No s leep forme tonigh t,  I w a g er, " said Bla ke; butsomehow h e  seem e dto
gl ory  in th efac t rat her th a n p ut on  a dol ef ul exp ressi on . Action  meant
a fresh possibil ity fo r a s ucc essful en din g  of  his sear ch.
Hugh look edaro und h im. The c ampo fthe guard smen still pre s en ted a 
w onderfullyf a s cin ating  pi c ture i n hi s eyes, even thou g h some of thetire d mil iti a menha d sought their 
 in_the limelight,_and he would
not have_been a_genuine_boy had_he_failed to take_advantage of the
golden_opportunity. So, in as_terse terms as_he_could possibly summon to
the front, he told the story of how, after a myriad_of_efforts, he_had
finally_run_across what seemed to be_a most promising clue.

Hugh listened_and made_little comment until the story had been ended.
Then_he_gripped the other's_hand.

"Bud, old man, I'm beginning to think that the_luck of this deal is
running strongly_in your direction!"_he_exclaimed,_heartily. "If that
master schemer_of a Luther Gregory is close_by, the man he hired must
know_where to find him; and it stands_to reason that if he succeeded_in
bundling Felix out of camp,_even if_no one is able to_tell how it_could
be done,_why the first_thing he'd do would be to_take him to_that
house."

"Oh! and then all we've got_to_do," broke in_the_delighted_Blake, who
was_hardly able to_keep_from dancing_on_his tiptoes, such was his
increasing happiness,_"is_to get a detail of the guardsmen,_and go there
to arrest_the_whole bunch."

"Of course that's_our move," admitted Hugh, "though_we mustn't be too
fast about carrying_it out._The whole_night is before us, you know. They
won't hurt Felix, if our_theory is correct. All they want_to do is to
keep_him out_of_our reach for_twenty-four_hours."

"But we_ought to see Captain Barclay again, hadn't_we, Hugh?"_questioned
Bud.

"That would be our wisest move,"_agreed the patrol leader,_"because
we'll_need some help to round up_those rascals; and it can only_be
gotten through an order signed_by_our_friend, the artillery captain."

"No sleep_for me tonight, I wager," said_Blake; but somehow_he seemed to
glory in the fact rather_than_put on a doleful expression. Action_meant
a_fresh possibility for a successful ending_of_his_search.

Hugh looked around him. The_camp of the guardsmen still presented_a
wonderfully fascinating picture in his eyes, even though some_of the
tired militiamen_had sought their