Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks; or, Two Recruits in the United States Army
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And These Are Your Applications? Frontispiece.
Author of The Motor Boat Club Series, The High School Series, The West Point Series, The Annapolis Series, The Young Engineers' Series, Etc., Etc. Illustrated P H I L A D E L P H I A HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY
Copyright, 1910, by Howard E. Altemus
AW, what's the difference between a soldier and a loafer? demanded Bunny Hepburn.
A soldier ain't a loafer, and it takes nerve to be a soldier. It's a job for the bravest kind of a man, retorted Jud Jeffers indignantly.
Answer my c'nundrum, insisted Bunny.
H. Irving Hancock
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H. IRVING HANCOCK
CONTENTS
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks
CHAPTER I
A LESSON IN RESPECT FOR THE UNIFORM
CHAPTER II
AT THE RECRUITING OFFICE
CHAPTER III
THE ORDEAL OF EXAMINATION
CHAPTER IV
MRS. BRANDERS GETS A NEW VIEW
CHAPTER V
IN THE AWKWARD SQUAD
CHAPTER VI
THE TROUBLE WITH CORPORAL SHRIMP
CHAPTER VII
WHEN THE GUARD CAME
CHAPTER VIII
THE CALL TO COMPANY FORMATION
CHAPTER IX
ORDERED TO THE THIRTY-FOURTH
CHAPTER X
A SWIFT CALL TO DUTY
CHAPTER XI
GUARDING THE MAIL TRAIN
CHAPTER XII
THE ROOKIES REACH FORT CLOWDRY
CHAPTER XIII
"TWO NEW GENERALS AMONG US"
CHAPTER XIV
THE SQUAD ROOM HAZING
CHAPTER XV
PRIVATE BILL HOOPER LEARNS
CHAPTER XVI
THE MYSTERY OF POST THREE
CHAPTER XVII
HAL UNDER A FIRE OF QUESTIONS
CHAPTER XVIII
THE ANONYMOUS LETTER
CHAPTER XIX
A SECRET COWARD
CHAPTER XX
THE LUCK OF THE YOUNG RECRUIT
CHAPTER XXI
THE DUEL IN THE DARK
CHAPTER XXII
CAPTAIN CORTLAND HEADS THE PURSUIT
CHAPTER XXIII
THE STIRRING GAME AT DAWN
CHAPTER XXIV
CONCLUSION
The End.
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