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Updated: June 26, 2025
For of these remarks Lewis, of the Army eleven, chose to take he turnback to account. Hot words followed, ending in a fight. Haynes, roundly beaten, withdrew altogether from the eleven. "That fellow Prescott has wonderful luck, or he'd have had his neck broken long ago, considering all the hard packs that he has bumped into in the games," growled the turnback disgustedly to himself.
When inspection was over many of the cadets hastened forth for brief converse with popular fair ones. None of the football men, however, had time for this. As soon as might be, they reported at the gymnasium, there to receive much counsel from coach and captain. "Keep yourself in good shape, Haynes," called Dick, laughingly, when, after getting into togs, he met the turnback similarly attired.
Graham smiled with secret approval of her femininity; for Paula, whether she had designed her habit for the mare, or had selected one most peculiarly appropriate, had achieved a triumph. In place of a riding coat, for the afternoon was warm, she wore a tan linen blouse with white turnback collar.
Snatching up his rifle, Haynes stepped out and joined the others. Haynes did not receive even as much as a cold glance. "I'm less than a bit of mud to them!" thought the turnback bitterly. "These fellows would step around a patch of mud, just to avoid dirtying their shoes." It was a relief to hear the command to fall in.
At almost the very same moment Dave Darrin was saying about the same thing to the captain of the Navy team. "Humph! Do those fellows think they're posing before a moving-picture machine?" The one who uttered that remark was turnback Haynes. He had come on to the field with a scowling face, and the scowl was likely to deepen steadily.
"How do you do, Haynes?" asked Dick, though not over impressed by the newcomer. Haynes was a former second classman, who, on account of illness in the latter half of his third year, had been allowed to "turn back" and join the new second class. It often happens that a "turnback" is not extremely popular with the new class that he joins.
"Why, Prescott is one of the best and most popular fellows in the class. I've always liked him immensely, and " "Humph!" broke in Cadet Holmes, using the turnback's own favorite word. To just what this scene might have led it is impossible to say, but just at that instant Anstey and two other second classmen came into the room, and the turnback seized the opportunity to get away.
Cadet Prescott did not betray a sign of any thought save to do his duty perfectly. Yet, every time that his horse was brought close to Haynes's, Prescott had his eyes open for any foul play that might be attempted by the turnback. "If the young men do as splendidly to-morrow before the Board of Visitors," thought Captain Albutt, "I shall feel that my year of work here has been a grand success.
"I must get down into the quadrangle, mix with the fellows and set myself straight." Full of this purpose, for he was not lacking in a certain quality of nerve and courage, Haynes went down to the quadrangle. "I am afraid a good deal of feeling was aroused this afternoon, Furlong," began the turnback.
This slighting opinion was not on account of the personal dislike that Prescott felt for the turnback. There were other cadets at West Point whom Dick did not exactly like, yet he respected the others, for they themselves respected the traditions of honor and justice that are a part of West Point.
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