Captain Benning sprang to his feet and exclaimed, “Where is he; why does he not report?”
“He is here, sir,” replied the corporal. The captain went to the door of the tent, and not seeing Johnny, looked at the corporal inquiringly.
The corporal pointed to the body lying almost at the officer’s feet and said, “That’s him, sir.”
The captain raised the blanket, and gazed long and silently at the dead soldier and the gory testimonial of duty performed that lay beside him.
The silence was finally broken by the corporal, who said, as his hand rose slowly in salute—
“Sir, Johnny has made good.”
And the captain replied, huskily:
“Yes, boys, too good.”