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Table of Contents

Chipotle Beef & Corn Pie 9

Lemony Chipotle Bars 12

Bibimbap 14

Tofu Stew 15

Yaki Mandu 16

Classical Egg Rolls 17

Loco Moco 18

Asparagus Quiche 19

Buttery Shrimp with Noodles 22

Asparagus Casserole 23

Easy Egg and American Sandwich 24

Onion Bread for Sandwiches 25

The Best Egg Salad Sandwich 26

Autumn Muffins 27

Lamb & Potato Pot Pie 28

Cottage Fritters 32

Pumpkin Bread IV 33

Breakfast Tacos From Mexico 34

Simple Crepes 35

Sweet Crepes 36

The Button Frittata 37

Mushrooms and Parmesan Frittata 38

The Canadian Frittata 39

Parmigiano-Reggiano Frittata 42

The Golden State Frittata 43

Fried Spicy Chicken 44

Baked Blueberry & Coconut Oatmeal 45

Moist Egg Pancakes 46

Chicken & Sliders in Broth Gravy 47

British Columbian Dessert 48

Eggplant with Simple Sauce 49

Eggs Persian Style 52

Crunchy Apple Cobbler 53

Aji de Galina 54

Oven Roasted Mashed Potatoes 55

Mascarpone Russets 56

Cajun Breakfast 57

Creole Fried Catfish 58

Cajun Country Dough 59

Classical Spanish Beef Patties 62

Sriracha Shrimp 63

Thai Stir-Fry Noodle 64

Chicken Wings in Japan 65

Deviled Eggs Japanese Style 66

Classical Pad Thai Noodles I 67

Classical Pad Thai Noodles II 69

Thai Style Fried Rice 72

Honduran Quesadillas 73

Stuffing Mediterraneo 74

Chipotle Beef
& Corn Pie

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings per Recipe: 8

Calories

640 kcal

Fat

31.8 g

Carbohydrates 54.3g

Protein

34.7 g

Cholesterol

146 mg

Sodium

1556 mg

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef

2 eggs

2 C. diced poblano peppers

2/3 C. milk, divided

1 tsp salt

4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

1 (16 oz.) jar salsa

4 oz. shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided

1/2 tsp dried oregano

8 oz. frozen corn, thawed

1 tsp ground dried chipotle pepper

2 (8.5 oz.) boxes dry corn muffin mix (such as

Jiffy(R))

Directions

1. Set your oven to 350 degrees F before doing anything else and grease
a 13x9-inch casserole dish.

2. Heat a Dutch oven on medium-high heat and cook the beef for about 5
mins or till browned.

3. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in salsa, poblano peppers,

oregano, chipotle powder and salt.

4. Cook for about 10 mins or till crumbly.

5. In a large bowl, add 1 box of the corn muffin mix, 1/3 C. of milk and 1
egg and beat till well combined and transfer into prepared casserole dish
evenly.

6. In another large bowl, add the remaining muffin box, 1/3 C. of milk, 1
egg and 1/2 of each Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese and beat till well
combined.

7. Place the corn over the 1st layer of muffin mixture evenly and top
with cheese mixture, about 1/2-inch away from the edges.

8. Cook in the oven for about 50-60 mins or till top becomes golden
brown.

Chipotle Beef & Corn Pie

9
LEMONY

Chipotle Bars

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins

Servings per Recipe: 16

Calories

314 kcal

Fat
13 g

Carbohydrates 47.3g

Protein

3.7 g

Cholesterol

77 mg

Sodium

169 mg

Ingredients

2 C. all-purpose flour

3/8 C. lemon juice

1 C. butter or margarine, chilled

1/3 C. all-purpose flour

1/2 C. confectioners' sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 C. apricot preserves, or preserves of your choice 1/3 C.

confectioners' sugar for dusting

1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder

1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder

4 eggs
1 3/4 C. white sugar

Directions

1. Set your oven to 350 degrees F before doing anything else and grease
a 9-inch square baking pan.

2. For the crust in a food processor, add 2 C. flour, 1/2 C. of

confectioner's sugar, butter and 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder and pulse till a
coarse crumb forms.

3. Transfer the mixture into the prepared baking pan, pressing gently.

4. Cook everything in the oven for about 30 mins or till golden brown
and firm.

5. Remove everything from the oven and keep it aside to cool for about
20 mins.

6. Now, set your oven to 325 degrees F.

7. In a small bowl, add the preserve and 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder and
mix till well combined and spread on crust mixture evenly.

