The code below is an example of how I used the Serial.print. When I upload the code to the Arduino, nothing appears in the Serial Monitor.
// get X axis 2-byte integer from serial
MSB = Serial.read();
delay(5);
LSB = Serial.read();
MSBLSB=word(MSB, LSB);
valx = MSBLSB;
Serial.print("I received:");
Serial.println(valx, DEC);
delay(5);
// get Y axis 2-byte integer from serial
MSB = Serial.read();
delay(5);
LSB = Serial.read();
MSBLSB=word(MSB, LSB);
valy = MSBLSB;
Serial.print("I received:");
Serial.println(valx, DEC);
delay(5);