This, as it turned out, was a very rash promise for Jimmieboy to make, for after he and the tin soldiers had got the birthday cake and were ready to enter Pictureland once more, they found that not one of them could do it, the frame was so high up and the picture itself so hard and impenetrable. Jimmieboy felt so badly to be unable to return to his friends, that, following the major's hint about sleep bringing forgetfulness of trouble, he threw himself down on the nursery couch, and closing his brimming eyes dozed off into a dreamless sleep. It was quite dark when he opened them again and found himself still on the couch with a piece of his papa's birthday cake in his hand, his sorrows all gone and contentment in their place. His papa was sitting at his side, and his mamma was standing over by the window smiling. "You've had a good long nap, Jimmieboy," said she, "and I rather think, from several things I've heard you say in your sleep, you've been dreaming about your tin soldiers." "I don't believe it was a dream, mamma," he said, "it was all too real." And then he told his papa all that had happened. "Well, it is very singular," said his papa, when Jimmieboy had finished, "and if you want to believe it all happened you may; but you say all the soldiers came back with you except Major Blueface?" "Yes, every one," said Jimmieboy. "Then we can tell whether it was true or not by looking in the tin soldier's box. If the major isn't there he may be up in Fortyforefoot castle as you say." Jimmieboy climbed eagerly down from the couch and rushing to the toy closet got out the box of soldiers and searched it from top to bottom. The major was not to be seen anywhere, nor to this day has Jimmieboy ever again set eyes upon him. THE END. Transcriber's Note: The use of capitalisation for major and general has been retained as appears in the original publication. Punctuation has been standardised. Changes have been made as follows: Page 60 ejaculated the Paralleopipedon _changed to_ ejaculated the Parallelopipedon? Page 74 should have been resusticated _changed to_ should have been resusitated Page 85 he would pay him fifty cent _changed to_ he would pay him fifty cents Page 131 For intance, a cousin of mine _changed to_ For instance, a cousin of mine Page 159 to do but accept your propostion _changed to_ to do but accept your proposition End of Project Gutenberg's In Camp With A Tin Soldier, by John Kendrick Bangs