other chap's happy enough where he is."

Sam was untied again and led forward to the middle of the ring, the
faithful Smith still keeping close to him.

"Is that an old tub?" whispered Sam, still standing stiffly as if his
body had permanently taken the "braced" shape.

"I should say so. All the generals were ducked in it. Kneel down there
and look in. Do you see that round dent in the middle? That's where
General Meriden bumped his head in it. He never did things by halves."

Sam did as he was told, and he felt that he was in a proper attitude
upon his knees at such a shrine. To him it was holy water.

"Now, Jinks," squeaked Clark.

"Yes, sir," answered Sam.

"Stand on your head now in that tub, and be quick about it."

Sam fixed his mind upon General Meriden in the same circumstances, drew
in his breath, and endeavored to stand on his head in a foot of water,
holding on to the rim of the tub with his hands. His legs waved
irresolutely in the air with no apparent unity of motive, and bubbles
gurgled about his neck and shoulders.

"Grab his legs!" shouted Clark.

Two cadets obeyed the order, and Clark took out his watch to time the
ordeal. The instants that passed seemed like an age.

"Isn't time up?" whispered Saunders.

"Shut up, you fool, haven't I got my watch open?" replied Clark. "But,
good heavens!" he added, "take him out--I believe my watch has
stopped." And he shook it and put it to his ear.

Sam was hauled out and laid on the grass, but he was entirely
unconscious. His tormentors were thoroughly scared. Fortunately they
had all gone through a course of "first aid to the injured," and they
immediately took the proper precautions, holding him up by the feet
until the water ran out of his mouth and nose, and then rolling him on
the tub and manipulating his arms. At last some faint indications of
breathing set in, and they concluded to carry him down to his tent.
Using two boards as a stretcher, six of them acted as bearers, and the
procession moved toward the camp. Cleary would have been forgotten, had
he not asked them to untie him, which they did, and he followed behind,
walking most stiffly. As they neared the camp the party separated. Two
of the strongest took Sam, whose mind was wandering, to his tent, and
Clark made Cleary come and spend the night with him, lest anxiety at
Sam's condition might impel him to report the matter to the
authorities. How the