"The officer of the day."
"Advance!"
The O.D. advanced, but before he had proceeded half a dozen steps the dusky sentinel again cried, "Halt!"
"This is the second time you have halted me," observed the O.D. "What are you going to do next?"
"Never you mind what Ah's gonna do. Mah orders are to call 'Halt!' three times, den shoot."
At twelve the other night one of our aviators who had liberty until ten-thirty was "hot-footin'" it back from a hop harbor in a neighboring ville. He passed the tracks, the "Y," and then started on the double past the sentry at the gate.
"Halt!" commanded the sentry.
"Halt nothin'," yelled the gob; "I'm two hours late now."