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Dick and Dave, too, were talking earnestly about the future, though
now and then a word was dropped about the good old past, as described
in the _High School Boys' Series_.
Ten minutes before the train time two chums in Army gray and two
in Navy blue reached the platform of the railway station. The
other middies were there ahead of them. In the time that was
left Dick and Greg were hastily introduced to the other middies.
A few jolly words there were, but the other members of the Army
nine and still other cadets were on hand, and so the talk was
general.
Amid noisy, heartfelt cheering the middy delegation climbed aboard
the incoming train. Amid more cheers their train bore them away
and then some sixty West Point cadets climbed the long, steep road,
next hastening on to be in time for supper formation.
For the members of the first class West Point athletics had now
become a matter of history only!
CHAPTER XXI
A CLOUD ON DICK'S HORIZON
Final exams. were passed! Not a member of the first class had
"fessed" himself down and out, so all were to be graduated.
The Board of Visitors---a committee of United States Senators and
Representatives appointed by the President from among the members
of the National Congress, arrived.
A detachment of cavalry and another of field artillery, both from
the Regular Army, rode to the railway station to aid in the reception
of the Board.
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