They relucted a moment. But they thought of their togas of advertisements
in danger. The blank check shook its blandishments before their eyes.

"We take him," they said, and Richard Wade was the new Superintendent
unanimously.

"He shall be at Dunderbunk to take hold to-morrow morning," said Churm,
and went off to notify him.

Upon this, Consternation sailed out of the hearts of Brummage and
associates.

They lunched with good appetites over the green table, and the President
confidently remarked,--

"I don't believe there is going much of a crisis, after all."




CHAPTER II.

BARRACKS FOR THE HERO.


Wade packed his kit, and took the Hudson-River train for Dunderbunk the
same afternoon.

He swallowed his dust, he gasped for his fresh air, he wept over his
cinders, he refused his "lozengers," he was admired by all the pretty