ever and anon by the gleam of a
flashlight. But the camp in which the lad stood was perfectly quiet.

"Now I wonder--" he muttered--gazed silently ahead a moment and then
turned back toward the tent, saying to himself: "Guess I'll wake the
others up."

Chester and Colonel Anderson were aroused without much trouble. Not
so Stubbs.

"What's the matter?" came the little man's query, when Hal prodded him
gently in the ribs with his foot.

"Time to get up," said Hal, briefly.

For a moment Stubbs opened his eyes and peered into the darkness--for Hal
had made no light.

"Get up?" he exclaimed. "What! Anthony Stubbs get up in the middle of the
night? Not much!"

"But we are going, Stubbs," said Hal. "We don't want to leave you here by
yourself."

"Kind of you," said Stubbs sarcastically. "I can remember when you were
not so solicitious of my welfare. Don't worry about me. I'll just sleep
right along."

He turned over and a loud snore a few moments later told that he was
again in the land of dreams.

Again Hal prodded him with his foot.

"Stubbs! I say, Stubbs!" he called.

Directly Stubbs opened his eyes.

"And what's the matter this time?" he demanded aggrievedly.

"Hurry!" Hal exclaimed, thinking to get the little man up by a ruse. "The
Austrians are coming."

"Run, then!" replied Stubbs. "I'll hide here. They won't bother me."

"Now listen here, Stubs," said Chester, "just when do you want to get
up?"

Again Stubbs allowed his eyes to open and he peered into the
darkness sleepily.

"What day is this?" he inquired mildly.

"Tuesday," replied Chester; "but what--"

"Then call me Saturday," said the little man gently, and closed his eyes
in sleep once more.

"Ha! Ha!" laughed Colonel Anderson. "He had you there, Chester."

Chester appeared somewhat flustered.

"Well, he'll have to get up out of there," he said wrathfully.

"Oh, come on and let him be, Chester," said Hal. "I guess nothing will
hurt him. We'll be back by daylight and I'll venture to say we will find
him here, still snoring."

"Well, all right," Chester agreed at length; "but to tell you the truth,
I don't just like that answer he gave me."

The three left the tent and Hal led the way toward where he had so
recently perceived the passing troops.

Infantry, cavalry and artillery were still passing in dense masses,
moving westward.

"I wonder where they are going?" said Chester.

"To the front, I suppose," replied Hal.

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