The others, with the exception of a solitary sentinel, sought their blankets, and the boys were left to themselves.
"Now," said Johnny, in a whisper, addressing himself to Frank, "tell us what you wrote in that postscript.

You surely did not ask your uncle to send any money for you and Archie ?" "Of course not!" replied Frank.

"I, for one, am not worth twenty thousand dollars; and I would rather stay here until I am gray-headed, and live on nothing but dried meat all the while, than ask Uncle James to give twenty cents for me." "That's the talk," said Johnny, approvingly, while Archie raised himself on his elbow, and patted his cousin on the back.

Frank then repeated what he had written in the postscript, as nearly as he could recollect it, and it was heartily indorsed by all the boys, even including Arthur Vane, who said: "I am glad to see that you are recovering your courage, Frank.

If you had all showed a little pluck, when Pierre attacked us this morning, we should not have been in this predicament." "We'll not argue that point now," said Archie.