But I should have remembered that in the old High School days you two and Mr.Dodge were not the best of friends." There was an agitated catch in Susie's voice.

Their young hostess was worried by the thought that she had invited jarring elements to meet.
"Why, to be candid, I don't believe Dodge ever admired either Greg or myself very much, replied Cadet Prescott evenly.
"But did I make a fearful mistake ?" pleaded Susie.
"One cannot make a mistake who aims at the pleasure of others," Dick answered smilingly.
Somewhat reassured, Susie asked her cadet guests to return with her to the drawing rooms.

There they joined a little group, and were chatting when a girl's voice reached them from a few feet away.

The girl who was speaking did not realize that her tones carried as far as the ears of Dick and Greg as she explained to two other young women: "Mr.Dodge said he resigned from the Military Academy because he could not stand the crowd there." "I guess that's true," muttered Dick inwardly.

"The crowd couldn't stand Dodge, either." But Sam Foss made the conversation general by calling: "How about that, Dick! I always thought West Point was a very select place.