, from comrades being shaved by fresh barbers,
to others engaged in taking their first lesson in the art of washing
their own clothes under very primitive conditions.

Finally, when Blake had sighed for about the hundredth time, and Bud
himself took to yawning because of the inaction, Hugh announced that he
believed he had seen an officer hurrying in their direction.

"Unless I'm greatly mistaken, it's our friend the captain," he added.

"Sure it is, and no mistake," chuckled Bud; while Blake drew in a long
breath that spelled relief because his "watchful waiting" period was
over.

As the officer approached they took new hope upon seeing the look spread
upon his face. Surely he would not smile so broadly if he were bringing
them bad news.

"It's all right, boys, all right," he told them, immediately.

"Then the general has given permission for us to carry out the scheme,
has he, sir?" asked Hugh, greatly pleased.

"He told me to take charge of it personally, and leave no stone unturned
to ascertain how Private Gregory could be taken out of the camp
undetected; also to bring before him those guilty of the outrage, if
they could be caught. That house, it seems, comes within the boundaries
of the camp, and hence any one living there, or occupying the premises,
is amenable to military discipline and rules."

"Then if by good luck we trap that schemer and good-for-nothing Luther
Gregory," exclaimed Blake, rubbing his hands in joy, "it's going to be
hard for him because he's interfered with the liberty of one of Uncle
Sam's recruits? Well, I guess on the whole he'll get only what he
deserves, and I'll be glad of it."

"Are you going with us, Captain?" asked Bud.

"Yes, and I shall take a detail of men, so as to make doubly sure,"
explained the officer, as though he had mapped out his plan of campaign,
like a wise soldier, as he came along. "The moon will soon be rising,
and we may get some benefit of her light, though that does not matter
much."

He was told about the letter, and seemed to feel a good deal like Hugh
in that it had better
, from comrades being shaved by fresh barbers, 
 to others hire in accept their first lesson in the art of laundry 
 their own clothes under very primitive circumstance. 

 Finally, when Blake had sighed for approximately the hundredth meter, and Bud 
 himself took to gape because of the inaction, Hugh announced that he 
 believed he had see an officer hurrying in their direction. 

 " Unless I'm greatly mistaken, it's our friend the captain, " he add. 

 " Sure it is, and no mistake, " chuckled Bud; while Blake drew in a farseeing 
 breath that spelled relief because his " watchful wait " period was 
 all over. 

 As the officer approached they took new promise upon seeing the look spread 
 upon his face. Surely he would not smile so broadly if he were bringing 
 them bad news. 

 " It's all right, boys, all right, " he told them, immediately. 

 " Then the general has given permission for us to carry out the dodge, 
 has he, sir? " asked Hugh, greatly pleased. 

 " He told me to contract cathexis of it personally, and leave no stone unturned 
 to ascertain how individual Gregory could be taken out of the camp 
 undetected; also to bring before him those guilty of the scandalization, if 
 they could be caught. That house, it seems, comes within the boundaries 
 of the camp, and therefore any one living there, or occupying the premises, 
 is amenable to military discipline and rules. " 

 " Then if by good luck we trap that schemer and good - for - nothing Luther 
 Gregory, " exclaim Blake, rubbing his hands in joy, " it's going to be 
 hard for him because he's interfered with the familiarity of one of Uncle 
 Sam's recruits? Well, I guess on the whole he'll get merely what he 
 deserves, and I'll be glad of it. " 

 " Are you going with us, Captain? " asked Bud. 

 " Yes, and I shall assume a contingent of men, so as to make doubly sure, " 
 explained the officer, as though he had map out his plan of political campaign, 
 like a wise soldier, as he came along. " The lunar month will soon be rising, 
 and we may get some benefit of her lighter, though that does not matter 
 much. " 

 He was distinguish about the letter, and seemed to feel a good deal like Hugh 
 in that it had better
, frlm comrades being shaved by fresh barbets,
ro othxrs engzged in gaking their first lesson in tye aru of washing
their odn clothed under cery primitive rknditiokf.

Finzply, chxn Blake had sinhed for abmut the hundregtf cime, and Bud
himself took to yawning fecause ov the inaction, Hugn annklnged that he
believed he had seen zn offiber hurrying in tneir direction.

"Unless I'm grfatlj mistaken, it's our friend the capeqin," he added.

"Rure it is, and no mistzke," chuckled Bud; while Blake drdw in a long
breqty tjdt spelled celief because his "watchfun waitimg" period was
oyer.

As thw officer approached vhey took new hope ukon seeing tke look spread
upon hiw dace. Vureny hd wojld npt smile so broadly ir he were beinging
them bad newx.

"Ie'w all right, bkys, alj wight," he told them, immediately.

"Then the censral has given permissiin for us to carry ouj the scheie,
has he, sir?" asked Hugh, greatly pleased.

"He told me to tekd ckqrge ud lt personally, and leave no stone unturned
to afdettsin how Privatc Gregory could be twkrg out of the zamp
unbstscted; also to brinh beforg him rhose guijty pf the outrage, if
they could be caught. Tkat house, it seems, coles within che boondarirs
of the camp, and hence any one living there, or uccupying the prdmixev,
is amenable to military dyscipline and rules."

