"I don't care whether I'm kept here a day or a year, or what I have to suffer, only as long as I don't have to lose an active career in the service!" "Good for you, my young soldier," beamed the surgeon, patting the cadet's hand.

"The superintendent telephoned over, a little while ago, to ask how you were.

I told him that your grit was the best we had seen here in a long time." "Thank you, sir." "And the superintendent replied, dryly enough, that he expected that from your general record.

The superintendent sent you his personal regards." "Thank you, sir, and the superintendent, too." "Oh, and a lot of others have been inquiring about you, too---the K.C.and all of the professors and most of the instructors.

And at least a small regiment of cadets have tramped down as far as the office door also.