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Dick Prescotts’s Fourth Year at West Point

CHAPTER X
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And I want you to remember that a soldier should be a man of faith as well as of honor.

Further, Prescott, you may feel yourself wholly at liberty to explain, at any time, what your orders from me were that led to your catching and reporting Mr.Jordan." "Thank you, sir; but I'm afraid I shan't be asked for any further explanations." "Seek me, at any time, if there is anything you wish to ask me, or anything that puzzles you." "Yes, sir; thank you." Dick had again placed his fatigue cap on his head, and was standing rigidly at attention.

They were once more tactical officer and cadet.
"That is all, Mr.Prescott, and I am very glad that you came to see me," continued the officer in charge.
Prescott saluted, received the officer's acknowledging salute, turned and left the office.
A minute later he was allowing good old Greg to pump the details of that interview out of him.
"Say," muttered Cadet Holmes, staring soberly at his chum, "an officer like Lieutenant Denton can put a different look on things, can't be ?" "He certainly can, Greg." "I'm not going to be fresh, while I'm a cadet," continued Holmes.
"But when I'm an officer I'm going to seek Mr.Denton and ask him to be my friend, too!".


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