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Rh Morris thinks we'll have a pretty tough campaign of it, too."

"Well, I am ready for fighting," replied Gilbert. "It seems like a year to me since I was brought to this hospital."

"It has certainly been a long time to me," put in Larry, and then he added quickly, "I am to go with you, Ben, am I not?"

"Do you feel equal to the task, Larry? Remember, you don't want to exert yourself too freely."

"Oh, I'm all right, and ready to give the rebels all the hard knocks I can."

"The Russell boys are born fighters," broke in Major Morris, with a laugh. "By the way, Ben, what of that brother of yours, who wrote that he was coming on? "

"He is on board of the transport Central. She is due here in a day or two, I believe."

"I reckon you are anxious to see Walter," said Gilbert. "I would like to see him myself."

"Yes, I am anxious," answered the young captain, and Larry said the same.

But there was no time to do much talking, for the regiment was to move for San Pedro Macati that noon, there to join the other forces to take part in