Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point / Or, Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps

d, the encampment ended and the cor

studies, new intellectual torments for the hundreds of amb

he habits of study so thoroughly that neither

comfort about being back in

much in evidence. With long study hours, Presco

the deportment of the other ca

ed visiting hours that Pres

itary Academy, Anstey and all the other loyal fri

with lights out, at the first sound of taps, first classmen are privileged, whenever th

able, when Dick chanced to look over some papers connected with his stu

should have turned this i

eport?" asked G

officer in charg

can slip over to his office

a demerit or two, for lack of punct

t thrust the neglected official report into the

out, halting just insi

erly neglect," mused the young cadet captain. "Let me see if I can thin

tep sounded outside. Then the door was carefully

racks at any time of the day. It is wholly out of

Dick questioned sternly, putting ou

et captain drew ba

s! Durville?

her cadet, slinking back, a

clothing save the uniform of the day or of the tour. No cadet ever attempts t

me reach my room!" whis

heart, to be able to comply with

captain of Durville's company, Prescott had no alternative w

go by, and tell me you'll keep this quiet. By Jove, Prescott, y

speaking as hoarsely as did the other man.

ts and gulp hard. Then the

ou will accompany me to the office of the officer in charge, an

-" began the other over agai

Mr. Durvill

seeking the seams of his condemning "cit." trousers. Durville marched defiantly out into the quadrangle, a

ton was again

ed when they ente

n sheer dismay at the "cit.

ged to report that I just discovered Mr. Durvil

ion to offer, Mr. Durv

his offi

e, s

oom and remain in close arrest until you receiv

good

if icy tones, as he salu

all, Mr.

good

t in unfamiliar attire tu

ake the discovery, Mr. P

," Dick replied rather hoarsely. "It was just as I was about to leave the sub-d

cott. As a cadet officer

st Point days, Lieutenant Denton

lable courage, to

k you

that

shed your offi

s,

ht," Mr.

night,

ed open the door and reentered the subdivision, h

Durville, "I have lingered here to say to you that you have succeeded in wreaking a m

serve melted

don't believe I did t

tt dem

le smiled sa

merely on some vulgar escapade! I go, now, to my arrest, which is doubtless the last military service I shall be called upon to render

o his room. Dick almost st

e blanched when h

ons by to-morrow!" he told hi