“Hi, come back! Don’t leave me!” yelled Ritter, in sudden horror. “I can’t stand it! Let me down!”
“Will you apologize?” demanded several.
“I suppose I’ll have to. But this ain’t fair.”
“Do you apologize?”
“Yes,” was the low answer.
“And do you promise not to do such a thing again?”
“Oh, yes, anything you want,—only let me down,” growled Ritter.
The bully was lowered and the rope and belts were loosened. He was a little dizzy, and sank down on the ground.
“Gi—give me air!” he gasped.
The other cadets fell back, so that he might have all the air he desired. This was the chance the bully wanted and with a bound he arose and commenced to run for camp with all the speed he could command.