f learning something. He felt that he had lost too much time from school alr

by no means a poor scholar, and if he did not stand at the head of his class he was not far

captain told himself, and he wrote Anderson Rover a lon

efallen them. Over and over again did they have to tell of their doings while on the Pacific, and as Crusoes, and some of the cadets never tir

o go into business or to college, which he had not yet fully decided. To tell the tr

to be with me," he said one day to Tom and

wanted us to go together you'd have to

ing while I waited, or Sam and you might hu

Flapp, and the tall youth did not attempt to bother him. It was soon learned that Flapp was more

cadets elect a new set of officers for the term, and these office

count I have made a change. Next Wednesday and Thursday I shall hold a general examination in military matters only, and the twenty pupils standing highest shall be the ones eligible for the positions of major, captain, and first and second lieutenants. On these twenty names you shall vote as heretofore. As we now have three companies here w

the cadets set up a cheer. The outing wa

g this year?" aske

rry Colby. "But I am pretty certain tha

go into the

ake, where the fishing

would sui

ed much talk, and many of the cadets began at once to study military tact

," said Larry earnestly. "Even a lieut

in William Philander Tubbs. "I am

"Billy, you ought to have your picture done in oil,

Billy either, you rude thing!" snorted Tu

tary tictacs you don't know, ain't it. I vill pe by der top of der class so kvick as

ibly could, and so did Tom. Sam felt he was as yet too young to become an

bag punching, that he could do well, and that was to drill. He took to military tac

f. "But after that, will the cadets elect me to one of those positions?" He wanted to be

and on Thursday morning. Captain Putnam was very thorough in the work, and made the pupil

was last term. The following are the pupils who have passed, given in the order of merit." And then he read the list of names. Lew Flapp came first, Dick Rover next,

boy. "Or else I vos know so much der captain didn't v

nstitution." And he wrote a letter home that very night. But his parents refused to grant his reques

ody could blame him for this. But he immediately made himself more obnoxious than ever by going a

said. "It wouldn't be fai

m said your average was 96 per cent., while Rover's average was 95 per cent., and Larry Colby

pp, "I ought to be elected major

proached he had

I care to be made major. If I get to be a captain or a first lieuten

didn't think I was so well up in military matters. Now, if th

t I say," added

en a second lieutenantship will

led. Lew Flapp spent much money in secret, treating boys when at the village

ngbird Powell. "He acts just like some of those politi

on the boys," declared Dick. "

excepting when ordered by the doctor. This rule had been broken in the past by Dan Ba

k on the sly when down to Cedarville. On these excursions he was generally joined by a

he election for office

ed Ben Hur

ing," he said. "I want you to go along a

a good time?" a

me others who want a good time, and can keep their mouths shut abo

fellows," answered Ben Hurdy, and ran