en he heard the news from Captain Putnam. "What a ras

e a good deal worse tha

m. "But I admit,

ut in Tom. "Oh, but wouldn't I punch his head g

of the law to look for Flapp, but for the time b

f the cadets held a special jollification on the parade ground in front of the Hal

w Peleg Snuggers, the general-utility man

goes Peleg!"

ell, boys," came from Tom Rover

ed the man-of-all-work, who had

cry, and in a moment more P

r shoulders," went on Tom. "Pe

eneral-utility man. "Now, Tom

our rheumatism, Peleg. You've

I hav

for the lum

crickey! Let me down, bo

six of the boys hoisted poor Snuggers up into the air

article which was worn to a stump. "Present arms! Forward

gers. "Oh, creation! How can I carry that broom and hold on,

me soothing syrup, he's got the fit

cried Tom, struc

f the academy, where the matron was superinte

ick!" he gasped, as he c

is it,

's got a fit! He wants some s

rs. Green. "A fit! Poor man!

for two doctors, or else come

a chest. "I know what it is," she added. "It's indigestion. He ate four ears

want Mrs. Green to he

n with some medicine

ys had marched poor Pe

Don't let him fall into the

im," cried a cadet. "Take o

ind," cried Peleg Snuggers, in new

and in a twinkling off came hi

rmed!" groaned the utility man. "Yo

on the grass and sat on him. Then one, who had run

id. "Peleg, don't you want your

somebody, help!" ye

pasm," whispered Dick, who was

it till I brand a P on one foot and an S on the other!" An

which would have done credit to a South Sea savage. He squirmed an

d Tom. "He certain

is. It will do you good." And she held out the bottle o

" shouted Sam. "Come, Peleg, don't

sked the astonished man-of-al

, or fits, or whateve

n't got no cramps or f

ee

so! You certainly have

ke the m

the angry man-of-all-work, and

rieked the matron. "And

s. Green! They be a-torme

matron stopped

they started to brand me with a red-hot poker. I a

t the thoroughly angry matr

day after to-morrow!" murmured T

reen, looking at the crowd of cadets. "It's your last night

ver do anything wrong,"

find myself alive after you are all gone." And with this reply the mat

eg," said George Granbury

my socks

Larry's term as major was now over he wa

nd his shoes and start

foot violently. "What's in that sock! A grassh

er play any jokes," answere

f you think-Great snakes, what's this? Oh, my foot! A hop-toad! Beastly!" And Peleg flung the t

ch actions!" stormed the aristocr

to the frog-raising busine

s, and watching his chance, he ran off at top speed,