Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point; Or, Standing Firm for Flag and Honor

A cadet in his third year at the military academy returns on furlough and moves between garrison routines, athletic rivalries, social calls, and a growing attachment to a local young woman. The episodic narrative presents drills, classroom life, pranks and punishments including social ostracism, schemes and betrayals among peers, riding-hall intrigue, hospital confinement, and a decisive football contest. Underlying threads examine duty, honor, camaraderie, and perseverance, and the tension between private feelings and the academy's rules as the protagonist confronts rival suitors, uncovers a traitor, aids his companions, and ultimately reaffirms his commitment to the institution's standards.