Then he began to call the roll.
"Dismissed," he announced as soon as he had finished reading.
Turning on his heel, a look of deep concern on his face, Sergeant Gray reported to Captain Cortland.
"Well, Sergeant?"
"Six men absent from roll-call, sir."
"Who are the six men?"
"Burt, Coy, Dowley, Hooper, Landers and Corporal Minturn, sir."
"Direct Sergeant Hupner to report to me at once."
"Very good, sir."