There he stopped, but Darrin didn't need to look at his chum.
Both knew what that pause meant.
CHAPTER XVIII
The Would-Be Candidates
The big stir came earlier than it had been expected.
Every boy who has followed such matters in his own interest will appreciate what the "big stir" means.
Congressman Spokes, representing the district in which Gridley lay, had a vacant cadetship at West Point within his gift, and also a cadetship at Annapolis.
"On December 17, at nine A.M., at the town hall in Wilburville, I will meet all young men who believe themselves to possess the other proper qualifications for a cadetship at either West Point or Annapolis."
So ran the Congressman's announcement in the daily press of the district.
Every young man had to be of proper age, height, weight and general good bodily condition. He must, of course, be a citizen of the United States.
Every young man was advised to save himself some possible trouble and disappointment by going, first of all, to his family physician for a thorough examination. If serious bodily defects were found, that would save the young man from the trouble of going further in the matter.