Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point / Or, Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life

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tepped into the tent of the O

is desk. Lieutenant Colonel Strong, commandant of cadets, s

th his burning eyes, "you and Mr. Holmes were close to Battle Mo

r," Dick

know about

e path until we turned in not far from the monument. We were walk

the monument at any ti

Pres

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d with great

ufficiently considered my

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know, or have you any knowledge of any kind, of those who pl

ir, on any point you mentio

e that such a breach of di

d not

Presc

oke. Dick wheeled about, sal

nument tonight. Have you any knowledge about the matter which, if in our posse

hat, as I stated, while Mr. Holmes and I were walking towa

rt of your statement, Mr.

o, s

t and a gentleman, you declare

Cadet Presc

y, the cadet's plain word is accepted as ample, for the sense of faith and honor is paramount at West Poi

or the present,

d and marched out of the tent, going straight to his own tent.

when Greg crept back into th

it?" whispe

but all of the same import,"

l on yourself, about being

answers stopped him in that line. As a last resort I would res

esses examined that night. Captain Bates had followed the o

* *

l excellent reputation of cadets for truthfulne

Colo

shall get no further

elves without giving untruthful answers. I shall sleep on this matter tonight, Colonel.

ve shot off your only round of ammunition, a

night,

," mused the O.C. "I can hardly suspect Mr. Prescott of untruthfulness, but I wonder whether he

y awake, reviewing the method he had

ew minutes of leisure in camp before the squads

night, old ramrod?" asked Fur

Dick

dn't tell

s than noth

st night, as we slippe

Prescott sharply, under his breath. "I

. Furlong, looking furtively towards Bert

of the perpetrators of the monument affair was, made Dick uneasy. He knew there w

red talk between Dick and Mr. Furlong; he a

ad returned from the hop, for he had seen Furlong go into his tent shortly after ten. Dodg

conceited class president thinks it his place to lecture all the jokers in the class. But how would it be po

det Dodge's natural meanness very long

mate with whom he was on fairly good terms, Mr. Harper, who was

e grill last night,

r," nodde

ed the O.C. cold

f the monument business, I

chu

Prescott of old. Our family once lived in the same town with him, you know. Prescott was one of the bigges

that!" asked Harper

is untr

get the whole thing, unreservedly, out of Richard Prescott, I'd be willing to

t he was certain that, on the still morning air around the guard tent, his voice was ca

ll but tacs.," laughed Bert to Harper, as he stroll

drawn the flap, and being in the act of en

night that, while an

ing the possession of

nument trail, just as

he O.C. "And I said

el St

d and the K.C. returned the salute of his sub

ptain Bates repeated the conv

the K.C. "I think there is nothing for it but to have Mr. Pres

efore the drill squads go out. Corporal of the g

he head of the encampment, and then down one of the company streets. Dick, in

swer the O.C. rashly, there may be something good coming in the punishment line! It would

of his two inquisitors of the night before, he knew that some hi

u denied absolutely having any knowledge as to the p

s,

nk," went on the O.C., "that you know w

ott remai

not reply, M

, sir, that you had

adet had "caught" him. But that only served to increase the suspicion of both officers present th

as responsible for the monument affa

ied Dick, putting all pr

ou sus

" Dick responded without

you suspec

s,

ke in Lieutenan

w the chances he was taking now, but

fully decline t