During the morning the boys had to attend a drill and then prepare a number of their lessons for the following week. But directly after lunch they had the time to themselves, and the four Rovers hurried off to town, and Gif and Spouter went with them. As has been mentioned before, Haven Point possessed a first-class motion picture theater, run by a man named Felix Falstein, who on more than one occasion had shown his friendship for the cadets. Jack and Fred had communicated with their sisters, and Martha and Mary had agreed to meet them at a certain hour at the theater entrance. "Not here yet," said Jack, when the crowd arrived. "You can't expect girls to be on hand always," said Andy gaily. "You've got to give 'em a chance to get the hair-buns over their ears." "And fourteen hooks hooked up on the shoulder where you can't reach 'em," added his twin, grinning. "Here they come now!" interrupted Fred. "Do you want me to tell them about the hooks and the hair-buns?" he added slyly. "You say a word, Fred, and you'll be killed in cold blood!" retorted Andy, while Randy shook a playful fist at his cousin. In the crowd of girls coming around the corner of the street were not only the two Rovers and May Powell, the cousin of Spouter, but also Ruth Stevenson, Annie Larkins, and Alice Strobell. "Have we been keeping you long?" questioned Martha Rover, as she came up to her brother. "Only a couple of minutes, Martha," answered Jack. "We haven't even had a chance to read the billboards," put in Andy. "I was so glad to see it clear off," remarked Ruth Stevenson, as she quite naturally paired off with Jack, while May Powell turned to talk to Fred. And then she added, as she gazed admiringly at the young captain in his neat-fitting uniform: "I understand you and your cousins have been doing the hero act again." "Who told you that?" questioned Jack quickly. "Never mind who told me. We've heard all about how you rescued a man and his son from the Rick Rack River. Oh, Jack! it was a grand thing to do." "But who told you, Ruth?" "It was Mr. Franklin himself, if you want to know it." "Where in the world did you meet Mr. Franklin?" "Why, he works up at Bossard's lumber camp, and Bossard supplies our school with cordwood. Mr. Franklin and his son brought down a load of wood, and he told someone how the Rovers had come to their rescue. Then those folks pointed Martha and Mary out to them, and as we happened to be with your sister and your cousin at the time we heard the whole story. Mr. Franklin said it was a very brave thing to do, and he was awfully sorry that he couldn't offer you some reward--not but what I am sure, Jack, you wouldn't accept it," the girl continued quickly.