He thrust his hand into his pocket as he spoke, drew forth a purse, extracted therefrom a bill with a green back, and held it out to the boy. But Chick waved aside the gift disdainfully.
“No,” he said, “you can’t pay me nothin’. That was jest a friendly job. But some day, when I git to be a member o’ the comp’ny, I might want a favor; see? Then I’ll ast you.”
The owner of the restored love-letter again grasped the boy’s hand.
“Chick,” he said warmly, “whenever you want any favor that I can do for you, no matter what it is, you come to me and tell me, and I’ll do it if it takes a leg! Do you understand?”
“I un’erstand.”
[CHAPTER X]
Three days after Hal’s interview with Brownell, First Lieutenant Morosco sent in his resignation, it was promptly accepted, he was duly and honorably discharged, and he left the service of the Guard. In due time an order came down from the Governor, through his Adjutant-General, and the Brigadier-General commanding the brigade, to the Colonel of the ——th regiment, of the following tenor: