“Oh, not so much but that I can stand it,” was the grim answer.
Some little commotion was caused by this accident, and a number of the men laughed, Hank seeming to find much pleasure in the occurrence. An officer came along.
“What’s going on here?” he asked sternly.
“My hammock gave way with me, sir,” reported Ned, saluting.
“Did some one pull it down?”
“I don’t think so, sir.”
Frank, who had been bending over the end of the hammock, gave a startled cry.
“The ropes have been cut!” he exclaimed.
CHAPTER XIII—TARGET PRACTICE
For a moment silence followed Frank’s startling announcement. Then the officer asked: