Rowen lost his temper in his sudden fright. I simply said that of course a Mercer would get the breaks, sir!” he sneered. Then, realizing the slip he had made, his face turned white.
So!” murmured the colonel. His eyes flashed but his voice was calm. I asked you if my decision was satisfactory, Mr. Rowen.”
Yes, sir,” murmured the disappointed cadet.
Very well. You are both dismissed,” nodded the colonel. Left alone, his brain worked busily. He saw a good many things in a clear light now.
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Petty jealousy, and he is trying to revenge himself on Mercer,” thought the little colonel. I guess I can pretty well tell which one of those young men is lying!”
On the following morning, when the Orders of the Day were read, Jim and his friends were delighted to hear in the crisp voice of the battalion orderly that the charges brought against Captain Mercer by Sentry Rowen were to be temporarily dismissed, with the exception of the charge of leaving camp unofficially, for which Captain Mercer was to receive twenty-five demerits.
A hundred demerits were sufficient to send a man home from the encampment and two hundred at school would dismiss any cadet permanently.
That afternoon there was a partial holiday and the cadets set out to enjoy themselves. It was a mild and warm afternoon, with a fleecy sky overhead, through which the sun peeped at intervals. Don and Jim sat in the tent, trying to decide just what to do.
What do you say to a hike over the Ridge, a sort of exploring trip?” was Don’s suggestion.
Sounds good,” approved Jim
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We’ll scout around and find out,” announced Don, getting up from his cot.
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After looking up their most intimate friends they found that only Terry and Raoul Vench cared to go tramping.
We’ll be glad to go along,” yawned the redhead. He and Raoul had been idly watching the swimmers when Jim and Don found them. I’m weary o’ doing nothing!&rdquo
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Too lazy to do anything but watch the other fellows swim around and enjoy themselves, is that it?” inquired Jim.
Yes, but you see, I enjoy it that way,” returned Terry, seriously. I have a vivid imagination and in time, by concentrating on the swimmers, I too feel the cool of the water and the exhilaration of the exercise. Just requires a little imaginative concentration, Jimmie my friend.”
You’re a wonderful fellow,” glowed Jim. Just you imagine me a couple of ice-cream sodas, will you?”
Pay me first!&rdquo
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The four cadets set out at a brisk pace up the slope of the Ridge. It was heavily wooded and every now and then they came across a clearing in which a farmhouse could be seen. They were not long in reaching the very top of the series of hills called Rustling Ridge and they paused to look down into the opposite valley from the one above which their camp was pitched.
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