Head of Kay's

s to last out its full time nowadays. As a rule the third daysees the end of it, and the public rushes whooping after some otherhare that has been started for its benefit. The guard-tent row, as faras

authors of theraid, and even Private Jones had ceased to talk

circulation. Kennedy's interest indetective work waned after his interview with Walton. He was quite surethat Walton had been one of the band, but it was not his business tofind out; even had he found out, he would have done nothing. It wasmore for his own private satisfaction than for the furtherance ofjustice tha

m popular until they have be

arkably low after their successful foray. They imagined thatKennedy was spying on their every movement. In which they were quitewrong

never chance or his duties brought him into the neighbourhood ofthat worth

. At seven in the evening the guard falls in, and patrols thefringe of the camp in relays till seven in the morning. A guardconsists of a sergeant, a corporal, and ten men. They are on duty fortwo hours at a time, with intervals of four hours between each spell,in which interv

ivates, and his first spell of

of Conan Doyle's about a mummy that came to life and chased people onlonely roads--but enough! However courageous one may be, it isdifficult not to speculate on the possible horrors which may springout on one from the darkness. That feeling that there is somebody--o

e eagerness to the time when he should berelieved. It would be a relief in two senses

een onduty for an hour this wood began to suggest a variety ofposs

en again in thesame week, and, even if it did, Kennedy flattered himself that hewould have more to say in the matter than

ysterious sounds since his patrolbegan at eleven o'clock that at first he was inclined to attributethis to imagination. But a crackle of dead branches and the sound

ourto catch a glimpse of his man. But the night was too black for the

ndly, that he was a camp man returning to his tentafter an illegal prowl about the town

had crawled out of the ditch now. As luck wouldhave it he had chosen a spot immediately oppo

es there?

regulation manner. He knew how he would feelhimself if he were out of camp at half-past

to whom it was addressed. The unknown started so violently that henearl

ight him againstthe dark wood, dashed in with a rapidity which showed that he knewsomething of the art of boxing. Kennedy dropped his rifle and flung uphis arm. He was altogether too late. A s

he did realise thesituation, he leapt to his feet, feeling sick and shaky, and staggeredabout in all directions in a manner which suggested that he fanciedhis assailant would be waiting politely until he had recovered. As wasonly natural, that wily pe

rifle, and resumed his patrol. Andat o

lowing day c

the pleasures of a first night after theholidays to look forward to, when you dashed from one friend's studyto another's, comparing notes, and explaining--five or six of you at atime--what a good time you had had in the holidays. This was always apleasant ceremony at Blackburn's, where all the prefects were intimatefriends, and all good sorts, without that libera

inutes hewould be at the junction, and in another half-hour ba

the late train that hehad come down by. Most of

ys his first act on coming back to school. Heliked to start the term with all his books in

d like lumber-rooms till ne

in. Kennedy had been surprised that he had notmet him downstairs, but the matron had answered h

ilver, after the conclusion of t

was thinking of going up after I had got this place

ne yet," he said. "You'

oks in their proper pla

tfor effect?""Not bad. Got all your photographs in their places?""Yes.""Then," said Jimmy Silver, calmly, "you'd better s

le yarn from Blackburn,"

ofkeeping order, by way of a change, has gone to the Old Man andbor