social address of a classmate did he betray his recognition of
the silence.

Greg did his best to cheer up his chum. Anstey expressed greatest
sorrow and sympathy for his friend Prescott. Holmes promptly
reported this conversation to Dick. Other good friends expressed
their sorrow to Holmes. In every case he bore the name and the
implied message hastily to the young cadet captain.

A few whom Dick had considered his good friends did not thus put
themselves on record. Dick thereupon understood that they had
acted upon their best information and convictions, and he honored
them for being able to put friendship aside in the interests of
tradition and corps honor.

The silence had lasted five days when, one evening, a class meeting
was called. Though Cadet Prescott was class president, he did
not attend, for he knew very well that he was not wanted.

Greg's sense of delicacy told the latter that it was not for him
to attend the meeting, either.

The vice president of the class was called to the chair. Then
Durville and others made heated addresses in which they declared
that Prescott could no longer consistently retain the class presidency.

A motion was made that Prescott be called upon to resign. It was
seconded by several first classmen.

Then Anstey, the Virginian, claimed the floor in behalf of the