/* "PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
"—th Infantry. */
"Second Lieutenant John B. Riggs to be first lieutenant, vice Calvin resigned. December 3, 187-.
"Second Lieutenant William H. Trainor to be first lieutenant, he being the adjutant. December 3, 187-."
And Plodder's hoarded four hundred dollars had really purchased Riggs's promotion. "Bless your generous heart, Plod!" burst out that irrepressible scapegrace Trickett as the officers dispersed after dismissal of parade. "Let me shake hands with you, old man. Now just chip in another four hundred and buy me a file and I'll—" But the rest was lost in the explosions of laughter, under cover of which poor Plodder went raging to his quarters.
As for Riggs, he wore his bars for the first time at Park's Christmas dinner, and he wears them yet, only he hates to be spoken of as "Plodder's Promotion."
THE END.
Transcriber's notes
[TN1] "...account of their * on..." Transcriber assumes "actions" is the missing word. The sentence broke across two pages.
[TN2] Sp. Fru. abbreviates "spiritus frumenti" (better known as whiskey).
C. and G. E. is the acronym for "Camp and Garrison Equipage."
R.Q.M. is the acronym for Regimental Quarter-Master."