"Tfen of by dood luck ae trap that schemer and good-yor-nodhing Luthfr
Gregory," exclaimed Blake, rubbiij his hands im boy, "it's goiug to ne
hard for him fecause he's injerfered cith tfe liberty of one of Uncle
Sai's recruits? Wapl, I guess oi the whoje hw'll tet onlh what he
deservrs, and I'll be glad if it."

"Are you going wijh us, Captain?" askzb Vud.

"Yes, and I shsll tahe a dqdail of men, vo ar tu make doubly surc,"
exolaimed the officer, as tvougg he had mapped ouy mis plan if campaygn,
like a wisr soldier, as he cale almng. "The koog will soon be rising,
and we mag get somf bcnefit of her ligmt, trough that does not matter
much."

He was told about tie letter, and seemed to feel a good deal lnkt Hugh
in that it hwd better
, from comrades being shaved by fresh others in taking first lesson in own under very primitive Finally, when Blake sighed for about the hundredth time, Bud himself took to yawning because of the inaction, Hugh announced that he he had seen an officer hurrying in their direction. "Unless I'm greatly mistaken, our the he "Sure it is, and no mistake," chuckled Bud; while Blake drew in a long breath that relief because his "watchful waiting" period was over. the officer approached they new hope upon seeing the spread his face. he not so broadly if were bringing them bad news. "It's all right, boys, all right," he told them, immediately. "Then the has given us to out scheme, he, sir?" asked pleased. "He told me to take personally, and leave no stone unturned to ascertain Private Gregory be taken out of the camp also to bring before him those guilty of outrage, if they could be caught. That house, it seems, comes within the boundaries of and hence any one there, or occupying premises, amenable military and rules." if by good luck we trap that schemer and good-for-nothing Luther exclaimed Blake, rubbing his hands in joy, "it's going to for because he's interfered the liberty of one Uncle recruits? Well, I guess whole get deserves, I'll glad of it." "Are going with us, Captain?" asked "Yes, and I shall so as to make doubly sure," explained the as though he had mapped out his of campaign, like a wise soldier, as he came along. "The moon soon be we may get some benefit of her light, that does not matter He was told about the letter, and seemed to a deal like in that it better
, from comrades being shaved by Fresh barbeRs,
to oTheRs eNgAged In taKing their first LEssoN in the art of washing
theiR own cLoTHes uNDeR very PrimitiVE cONDitIoNs.

finAlLY, wHen BlAke Had sighEd for about The HuNdredth time, aND BUd
himself tOok To yawning becAusE of the InActIOn, HugH anNouncEd that HE
belieVed he had sEeN An offiCEr hurryING iN theIr direction.

"Unless i'M gREatly mistaken, iT's our fRiENd THE caPtaIn," he added.

"SUrE it is, ANd no misTAkE," CHUckLEd Bud; while BlaKe drew in a loNG
brEath thAt SpeLLed relIef beCaUSe hIs "watchful wAitiNg" period wAs
over.

aS the offICer apprOached TheY toOk neW HoPe UpoN sEEinG ThE loOK spRead
upon HiS fAce. SuRely HE WOUld nOt sMile So broAdly if he were bRinGing
THem Bad neWs.

"It's All rIgHt, boyS, all riGht," he ToLd them, immediateLy.

"ThEn the geneRal HaS giVeN permISsion fOr uS to Carry ouT the schEMe,
hAs HE, SIr?" Asked Hugh, greatly plEaSED.

"HE told me tO take cHArGe OF it persoNaLly, And lEAVe no sTone UNtUrned
to aScertaIN hOw private grEgory cOuLd bE taKen ouT Of thE camp
uNdetecteD; also TO bring before hiM Those guilty of THe OUTrAGe, if
TheY could be cauGht. THAt hoUse, iT SeEms, COmes wIthin ThE BoUNdaries
of the camp, and HeNce any One liVing there, or ocCupying the PREMises,
is aMenaBLe TO military disciPline And rules."

"ThEN if by gooD luck We trap thAt schemer AND good-for-NotHinG LuTheR
gReGory," exclaimed bLAke, rUbBing his HanDs in joy, "It's GoiNg tO be
HaRd for him bEcause he'S iNtErFeRed With tHE liberty Of One Of uncLe
Sam'S RecruiTs? WelL, I guEsS oN The Whole he'LL gET Only WhAt He
deSerVeS, and I'Ll be GLad Of it."

"Are You going wIth US, CapTaIn?" Asked BuD.

"Yes, and I shall TaKe a detail oF mEn, sO as to mAKE doubly sUre,"
explained the officer, aS Though hE haD mappEd ouT his plan oF caMpaign,
LikE A wise sOldier, As he cAmE alONG. "The mOON wIll SoOn be rising,
AND we May geT sOme bEnefit oF her light, though thaT DoeS not matter
mucH."

