“You just bet I did,—and I had a dandy time, too,” answered Singleton.
“Where are we to go?” questioned Dale.
“That hasn’t been decided on just yet. If he can arrange it, Captain Putnam is going to let us go to a spot called Bear Island.”
“Great Cæsar, I don’t want to hunt bears!” cried Harry Blossom.
“I don’t think there are any bears on the island now, although there may have been years ago,” answered the young major.
The news soon spread throughout the school that they were to go into camp, and all of the students were correspondingly happy and began to plan what they would do when on the pleasure trip. It may be explained here that Captain Putnam took the cadets out to camp several times a year, just to give them a taste of army life.
“There will be fun in camp,” said Pepper.
“Right you are,” answered Andy, with a wink that meant a great deal.
Andy and Dale were coming through the lower hall that afternoon when they ran into Mumps. The toady was almost as white as a sheet and trembling from head to foot.
“Oh! I—I’m so glad I’ve met somebody!” gasped Mumps.