"Yes, mother, and friends, the court-martial's finding was wholly favorable to me." "Humph!" demanded Belle scornfully.

"Why shouldn't it be?
Wouldn't you expect thirteen old West Point graduates to know as much as four women from the country ?" Belle's hearty nonsense put an end to all tension.
Mrs.Prescott met and embraced her son.

The others crowded about, offering congratulations.
That night Dick and Greg "dragged" the Gridley girls to the cadet hop at Cullum, and Anstey was a favored one on the hop cards of both girls.

Mrs.Prescott and Mrs.Bentley looked on from the gallery.
"It's the jolliest hop I've been to," declared Dick with enthusiasm.
"Humph!" muttered Holmes.

"Of course it is.