The Putnam Hall Rebellion

to make nothing

e, and the students were allowed half an hour in which to rest up previous to beginning the contest on the three ranges which had been established in the pasture. The ranges were of one hundred yards, two hundred yards, a

e," said Andy Snow. "I am not much of a sho

the medals," finishe

ontest," put in Stuffer, who

r?" inquired Hogan, with a broad grin. "I'm after thinking

uffer. "I notice you can do your sha

ays gets enough to eat-at least I do. Now at Pornell Academy the meals were very

slim here I'd rebel

biggest kick you ever heard of." How true th

one hundred yards, and for two hours ther

et. A bull's-eye counted five, so a per

elight Reff Ritter got 15, although one of his shots barely touched the bull's-eye. Coulter received but 9, much to his d

JACK MANAGED TO MA

pered Pepper to Jack. "If he saw the enemy

frightened to move,"

is both a cowa

per finished with 13, the same as before. The long-ra

rteen or not," said The Imp. "It's not so good

ade but 9 on the middle range. "If you do so well

elson. "He and Jack and Bart Conner

xton's score isn't much better than

. "I don't think that's so bad for a fell

heir rifles and hung their belts and cartridge boxes on the weapons. Jack put aside his sword and also the gun and cartridge holder he

ed to Reff Ritter and Nick Paxton, and the three drew a

"I don't know if we can work it or not, but if we

idea?" dema

nch, on the three-hundred yard range. I heard him say that he had brought along a case of blanks by mistake. He sai

Nick Paxton. "The case is right over yonde

ng into his face. "You mean for us to get the blanks and substitute

. Can we

ack-and up Ditmore's back, too." Ritter bit his lip in thought for a mo

which rested the case containing the blank cartridges. All of the other cadets

r. "Guess I'll take a few out, just for luck

rifled with." And he and Paxton did so. Then the cover was slid into place once more and the case was restore

at's the hardest part of the job. Some of the fellow

y," suggested Coulter. "Get them i

f the brook and yell like mad. Say you saw a big snake, or something. That will

and across the brook. He had been gone about five minutes when the cadets

p! A snake

d then, as the yelling was continued, a r

the pair stole out of the bushes and in the direction

n Putnam, who was the first to arrive at the

ibly. "Ugh! He ran right between my l

!" cried

re i

n't you

ck Paxton held his hands as far apart as possible. "I couldn't kill it for I didn't h

any of the cadets, and some of them recrossed the brook to the open pasture. But othe

ter of the Hall, after a hunt of ten minutes. "If

oing here, Paxt

or-er-for ferns," stammered the

n ferns," observed Joe Nelson, who was so

hen," answered Paxton, and then walked

nce of his pupils Captain Putnam took several shots at the long distance target, making a bull's-eye each t

undred yard target, and much to his chagrin got only thr

and cartridge box he had been using Reff Rit

omething rich!"

this to yourself," warne

l's-eye!" said Pe

ddle of the eye,

," answered the you

pulled the trigger. There was a crack and a

sse

hit the t

ung major turned a trifle pale in spi

d Captain Putnam kindly. "Draw a bead

I did," sta

yet he managed to steady himself ere he took another s

her m

you?" cried Pepper, real d

," faltered the

" asked Stuffer. "Or

enough-and my eyes

lank cartridge," c

Captain Putnam insisted upon examining them also, for he, too, was unwilli

s he looked them over. "Nothing wrong there. You

id the very best I c

re shot," answered the

once more and raised his rifle. For several seconds there was a deathl

! A bul

time you d

t you do t

red his rifle and, turning fa

bull's-eye that time because there was a bullet in the cartr