8. In a second bowl, crack the eggs and beat till foamy.

9. Add the lemon juice, sugar and salt and beat till the sugar dissolves
completely.

12

Lemony Chipotle Bars

10. In a third bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder and
combine it with the egg mixture till smooth.

11. Spread the flour mixture onto the preserve layer evenly.

12. Cook the dish in the oven for about 35-40 mins or till the center
becomes set.
13. In a small bowl, sift the remaining confectioner's sugar and chipotle
powder and mix.

14. Sprinkle the baked lemon bars with the chipotle mixture evenly.

15. Keep aside to cool completely before cutting.

13

BIBIMBAP

(Vegetarian

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Approved)

Servings per Recipe: 3

(Korean Hot Pot)

Calories

395 kcal

Fat

18.8 g

Carbohydrates 45g

Protein

13.6 g

Cholesterol

196 mg

Sodium
1086 mg

Ingredients

2 tbsps sesame oil

1/3 C. sliced green onions

1 C. carrot matchsticks

2 tbsps soy sauce

1 C. zucchini matchsticks

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 (14 oz.) can bean sprouts, drained

1 tbsp butter

6 oz. canned bamboo shoots, drained

3 eggs

1 (4.5 oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained

3 tsps sweet red chili sauce, or to taste

1/8 tsp salt to taste

2 C. cooked and cooled rice

Directions

1. Stir fry your zucchini and carrots and in sesame oil for 7 mins then
add in: mushrooms, bamboo, and sprouts.

2. Stir fry the mix for 7 more mins then add in some salt and remove the
veggies from the pan.

3. Add in: black pepper, rice, soy sauce, and green onions. And get
everything hot.
4. Now in another pan fry your eggs in butter. When the yolks are
somewhat runny but the egg whites are cooked place the eggs to the side.
This should take about 3 mins of frying.

5. Layer an egg on some rice.

6. Add the veggies on top of the egg and some red chili sauce over
everything.

7. Enjoy.

14

Bibimbap

Tofu

Stew

Prep Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings per Recipe: 2

Calories

242 kcal

Fat

16.5 g

Carbohydrates 7g

Protein

20 g

Cholesterol

99 mg
Sodium

415 mg

Ingredients

1 tsp vegetable oil

1 egg

1 tsp Korean chile powder

1 tsp sesame seeds

2 tbsps ground beef (optional)

1 green onion, diced

1 tbsp Korean soy bean paste (doenjang)

1 C. water

salt and pepper to taste

1 (12 oz.) package Korean soon tofu or soft tofu, drained and sliced

Directions

1. Stir fry your beef and chili powder in veggie oil until the beef is fully
d1 then add the bean paste and stir.

2. Now add in the water and get everything boiling before adding in
some pepper and salt.

3. Once the mix is boiling add in your tofu and cook the contents for 4
mins.

4. Shut the heat and crack your egg into the soup.

5. Stir everything and let the egg poach before adding a garnishing of
green onions and sesame seeds.
6. Enjoy.

Tofu Stew

15

YAKI

Mandu

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

(Korean Egg Rolls)

Servings per Recipe: 25

Calories

125 kcal

Fat

5.8 g

Carbohydrates 12.1g

Protein

5.7 g

Cholesterol

28 mg

Sodium

246 mg

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 1/2 C. vegetable oil for frying

2 eggs

1/2 C. finely diced green onions

1 (16 oz.) package wonton wrappers

1/2 C. finely diced cabbage

3 tbsps soy sauce

1/2 C. finely diced carrot

2 tsps rice wine vinegar

1/2 C. minced garlic

1 tsp toasted sesame seeds, or more to taste

4 tsps sesame oil, divided

1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

1/2 tsp monosodium glutamate (such as Ac'cent(R)) Directions

1. Stir fry your beef for 8 mins.

2. At the same time in another pot for 12 mins cook: ground beef, green
onions, pepper, cabbage, salt, carrots, MSG, garlic, 1 tbsp of sesame oil
and seeds. Then remove everything from the pan.

3. Coat a wonton wrapper with some whisked egg and then add 1 tsp of
beef mix into it.

4. Then fold everything into a triangle and crimp the edges.

5. Do this for all your ingredients.

6. Then for 3 mins per side fry the wontons then place layer them on
some paper towels.

7. Get a bowl, combine: 1 tsp sesame seeds, soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil,
and vinegar.

8. Use this as topping for your wontons.

9. Enjoy.

16

Yaki Mandu

Classical

Egg Rolls

Prep Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings per Recipe: 2

Calories

534 kcal

Fat

28.4 g

Carbohydrates 56.9g

Protein

14.6 g

Cholesterol

67 mg

Sodium
1177 mg

Ingredients

1/2 (8 oz.) package dry thin Asian rice noodles (rice 2 tbsps Asian
(toasted) sesame oil

vermicelli)

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 medium head cabbage, cored and shredded

2 tsps salt

1 (12 oz.) package firm tofu

1 (12 oz.) package round wonton wrappers

2 small zucchini, shredded

1/2 C. vegetable oil for frying

4 green onions, finely diced

4 cloves garlic, finely diced

1 tbsp ground black pepper

Directions

1. Boil your noodles in water for 6 mins. Then remove all the liquids and
run them under cold water.

2. Now dice the noodles and place everything to the side.

3. Squeeze your cabbage to drain any liquids and place them in a bowl
with: noodles, tofu, salt, zucchini, eggs, sesame oil, green onions, black
pepper, and garlic.

4. Mix everything with your hands and try to break up your tofu pieces.
5. Add 2 tsp of mix into your wonton wrappers and coat the edge with
some water before shaping the wrapper into a triangle and crimping the
edges.

6. Continue for all your ingredients then fry the wontons in veggie oil for
4 mins per side.

7. Enjoy.

Classical Egg Rolls

17

LOCO

Moco

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

(Rice and Beef)

Servings per Recipe: 4

Calories

451 kcal

Fat

22.8 g

Carbohydrates 29.6g

Protein

28.8 g

Cholesterol

252 mg
Sodium

341 mg

Ingredients

1 (8.8 oz.) pouch instant Jasmine rice

1 large onion, sliced

1 (.87 oz.) package less sodium brown gravy mix 4 eggs

1 lb extra lean ground beef

1 tbsp olive oil

Directions

1. Cook your rice in line with the directions on its box. Usually this will
require boiling some water and letting the sit in it.

2. Once the rice is done prepare your gravy in the same manner,
following the directions.

3. Now being to stir fry your onions for 9 mins in oil.

4. Remove the onions from the pan and begin to fry your patties for 5
mins each side.

5. Remove the burgers then crack your egg in the pan.

6. Fry each egg for 2 mins then flip it and fry the opposite side for 1
mins.

7. Try to avoid breaking the yolk.

8. Cook all your eggs in this manner.

9. Once the eggs are cooked layer an equal amount the following
ingredients between your serving plates: cooked jasmine rice, fried
onions, 1 burger, a liberal amount of gravy, and 1 fried egg.
10. Enjoy.

18

Loco Moco

Asparagus

Quiche

Prep Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings per Recipe: 12

Calories

334 kcal

Fat

26.3 g

Carbohydrates 12.4g

Protein

12.4 g

Cholesterol

106 mg

Sodium

383 mg

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch 1 1/2 C. half-and-
half cream
pieces

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

10 slices turkey bacon

salt and pepper to taste

2 (8 inch) unbaked pie shells

2 C. shredded Swiss cheese

1 egg white, lightly beaten

4 eggs

Directions

1. Set your oven to 400 degrees before doing anything else.

2. With a steamer insert, steam your asparagus over 2 inches of boiling

water for 5 mins.

3. Fry your bacon and then remove the oil excesses and break the bacon
into pieces.

4. Get a bowl, mix: pepper, whisked eggs, salt, nutmeg, and cream.

5. Take your pie shells and coat them with egg whites and then add the
asparagus (after you have cut them into pieces), the bacon, and top with
Swiss.

6. Pour in the contents of the bowl into the pie shell and cook the quiche
in the oven for 37 mins.

7. Let the pie sit for 10 mins before serving.

8. Enjoy.

Asparagus Quiche

19
BUTTERY SHRIMP

with Noodles

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings per Recipe: 8

Calories

653 kcal

Fat
42.2 g

Carbohydrates 45.4g

Protein

24.7 g

Cholesterol

199 mg

Sodium

340 mg

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh asparagus

1 lb. medium shrimp - peeled and deveined

1 (16 oz.) package egg noodles

1 lb. fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 C. grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 C. extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 C. butter

1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

1. With a steamer insert, steam your asparagus for 5 mins until tender but
firm, over 2 inches of water.
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE WEST

POINT RIVALS: OR, MARK MALLORY'S STRATAGEM ***
THE WEST POINT RIVALS
By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A.