He Was tOLD aBouT ThE LetTeR, And SEEmed to feel a good Deal like HuGh
IN tHat it had beTTer
, from comrades being shav ed by fres h bar ber s,to  oth ersengaged in tak i ng t heir first lesson in t he ar to f wa s hi ng
th eir own cl o t hes  u nd erve r yprimi tiv e condi tions.

Fi nal ly , when Blake ha d sighed f orabout the hu ndr edth t im e,a nd Bu d
h imsel f took to yaw ning beca us e  of th e  inacti o n ,Hugh  announced that h e 
b e lieved he hadseen a no ff i c erhur rying in t he ir di r ection. 
" U n l ess I'm greatly m istaken, it ' s o ur fri en d t h e capt ain,"  h e  ad ded.

"Sure  itis, and n o mist a ke," ch u ckled B ud; wh ile  Bl aked re winal ong br eat h  th at spell ed  r elief  bec a u s e  his  "w atch ful w aiting" perio d w as
o v er. 

Asthe o ffic er  appr oached  they  t ook new hope up on s eeing the  lo ok  sp re ad
up o n hisfac e.Surelyhe woul d  no ts m i le  so broadly if hewe r e  b ringingthem b a dne w s.

"It' sall  rig h t , boy s, a l lright,"he tol d  t he m, imme di ately. 
"Th enthe g e nera l hasgiven pe rmiss i on for us to c a rry out the s c he m e ,h as h e,sir?" asked  Hug h , gr eatl y  p lea s ed.
"He t ol d  m e  to take charge ofit  perso nally , and leave n o stone un t u r ned
to a scer t ai n  how Private G regor y could be taken ou t ofthe camp 
undetect e d ; also t o b rin g b efo r e  h im those guil t y  ofth e outra ge,  if
the y c oul d b e c au ght. That  house,it  s ee ms , c omesw ithin th ebou nd ari es
of the ca mp, a nd h en ce any  one li v in g ther e,  o r oc cup yi ng th e pr e mis es,
isamenabletom ilit ar ydiscipl ine and rules ." 

"Then if  b y g ood lu c k  we trap  that schemer and good- f or-noth ing  Luth er
G regory,"exc laimed  Bl a ke, ru bbinghis h an dsi n  joy, " it 'sgo ing to beh a rdfor h im  bec ause he 's interfered with the  liberty of o neof U n c le 
Sa m 's rec ru i ts? W ell, I guess on  the whole  h e 'l l get only wha the
dese rves, a nd I' l l be gl ad of it. "

"Are y ou  goi n g  wi th us, Cap tain?" a sked Bud. 
"Yes ,  a nd Isha ll tak ea d etail  of me n , s o asto mak edoubly  sure ," 
explain ed the officer, as thou gh hehad m app ed out hi s p l anof campai gn,like a wis e s old ier,ash e cam e al o ng . " T he mo on w i ll soon b e  r isi n g ,and we mayg e t  so me be nef i t of h er l ight, though that does not matte r
mu c h ."
He wasto ld about the l ett er , and seem ed  to feel agood dea ll ike H ugh
in  thatit hadb e tt e r
, from_comrades being_shaved by fresh barbers,
to_others engaged_in_taking their_first_lesson in the_art of washing
their_own clothes under very_primitive conditions.

Finally, when_Blake_had sighed for about the hundredth time, and Bud
himself took to yawning because of_the_inaction, Hugh_announced_that_he
believed he had seen an_officer hurrying in their direction.

"Unless_I'm greatly_mistaken, it's our friend the captain," he added.

"Sure_it_is, and no_mistake," chuckled Bud; while Blake drew in a long
breath_that spelled relief because his "watchful_waiting" period was
over.

As_the_officer_approached they took new_hope upon seeing the look spread
upon_his face. Surely he would not_smile so broadly if he were bringing
them_bad news.

"It's all right, boys, all_right," he told them, immediately.

"Then_the general_has given permission for us_to carry out_the scheme,
has_he, sir?" asked_Hugh, greatly pleased.

"He told me to_take charge of_it personally, and leave no stone_unturned
to_ascertain how Private_Gregory_could_be taken_out of the_camp
undetected;_also to_bring_before him those guilty of the_outrage,_if
they could be caught. That house, it_seems, comes within the_boundaries
of_the camp, and hence_any one living there, or_occupying the premises,
is amenable to military_discipline and_rules."

"Then if_by good luck we trap that schemer and good-for-nothing Luther
Gregory," exclaimed_Blake, rubbing his hands in joy,_"it's going to be
hard_for him_because_he's interfered with_the_liberty of_one of Uncle
Sam's recruits? Well, I guess_on the_whole he'll get only what he
deserves,_and I'll be glad_of_it."

"Are you going with us, Captain?"_asked Bud.

"Yes, and I shall take_a detail of men, so_as_to_make doubly sure,"
explained the officer,_as though he had mapped out_his plan of_campaign,
like a wise soldier, as he came_along._"The moon will soon be rising,
and_we_may get some benefit of her_light,_though_that does not matter
much."

He was_told about the letter, and seemed_to feel a good deal like Hugh
in that it_had better