"It's all fixed, boys," replied the captain, smiling at their eagerness.
"You mean that the general has consented to the plan?" asked Hal.
"Yes."
"Hurrah!" shouted Chester.
"Hurrah!" cried Hal.
"Yes," continued the captain, "you are ordered to hold yourselves subject to the command of your superior officer," and he concluded smilingly, "which is me."
"And we couldn't have a better!" exclaimed both lads in a single voice.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHESTER SAVES THE DAY.
The day was at its noon!