"I wish you'd tell me," half whined Bill Hooper.
"I will, if I want your help," remarked Dowley dryly.
"Well, so long as the kid is chased out of this regiment, I don't care who does it."
"Fall in!" rang down the line.
"I'm glad I know who put up that job on us," laughed Private Overton, as he stepped to his place in ranks.
"But I wonder how it feels to be Corporal Raynes just now?" hinted Private Terry facetiously.
"I hope he won't get reduced to the ranks as a consequence," observed Hal.
"That would he rather rough. But I don't believe Captain Freeman will do anything like that."
Just before noon the troops were halted, then marched, by companies, into a field. The order to pitch camp was given.