Too late! The noise had been heard below and the imperative command was given to "come down." Slowly the trap-door was opened and the ladder descended.

Then a scuffle ensued to see who would go down last.

The consequence was that two or three of the Geese went down at the same time.

Slowly and sorrowfully the prisoners marched to the college where to add to their misery they beheld the faces of the smiling and triumphant "Wild Hens." These had regained "bounds" without being discovered and their loud cackling grated discordantly on the nerves of the late banqueters.

That evening, singly and in pairs were the "Wild Geese" called over and interviewed by the president.