"Might I offer myself as a guide? I can be disengaged this afternoon; and I know all the ways to the fort. It would give me great pleasure."
I felt it would give me great pleasure too, and so I told him. We arranged for the hour, and Mr. Thorold hastened away.
CHAPTER XV.
FORT PUTNAM.
I AM going to Fort Putnam this afternoon, with Mr. Thorold," I announced to Mrs. Sandford, after dinner.
"Who is Mr. Thorold?"
"One of the cadets."
"One of the cadets! So it has got hold of you at last, Daisy!"