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[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?"