But I wonder if anyone, officer or cadet, saw me running along at the side of the train ?" It was small wonder that Cadet Haynes failed to get any sleep that night.

All through the long hours to reveille the cadet tossed and tumbled on his cot.

Fortunately for him, his roommate was too sound a sleeper to hear the tossing.
Heavy-eyed, shuddering, Haynes rose in the morning.

Through the usual routine he went, and at last marched off to section recitation, outwardly as jaunty as any other man in the corps, yet with dark dread lurking in his soul.
It was about noon when Prescott reported at the adjutant's office, next going to the office of the commandant of cadets.
By both officers Dick was congratulated on his fortunate escape from death.

Each officer asked him a few direct questions.