"I have my watch back and that's the main thing."
"But Buddy ought to be punished. Now if it was Arnold Baxter who
had gotten away -- after that terrible fall -- I wouldn't say a
word," answered Tom.
The encampment came to an end in a blaze of glory on the Forth of
July, with firecrackers and fireworks galore. The cadets "cut up
like wild Indians" until after midnight, and Captain Putnam gave
them a free rein. "Independence Day comes but once a year," he
said. "And I would not give much for the boy who is not
patriotic."
"You are right there, captain," returned George Strong. "Our boys
are true blue, every one of them."
Out on the parade ground the cadets were singing loudly and
marching at the same time. Everyone was in the best of high
spirits, and it was a time never to be forgotten.
Here I must bring to a close, for the present, the story of the
Rover Boys' doings at Putnam Hall and elsewhere. We have seen how
Dick was robbed of his watch and how he recovered the timepiece;
how the boys joined the other cadets, and what friends and enemies
they made; and we have likewise entered into many a sport and
contest with them.
With the termination of the encampment the school term came to an
end, and the Rover boys returned to their home with their uncle
and aunt.
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