At last B's spread was ready.
"My man," said Captain Cortland to his dog-robber, "cut off some nice pieces of bear meat and take them over to the officers of C Company with my compliments."
But the dog-robber soon returned, bearing the platter on which the meat still lay.
"Captain Freeman's compliments, sir, but he says that the officers of C Company will endure a deserved disappointment along with their men."
Ere B Company's feast ended a commotion started that appeared to come from behind C Company's street.
Hal, dropping his ration plate to the ground, leaped up.
"Look, Noll!" he called laughingly. "Corporal Raynes is certainly 'getting his.' Wow! Look at the fracas!"
As a matter of fact, Raynes, at this moment, was being made the recipient of most unwelcome attentions.
He was being tossed in a blanket.