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In all he had lost over fifty dollars , and now neither his fellow students nor the boys of Pornell Academy wanted anything to do with him . `` I have n't any use for a chap who bets against his own crowd , '' was the comment of one academy student , and he voiced the sentiment of all . Only Mumps stuck to his chum , and the two soon left the grounds together . By four o'clock the cadets were on their way back to Putnam Hall , the carriages moving behind the two companies of young soldiers , who sang and shouted themselves hoarse as they moved along . Even Captain Putnam entered into the spirit of the affair . `` Brings me back to the days when I was a cadet myself , '' he said to George Strong . Directly after supper a huge bonfire was lit on the playground , and the students were allowed to have their own fun until eleven o'clock .