m very glad to hear you say so. In a few days you will be provided
with the uniform worn by the pupils of the Institute. Here is a time
card for the fall term. Look it over carefully, for you will be
required to conform to it very strictly. To-morrow morning you will
take your place with the boys, and go through with the programme just
as though you had been here all your lifetime. We make no allowances
for beginners; they will have seasonable warning, and they must be on
the ground promptly at the moment. There will be a dress parade in a
few moments, and you can go out and witness it, if you choose," said
Colonel Brockridge, as he handed Richard the card. "After supper, Mr.
Gault will introduce you to the boys of your barrack."

Richard took the card, and left the room. As he passed out of the
building he descried the boys at play on the lawn. They were all
dressed in a uniform of gray cloth, though some wore a loose blouse,
and some, in the heat of play, had thrown off their jackets. The new
scholar walked over to the flagstaff, where the stars and stripes were
flying, and seated himself on a bench. The boys seemed to be having a
good time, in spite of the strictness of the discipline. As he listened
to the tremendous noise they made, and saw the rough-and-tumble games
in which they were engaged, he became convinced that the Institute was
not of the Blember style, and he began to have some hope that he should
survive the shock.

While he was waiting for the dress parade, he examined the time card
given him by the principal. To him it had a decidedly strait-jacket
odor, and he read it with a feeling of repugnance, not to say disgust.
It was as follows:--

"TUNBROOK MILITARY INSTITUTE.

FALL TERM.

_From Sept. 1 to Dec. 1._

6 A. M. Reveille.
6.30 " Study.
7.30 " Breakfast.
8 " Squad Drill.
9 " Study and Recitation.
11 " Battalion Drill.
1 P. M. Dinner.
1.30 " Recreation.
3 " Study and Recitation.
5 " Recreation.
6 " Dress Parade.
6.30 " Supper.
7 " Off Time.
9 " Retire.

The 'Off Time' belongs to the student; but deficient lessons must
be made up during these hours.

Camp duty will be performed by all students for one week, in each
term, except the winter term.

J. BROC