The West Point Rivals

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I—Accepting a Challenge[7]
II—The Circus at Highland Falls[13]
III—Not on the Programme[23]
IV—Bull Harris Beats a Retreat[35]
V—Another Escapade is Planned[46]
VI—The Long Delayed Visit[63]
VII—Excitement on the River[72]
VIII—Seven Lunatics and a Reporter[78]
IX—Discovering a Plot[88]
X—The Jail at Highland Falls[98]
XI—Bull Harris Gets into Trouble[106]
XII—“Revenge is Sweet”[117]
XIII—A Visit to the Cave[127]
XIV—Some Fun with the Yearlings[138]
XV—A Battle with the Enemy[148]
XVI—Abandoning the Fort[155]
XVII—Mortar Practice at West Point[164]
XVIII—A Moment of Deadly Peril[176]
XIX—Indian’s Fight for Life[184]
XX—The Parson’s Battle[192]
XXI—A Camp in the Woods[199]
XXII—A Desperate Conspiracy[212]
XXIII—A Midsummer Night’s Feast[220]
XXIV—A Terrible Revenge[229]
XXV—In Camp Lookout[237]
XXVI—A Trap for Mallory[244]
XXVII—A Strange Discovery[252]
XXVIII—Caught in the Trap[259]
XXIX—The End of it All[269]

THE WEST POINT RIVALS

CHAPTER I.

ACCEPTING A CHALLENGE.

“Say, boys, listen to this!”

The speaker was a tall, gaunt cadet, dressed in the uniform of a West Point plebe. He was resting in a tent in summer encampment, and close at hand were two other plebes.

“What is it, Texas?” asked one of the other cadets.

“Goin’ to be a circus down to Highland Falls.”