"Maybe the lieutenant is right," muttered Noll thoughtfully. "But the present way of fighting these wretches is pretty expensive in the matter of soldiers' lives."
CHAPTER XVII
"LONG" GREEN AND KELLY HAVE INNINGS
"Ugh! That's a beastly trick. No white man would ever do a thing like that!"
The speaker was Private William Green, also known as "Long" Green, from his former habit of carrying large sums of ready cash about him.
Our readers will remember William. He was a good soldier, but above all he was a good Army business man, for he saved his money and added to it. To William Green the men of B Company always went when they were "short" and craved spending money. To any man in B Company "Long" Green would lend five dollars, but he always exacted six in return on pay day.
"What's wrong with your nerves, Green?" inquired Sergeant Hal, stepping out on to the porch of the barracks.
"Slosson has been telling me about kantab," replied Green, with a grimace and a shudder.
"Never heard of him," replied Hal.