nd what they were looking for--a
sack filled with onions.

"All we want is two good juicy ones," whispered Randy, and these
onions were quickly procured.

After this the two boys wandered down to the edge of the forest, and
there picked up a number of sharp sticks and stones, placing these in
two dirty towels they had procured at the cook's quarters. Then they
retired to a corner of the woods where no one could observe them and
went to work to finish what they had in mind to do.

It was about an hour after this when taps was sounded and all the
cadets were supposed to turn in for the night. Previous to this Andy
and Randy had rejoined their cousins.

"We've got 'em fixed, all right enough," whispered Randy. "Don't you
fellows want to see the fun?"

"Can't do it--not as captain of this company," answered Jack promptly.

"If we got caught we'd have to do a lot of explaining," added Fred.

"Well, that's where it pays to be a private," chuckled the fun-loving
Rover. "Never mind, Randy and I will tell you all about it to-morrow,
and we'll also tell you something else."

The twins, along with Spouter and Gif, occupied a tent together; and,
as luck would have it, this was almost in a direct line with the tent
assigned to Werner and Glutts and two of their cronies. Watching their
chance, the twins stole out of their own quarters and hurried over to
the side of the tent occupied by their enemies.

CHAPTER XX

FIRST DAYS UNDER CANVAS

"Gee, but I'm tired!" Andy and Randy heard Glutts grumble. "I'll bet
I'll be stiff all over to-morrow morning."

"It was too much of a hike over those hills," answered Werner, yawning
and stretching himself. "I'll bet I'm getting a blister on my left
heel."

"Huh! I'll bet your left heel isn't any worse than my right shoulder
from carrying that gun," growled the wholesale butcher's son. "That
old piece of iron weighs about a ton."

"Say, will you fellows shut up and get to bed?" grumbled one of the
other cadets in the tent.

"That's it!" came from the fourth occupant. "Do your visiting in the
morning. With your monkeyshines last night, I'm all tired out now."

Werner and Glutts wished to remonstrate, but did not dare, fearing
that more might be said concerning the escapade of the night before.
They undressed as quickly as possible, blew out the light, and then
each threw himself on his cot.

"Cats and dogs! what in thunder is this?"

"Say! who put these rocks in my be