FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| [Captain Jinks, Hero,] | [Frontispiece] |
| "Sam was taken straddling a chair." | |
| [War's Demand,] | [6] |
| "But what did he want of soldiers?" | |
| [The Manly Sport at East Point,] | [56] |
| "Starkey stood off and gave him his 'coup de grace.'" | |
| [A Blood Brotherhood,] | [120] |
| "A big company to grab everything.... The | |
| Benevolent Assimilation Company, Limited." | |
| [Two of a Kind,] | [206] |
| "There are four marks." | |
| [Consent of the Governed,] | [238] |
| "What business have these people to talk about | |
| equal rights?" | |
| [Winners of the Cross,] | [266] |
| "He got the Victorious Cross in South Africa." | |
| [The Perfect Soldier,] | [324] |
| "The Emperor gave an exclamation of surprise | |
| and delight." | |
| [Harmless,] | [392] |
| "He sits like that for hours." |
[CHAPTER I]
A Bombshell
LESS my soul! I nearly forgot," exclaimed Colonel Jinks, as he came back into the store. "To-morrow is Sam's birthday and I promised Ma to bring him home something for a present. Have you got anything for a boy six years old?"