“We won’t say a word,” said The Imp. And thereupon the sneak took him and the young major to where the hornets’ nest was located.
“I’ll give you the ball to-morrow,” said Pepper, on the way back to the camp. “Now, mum’s the word all around remember.”
“I won’t tell anybody I told you,” answered Mumps.
CHAPTER XV
HAZING A BULLY
Pepper and Andy slept close together in one of the tents. That night, about twelve o’clock, each was rudely awakened by having the cot upon which he rested tipped up on one side. Both rolled to the floor and bumped into one another.
“Hi, what’s this?” cried the acrobatic youth.
“Hazing!” returned Pepper. “Will you kindly take your head out of my stomach,” he added.
“Who did it?” asked Andy, as he struggled to get up, a blanket having become twisted about his feet.
“I don’t know—excepting it may be the Reff Ritter crowd,” returned Pepper, rubbing his nose, which had been bumped on the floor.
Cries came from the tent adjoining, and the two boys soon discovered that the cots of a dozen cadets had been turned over. One sufferer’s nose was bleeding, and all of the crowd were more or less angry.