Off for West Point

A Cadet’s Honor

On Guard

A West Point Treasure

The West Point Rivals

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 “In his hand he held a notebook,
upon which he was calmly jotting
down the names of the cadets he
saw.”
(See page 228)
 THE WEST POINT
RIVALS
OR

Mark Mallory’s Stratagem

BY

LIEUT. FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.,

AUTHOR OF

“Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,”

“A West Point Treasure,” “On Guard,” etc.
 NEW YORK AND LONDON
STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS
 Copyright, 1903
By STREET & SMITH

The West Point Rivals

 CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
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.”
“Well, what of it? We can’t go,” came from a cadet known as
Parson Stanard, a tall, thin fellow hailing from Boston.
“Yes, but listen,” went on the first speaker. “This ’ere bill says as
how they got a Texas bronco that nobody kin ride. Now, I ain’t a
going to stand that, nohow. I’ll ride the bronco or bust myself a-tryin’.”
And Texas, otherwise known as Jeremiah Powers, from Hurricane
County, Texas, leaped to his feet in his excitement.
“What are you going to do about it?”
 “Do? I’m a-goin’ to go down to town after dinner, and ride that
bronco―​or――”
“But it’s out of bounds, I tell you.”
“I’ll git a disguise, that’s wot I’ll do. I ain’t a-goin’ to spend a
holiday afternoon sittin’ roun’ this camp while there’s a circus goin’
on. You fellers kin ef you want to. I ain’t seen a circus only once, an’
that was the same day I went to church. I rode fifty-six miles ’cross
country to take in the both of ’em.”
After imparting that interesting bit of information, Texas seated
himself on the platform of the tent once more and fell to reading
assiduously the vivid programme of Smithers’ Circus, with its
menagerie, dime museum and theatre combined, to say nothing of
Circassian ladies, tattooed South Sea Islanders, fat ladies and living
skeletons. The whole thing impressed Texas mightily, and when he
finished he turned to the other two in the tent.
“I’ll bet you,” he growled, “ef Mark Mallory war here he’d go with
me. I dunno how I’d live in this hyar place ef Mark Mallory warn’t in it.
He’s got more life than any dozen o’ you fellers. The Banded Seven,
that air society we plebes got up to stop the hazin’, wouldn’t ever do
anything ef ’twarn’t fo’ him bein’ leader.”
“When will Mark be out of hospital?” inquired one of the others.
“I dunno,” said Texas, “but I reckon it’ll be pretty soon now. The
burns air most all healed ’cept his hands, an’ durnation, they won’t
keep him in fo’ that.”
“He always war lucky,” Texas continued, after a moment’s pause.
“Jes’ think! He won’t have to do anything now but set roun’ an’ watch
us plebes drill all day. An’ see how he’s fooled them ole cadets, too.
He said he wouldn’t let ’em haze him and he’s licked every feller they
sent to fight him. Then when they tried to make him fight Fischer, the
one decent chap in the class an’ Mark’s friend, he said he wouldn’t.
An’ after standin’ all their abuse all day he pitched in an’ rescued that
girl from the fire when they warn’t a man of ’em dared it. They had to
’pologize after that.”
 “He was quite a hero, wasn’t he, Texas?”
It was Mark Mallory’s voice!
Texas wheeled with an exclamation of delight, and the others
rushed out of the tent and made a leap at the cadet who had thus
laughingly spoken. He was a tall, handsome lad, with a frank, merry
face. He had just entered camp and reached the tent as Texas
concluded his discourse.
“Ef it ain’t Mark Mallory!” roared the latter, dancing about him in an
ecstasy of delight. “Whoop! Say, ole man, I’m durnation glad to see
ye. Gee whiz!”
These excited exclamations had brought the rest of the “Banded
Seven,” Mark’s secret society, out of their tents in a hurry. There
were Parson Stanard, and Sleepy, “the farmer,” and “B’gee” Dewey,
the prize story teller, besides, Chauncey, “the dude,” who thought it
undignified to hurry, brought up the rear, with “Indian,” the fat boy of
Indianapolis. And the whole six got around Mark and fairly danced
for joy at having their leader with them again.
“And, b’gee, he’s all well, too,” chuckled Dewey; “all but his
hands.”
The “hands” of which this was said were for all the world like
boxer’s gloves, they were so wrapped with bandages. That was the
only thing that kept the six from having a fight to get hold of them
and shake. It was fully ten minutes before they had managed to get
enough of their congratulations expressed to satisfy themselves, and
even then Mallory had to threaten to get mad if they didn’t stop
telling him what a hero he was.
“I’ll run away to Texas,” he vowed, laughing.
“Where there are broncos you can ride,” put in Dewey, with a sly
wink at the object of this allusion.
“Wow!” cried Texas. “That’s so! I mos’ forgot ’bout that air bronco
since Mark come. Whoop!”
 “What bronco?” inquired Mark, curious to know what new
excitement his wild friend had found.
Texas told him, and as a clincher held the paper up before his
eyes.
“Thar ’tis,” said he. “You kin read it an’ see Smasher― I’ll smash
him, doggone his boots―”
“Do Texas horses wear boots?” inquired Dewey, anxiously.
“B’gee, we never go better than plain shoes up our way.”
“Look a-yere, Mark,” demanded Texas, scorning to notice
Dewey’s interruption. “I was jes’ a-sayin’ ef you were hyer you’d go
with me to that air circus an’ bust up the old fake place. Naow will
you?”
“Of course I will,” responded Mark. “So will the rest, too, I guess.
I’ve been penned up in that old hospital for an age, and I’m just dying
for a lark.”
“But where’ll we get disguises?” inquired the matter-of-fact
Parson.
“I guess one of the drum orderlies can buy us some,” laughed the
other. “We ought to have some ’cits’ clothing handy, anyway, so that
we can be ready for some fun any time.”
“And we can keep it in that cave we found!” chirruped Indian,
happily. “Bless my soul, that’ll be fine! I’ll go! I think it’ll be lots of fun
to go to a circus in disguise.”
“Circuses are deucedly vulgah affairs,” commented the
aristocratic Chauncey, with a sniff.
But even that young gentleman condescended to go when he
found that all the rest were swept away by the prospect of seeing
Texas ride “Smasher.” And as for Texas, he doubled up his fists and
gritted his teeth and vowed he was going “to smash that ole show or
git smashed doin’ it!”
Texas was destined to have all the fun he wanted that afternoon.
 CHAPTER II.

