“Jack ought to be able to get permission—being a major,” answered Flossie.
“Well, you must remember we are all under Captain Putnam’s orders,” replied the young officer. “I am in command only during drill and parade, and like that.”
“Well, we’ll come up anyway, sooner or later,” said Laura; and a few minutes later the cadets had to hurry back to where they had left the others, for the drum was already rolling to call the boys together.
As Jack, Andy and Pepper passed a corner of the summer hotel where the cadets had had dinner they caught sight of a tall youth just leaving the building.
“Hello, there is that Bert Field!” cried Pepper. “I’ve a good mind to speak to him.”
“You haven’t much time,” answered Jack.
Pepper ran up to the tall, thin boy and caught him by the arm.
“Hello! How are you?” he said, pleasantly.
“Why—er—how do you do?” stammered Bert Field.
“I want to tell you that I know where you can find the man you were looking for, Jabez Trask,” went on Pepper.