The evening world., 1911-09-26

tAbinx On. I'm. N~w Yo& wo4dn.
me. l give you one minute 10 coms to
! your senses"
IN boys stood moveIess. loohinr
steadily In front OF them, meeting the
residents glare u~nhinchinxiy. Zach
snew the Consequences of HE nfuei
10 speak. Gao knew. too. ,hs cIsv.r
use Noble had made of their n,sass ~,
20 oetray him. None Of them doubtsd
az nad written the anonymous note
when had brought down this a~va,anche
OF disgrace upon them all. 1
Ihey could not tell tales on a e,sss-
T,ate' Schoolboy honor forbade that.
Insy coyd not break their promhe 10
Nople' They could not truthfuIly dsnv
TO President Bliss that they hsd rno~.
lease OF the AFFAIR. There seemed An
"oIuteiy no way out of the dflamms.
ihey felt that from his own staoA-
point Bliss was right. Serious crimes
ma been commttted-such a. would n
,ar toward lowering the high reputs-
ION OF the Academy. And tho only
persons who could have heiOed h,yv
-"'.e tine mystery stubbornIy rsfu.sA
70 DO SO. In mis- refusal. they we're not
only laying themselves Oman to nave
Suspicion. but were /nagrantIy break
ing the strict rules of the place. There
was, as the President had said but one
course OF action left.
The minute passed. C1ichtns .h,, nj.
watch. Bliss asked:
"WehY"
Tbe,e ua.
ammsor Nas no answer.
TOT preaking the Academy ruaes and
aor dlsoOeying your commanding Of.
nc.ts orders rasped Bliss, ''you three
cadets are expelled. That 10 all"
Ihe boys saluted. turned and lett the
,h.y ,. ~ MY spsah aSaln unui
tpe dnnr Ia, ,neir room; Then. -
VIC noor smut ehind Thorn. Ray said.
rms ls the end OF everything. no far
NH ,ot su"sa,.on goes. NC rod schoo!
- ~. Wv =, now thae were expelled
~. nere' Nnat are we GoinG TO dor"
",, -" no ~ ". ours' returned Dale.
m'u pisopeu ana played the cur
" n''cr nave looked myself In the
~ my iooNins glass, again.
- : y" use IN crying over split mtk.
80 NisNen out OF here. suppose all
W" can 40 ~ 70 20 to our own homes
""a us 10 explain
Wy nome Ii shut up" said Ray. NY
'",nor ana mother are In Europe"
NINE = closed. too added Dale. NY
fau,sF - ~ the front
''oou' observed MAJ Clark, speak,
ing TOR me hrst time since the inter-
view Win President Bliss.
boodT echoed Dale. I'm Eiad you
think NJ, Tho whole situation soesus %
me about as bad us luck could make H."
Mornings good or bad. except As We
make 1t So" answered Max. Cant
you fellows see the good luck In all thls
for usY'
IT you can trace any luck in our
plight. Max" said Cans, it'll h. ths
best hit Of trail reading you ever d,d.'
"llsten.' said Max. "For a year
we've all three beon whining h>.n..
w had TO stick at our desks whIIs m.
owl wars blazing AWAY 10 thu south
OF U.S."
30 YOU moan
II mean tho newspaper have b>en
crtticistng both armies for the moor CON.
dltion of their scouting ssrvtco. And
NO thrcs arc expart scouts on, nil
tary training here should ht u into
any regiment as nfantryrnen a. cav
alryinen. without a course in the svs-
ward Squad. But for my part I'm 70
Ing to try to Join the SCOUT. Ar vou
fellows with me' THERE'S . chance at
the front for Boy Scouts."
IT'S we've beon lonxtn~ for."
unused Ray. 'And now there's NOT a
thing To prevent It. Any q Of us
would pass for seventeen or Nlehtsen
years old. And tho recruiting sergsants
aren't Watching any too oosely TO keep
under-age fellows from cnlistinG. lAt's
start for the nearest recruiting station
to-day
! "rhat suits me-" agreed Max. We'll
show 'em what three boys can Do vho
, understand scouting. Hey. Bob?
Dale made no answer for . moment.
Iheh' as the Others ytanced At him In
surprise, ne rose with a Sigh from In
front or the trunk no had been packing.
'fellows,' SAID ne. I'm AFRAID here's
where We come TO the forktng a the
trail
WHAT DO YOU maanr' aksd nay In
/. Amusement.
I think l understand. put In MAJ, ~
Dale hesitated to reply. Ray. y0u And
, are Northerners Bob's . Vrgtuian.
. IL he nights, oil want To hEht an the
! side OF his father and his kinsfoh. Isn't
that II, Bobr
Dale nodded. swallowing . lump tn ~
throat.
y Yes" said he. I'd rather have my
: hand cut on than break away from YOU
: fellows. but Tn = VirEfnian. a ]
must take the held with my native
state
TIN a New ~Jerseyman." nashed Ray