"
"An excellent idea!" exclaimed the general. "It shall be acted upon.
I will give orders to that effect immediately," and he turned to
leave the tent.
But before he should step outside, Chester jumped out of bed and ran
after him.
"And how about me, sir?" he demanded. "Am I not to be allowed to take
part in the capture?"
"You!" exclaimed the general. "You are in no condition to move about. You
shall stay here in bed."
"Please, general," pleaded Chester. "This is my discovery; it should be
my capture, too."
The general stood wrapped in thought for some moments.
"So it should," he said at length, "and so it shall be, if you feel equal
to the task."
"I am perfectly strong again," said Chester eagerly.
"So be it, then," replied General Givet. "How many of the conspirators
did you say there are?"
"About twenty-five, I should judge."
"Good! I shall place one hundred men at your disposal, and leave entirely
to you the manner in which you make the capture."
Chester was jubilant. So great was his eagerness to be at his work that
he could hardly wait for his men to be selected. But at last everything
was ready and it was time to start.
A short distance from the rendezvous of the conspirators, Chester divided
his men into four groups of twenty-five each, so that they could approach
from all directions at once.
With his men concealed from view, Chester bethought himself of the best
manner to entice the conspirators out into the open.
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