Captain Cortland caught sight of the car and came hastening to meet it.
Noll Terry leaped out, saluting.
"Sir, I have to report that Corporal Minturn assaulted Private Overton, and that we called in a physician, who has brought Overton out here."
"How badly is Overton hurt?" demanded the captain, hastening to the side of the auto.
"Badly," replied the physician. "Have you any facilities here for the care of a man who may have brain fever if he lives for the next forty-eight hours?"
"We have a hospital steward and four hospital corps men," replied Captain Cortland.
"And bandages and medicines?"
"An abundance of them."
"Then your soldier lad may have some show. He'll no doubt be better off here than among strangers in town. When do you start back to your post, Captain?"
"In the morning of the day after to-morrow," Cortland answered. "One moment, please. Sergeant Gray!"