THE CIRCUS AT HIGHLAND FALLS.

Drills were over for that day, and likewise dinner, and the corps
had been dismissed, excepting members who had extra tours of
guard duty to do by way of punishment. This included one of the
Seven, the unfortunate granger from Kansas, “Sleepy,” who had
forgotten to invert his washbowl at the “A. M. inspection.”
Poor Sleepy was obliged to shoulder his musket with what grace
he could and sadly watch his friends vanish in the woods.
The wicked drummer boy, who was getting rich nowadays by
furnishing contraband disguises for the yet more wicked Banded
Seven, had designated a place where he would hide the “duds,” and
for that place the six made with all possible speed. Some hour or so
later there were three curious-looking couples strolling down the
road to the Falls.
The drum orderly, with considerable appropriateness, had
furnished a full dress evening suit for Chauncey. It being afternoon,
Chauncey had indignantly refused to “dream” of wearing it, and so
the meek Indian had had his fat limbs crowded into the costume.
Texas had a flaming red sweater and huge farmer’s trousers with
one suspender. Mark had the tattered remains of a tennis blazer and
checkerboard “pants.” The Parson was muttering anathemas at the
facetious lad who had gotten, from somewhere, a clerical costume
with a rip up the back, and Dewey was handsome and resplendent in
one of the drum orderly’s own cast-off uniforms. Poor Chauncey
having refused the swallow-tails, was doomed to be commonplace in
a white flannel costume last worn by a coal heaver.
Do you wonder at the phrase “curious-looking couples” used
above?
It had been agreed that they would excite less suspicion two by
two. All in a crowd they might be mistaken for the rear guard of the
circus procession, which they could tell from the sound of the band
had proceeded them down the main street of Highland Falls. The six
set out swiftly in pursuit.
Texas was fairly boiling over with anxiety to catch a glimpse of
Smasher. Texas had done nothing but talk about Smasher since he
started.
If there had chanced to be any officers from the post down there
they would probably have recognized their cadets, in spite of false
mustaches and hair. For the plebes were so used to going behind a
band by this time that the tune―​“The Girl I Left Behind Me”―​set
them all to marching with West Point precision―​“left, left! Eyes to
the front―​heads up―​chest out, little fingers on the seams of the
trousers―​left, left!”
Fortunately, however, nobody noticed their rather unusual style,
and down at the far end of the long and narrow town they came upon
the circus grounds. No small boy enjoying his holiday from school
was gazing upon the scene with more interest than our plebes.
There were three big tents in a vacant lot. The band had gone
inside by that time, and a string of people were following, buying
their tickets of a black and long-haired “genuine Australian bushman”
who stood as a walking live hint to the wonders that were inside, and
incidentally made change wrong and talked in Irish brogue to an
invisible some one.
Also worthy of mention was “Tent No. 2.” We shall see a good
deal of the contents of Tent No. 2. Tent No. 2 was the dime museum
tent, and varied and startling were its decorations. A two-headed boy
grinned merrily at a painted hyena on one side. It was a laughing