XIX. When the Army Fans Winced
XX. The Vivid Finish of the Game
XXI. A Cloud on Dick's Horizon
XXII. Cadet Prescott Commands at Squadron Drill
XXIII. A West Pointer's Love Affair
XXIV. Conclusion




CHAPTER I

DICK REPORTS A BROTHER CADET


"Detachment halt!" commanded the engineer officer in charge.

Out on the North Dock at West Point the column of cadets had marched,
and now, at the word, came to an abrupt stop.

This detachment, made up of members of the first and third classes
in the United States Military Academy, was out on this August
forenoon for instruction in actual military engineering.

The task, which must be accomplished in a scant two hours, was
to lay a pontoon bridge across an indentation of the Hudson River,
this indentation being a few hundred feet across, and representing,
in theory, an unfordable river.

"Mr. Prescott!"