'm carrying
that same camera at this very minute. What's to hinder me snapping off
a few pictures on my own account of what's going on over there? What
do you say to that, Hugh?"

"I should say you'd be foolish not to take the chance," returned the
scout leader.

It was surprising to see how Alec forgot his keen disappointment as
he commenced to focus his instrument upon the easily seen building,
with all those strange costumed figures about the walls.

"The sun is just right for a cracker-jack snap-shot from here," he
remarked, as he proceeded to press the bulb, and then carefully change
the exposure so that he might not inadvertently take two pictures
on the same portion of film; for Alec was exceedingly systematic in
most things he did, which was one secret for his wonderful success
at photography, a profession that allows no haphazard habits.

"There, I reckon they're staging another picture over yonder, boys!"
cried Arthur, as a new bustle was noticed amidst the group of players.
"Two of the men appear to have been knocked out in that attack, for
there's a chap who looks like he might be a doctor attending to them
under that tree. I wonder if they'd care to let me lend a hand at
that part of the game? I'm sure I can be of help."

Arthur was never happier than when plying his favorite vocation of
amateur surgeon. He had really done some fine work along those lines,
and received the approbation of those who were well up in medical
practice.

"Whee, if all that scrapping was half-way real!" burst out the admiring
Billy; "the only thing I wonder at is how any of those fellows manage
to come out of the fight with whole heads or limbs. Some of them were
sent crashing down when that short ladder was hurled back by the
defenders on the walls. It looked pretty real stuff from here."

"It is pretty near the genuine thing." said Hugh. "I've often wondered
whether they faked those wonderful affairs, but after, what I've seen
this day I'm going to believe they're as close to the original as can
be. There, you see how the fat man beside the operator is waving
his arms. He's got a megaphone, too, and as the scene goes along
he bawls through that to tell them to keep on, or change the way
they're doing things."

Alec got ready to take another snap-shot when the battle was well on.
He was as excited as Hugh had ever seen him, and the other took
occasion to warn the photographer to be careful.

"Get a grip on y