nine o'clock
Such is the spirit of the cadet corps . Any comrade and brother must be wholly above suspicion where his honor is concerned . Had Dick been really guilty he would have been the meanest thing in cadet barracks . At a little before nine o'clock Lieutenant Topham called . To Cadet Prescott it seemed grimly absurd that he must now go forth in holiday attire of cadet full-dress uniform , white lisle gloves and all -- to stand before the court of officers who were to decide whether he was morally fit to remain and associate with the other cadets . But it was the regulation that a cadet must go to court , whether as witness or accused , in full-dress uniform . `` I 'm going to do my best for you today , Mr. Prescott , '' declared Lieutenant Topham , as they walked through the area together .