ooking more
scared than ever.

"We do," said the steward grimly. "But we medical men call it quinine."

First "Long" looked bewildered. Then as the grinning soldiers gave vent
to howls of glee a great light began to dawn on the mind of Private
Green.

"Kelly, you scoundrel!" he yelled, leaping forward. "I'll take it all
back--out of you. On your feet, man!"

But Kelly, convulsed with laughter, sat back in his chair until the
irate Green slapped his face. At that the Irishman's resentment leaped
to the surface and Kelly followed his recent victim to the ground beyond
the porch.

Kelly, however, was weak with inward laughter. Green, therefore,
administered some rather severe punishment, and, in the end, sent Kelly
to the ground. "Long" couldn't possibly have done this under any other
circumstances.

Private Kelly sat there for two or three minutes. Then he got up slowly,
his face grave as he stepped to "Long," holding out his hand.

"'Long,' I know now what ailed me," confessed Private Kelly. "'Twas me
liver. Your tr-reatment has fixed it up fine. I'll call on ye for
another treatment when me liver needs it. By me present feelings I'm
thinking 'twill be about to-morrow morning, after guard-mount."

CHAPTER XVIII

SENTRY MIGGS MAKES A GRUESOME FIND

It is not necessary for even the most ardent admirer of Private William
Green to feel sorry for the fate of that soldier the next morning after
guard-mount at the capable hands of Private Kelly.

Kelly had something else to think about, and so had every other man in
the little garrison.

Just before daylight the sentry on number three post had made a horrible
discovery. Now that the old guard was relieved, and the new guard was
on, the sentry who had made the discovery was able to tell what he knew
of it, with such other particulars as had been learned since.

Private Miggs was the sentry in question. Before daylight Miggs had
patrolled down to the further end of his post. On his return along post
he had discovered something on the ground ahead of him.

When Miggs learned the nature of his discovery he was almost overcome.
Being a soldier, he did not faint, but for a few moments he did feel a
sensation of nausea.

Then, raising his voice, the sentry called the corporal of the guard to
post number three. The corporal and the two members of the guard felt a
similar nausea when they arrived on the scene, and it ended in sending
for the officer of the da