"You're to follow me to the Captain," he said. "Here," to a marine who stood by, "take charge of these horses and see that the lame one is cared for."
"I wonder if they will take our horses away from us?" muttered Adrian as they followed the sergeant.
"Give it up. I wonder what he wants of us?"
It did not take them long to find out.
"Are you the boys that brought the messages from Lieutenant Blunt?" asked Captain Rush.
"Yes, sir."
"Will you undertake another mission?"
"With pleasure," replied Adrian.
"Same here, sir," from Billie, "but my horse has been wounded."