After a slight pause, during which the boy seemed to have relapsed into his former depression, Henry asked:
"Do they have cavalry drill at that school?"
"Yes, the superintendent keeps twenty light horses, and allows some of the cadets to keep private animals. All are used in drill."
"And if we get our ponies back, I suppose we shall have to leave them here. Do you think, sir, there is any chance of our seeing them again?" asked Frank.
"Not unless some one can go to La Paz for them. Captain Bayard is going to see me after supper about a plan of his to retake them."
"I wonder what officer he will send?"
"Perhaps I shall go."
"Father could never stand the expense of sending them to the States, I suppose," said Henry, despondently.
"They could easily be sent to the Missouri River without cost," I observed.
"How, please?"