“Then I’m as good as a Lieutenant right now, sir!”
Jack’s arm went up in a snappy salute and, executing a right-about-face, he went off to pack; though he hated the thought of leaving the Black Bee and all the splendid men aboard, he could not still the song in his heart as he visioned the excitement of his next adventure.
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