UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AS SERGEANTS
Or
Handling Their First Real Commands
by
H. IRVING HANCOCK
Author of Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks, Uncle Sam's Boys on Field Duty, Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines, The Motor Boat Club Series, The High School Boys' Series, The West Point Series, The Annapolis Series, The Young Engineers' Series, Etc.
Illustrated
[Illustration: "Hey, You Idiot!" Howled Hinkey.
_Frontispiece._]
Philadelphia Henry Altemus Company
Copyright, 1911, by Howard E. Altemus
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. "TIPPED OFF" BY WIG-WAG 7 II. LIEUTENANT "ALGY" JOINS THE ARMY 23 III. THE FIRST BREATH AGAINST A SOLDIER'S HONOR 42 IV. LIEUTENANT ALGY'S INSPIRATION 54 V. CORPORAL HAL'S ADMISSION 63 VI. THE SQUAD ROOM TURNS COLD 77 VII. RACKING THE NEW SERGEANT 85 VIII. ASTONISHMENT JOLTS MR. FERRERS 93 IX. PRIVATE HINKEY DELIVERS HIS ANSWER 103 X. SERGEANT OVERTON AND DISCIPLINE 112 XI. WHEN HINKEY WON GOOD OPINIONS 119 XII. HAL RIDES INTO TREACHERY 127 XIII. CHASING A SPEEDING DESERTER 142 XIV. ALGY COMES TO A CONCLUSION 153 XV. PLANNING FOR THE SOLDIER'S HUNT 162 XVI. HAL'S GUN MAKES THE REST CURIOUS 172 XVII. BIG GAME AND A NIGHT IN CAMP 182 XVIII. HOLDING UP A CAMP GUARD 194 XIX. WHEN THE LAST CARTRIDGE WAS GONE 203 XX. THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS 212 XXI. THE ENEMY HAS HIS INNINGS 219 XXII. THE NAVY HEARD FROM 225 XXIII. THE UNITED STATES SERVICES FIGHT TOGETHER 235 XXIV. CONCLUSION 244
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants
CHAPTER I
"TIPPED OFF" BY WIG-WAG
LIEUTENANT POPE, battalion adjutant of the first battalion of the Thirty-fourth United States Infantry, looked up from his office desk as the door swung open and a smart, trim-looking young corporal strode in.
Pausing before the desk, the young corporal came to a precise, formal salute. Then, dropping his right hand to his side, the soldier stood at attention.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants by Hancock
- 2: Continued Corporal Hal Overton
- 3: Aided by Soldiers Hal and Noll
- 4: Suspected Corporal Hal shrewdly
- 5: Sergeant Hupner proved not only to be disengaged
- 6: Added Hupner when Hal had obeyed
- 7: There's Hyman up on the wall again
- 8: Smiling little fellow in the tonneau
- 9: I'm Lieutenant Algernon Ferrers
- 10: Queried Lieutenant Ferrers innocently
- 11: Repeated Colonel North distinctly and coldly
- 12: The rougher work you can have done by a striker
- 13: Ferrers also endeavored to salute
- 14: And the young corporal saw Hinkey
- 15: Snarled Private Hinkey under his breath
- 16: Instantly Sergeant Hupner awoke
- 17: Demanded Hupner almost angrily
- 18: Sergeant Hupner called Sentry
- 19: Remarked Lieutenant Holmes at last
- 20: Added Algy with a sudden bright thought
- 21: Just five minutes later reveille itself is blown
- 22: Exclaimed Algy Ferrers fervently
- 23: Corporal Overton is not my pet
- 24: Queried Lieutenant Algernon Ferrers
- 25: Replied Captain Cortland gravely
- 26: What kind of men are Vreeland and Danes
- 27: Was on his way back to barracks with Sergeant Hupner
- 28: Nodded Sergeant Hupner tersely
- 29: Sergeant Hupner explained what had happened
- 30: They took their bombshell quietly
- 31: Clegg stopped talking with his comrades
- 32: Where you will find an envelope
- 33: Captain Cortland strode in among his men
- 34: Muttered Hyman grimly under his breath
- 35: Hal turned out the squad at mess call
- 36: Lieutenant Ferrers is approaching
- 37: Algy took three quick whiffs of his cigarette
- 38: Pleaded Algy with good natured patience
- 39: Hang the Douglas Fraziers and all their works
- 40: Muttered Captain Ruggles under his breath
- 41: Within fifteen minutes Algy Ferrers
- 42: Growled Private Hinkey to a group of private soldiers
- 43: Then Private Hinkey delivered his answer
- 44: I've placed Hinkey under arrest
- 45: Private Hinkey was arraigned before Major Silsbee
- 46: A soldier soon comes to realize
- 47: As he watched the back of Captain Cortland
- 48: Private Hinkey was greatly disappointed at this
- 49: He knew the programme of the tournament
- 50: Over under the Howe and Spangleton big top
- 51: But when the infantrymen the real
- 52: Tightly packed programme lasting three hours
- 53: Straight up the slope dashed Hal Overton
- 54: Noll saw the tree trunk sag downward
- 55: Sergeant Hal landed on top of his bunkie unhurt
- 56: Retorted Private Slosson with considerable warmth
- 57: Shouted Some one run after Hinkey
- 58: I wonder if Hinkey is still running
- 59: Ferrers wasn't in his quarters
- 60: Old Bense has tremendous influence at Washington
- 61: Dishonorably dis gasped Algy
- 62: Algy began almost to regret the Army that he had given up
- 63: Just before the noon mess call Captain Cortland
- 64: Then Algy fell to reading the message
- 65: Slosson had mentioned the sergeant before the lieutenant
- 66: Corporal Hyman was an old hand at the hunt
- 67: Noll turned to look at the descending sun
- 68: Slosson hailed back through his hands
- 69: So that Overton can locate the camp
- 70: Hal Overton halted under the trees
- 71: The men wandered from one carcass to another
- 72: And we needn't be ashamed to face the men back at Clowdry
- 73: But you're not an enlisted man
- 74: Prescott stepped over in the wake of Hyman and Overton
- 75: At noon Hal ate with Dietz and Johnson
- 76: But you never heard a Filipino skeeter holler when he's mad
- 77: A parcel of hidden bolo men jump up right in front of you
- 78: Overton started to climb the tree
- 79: Broke in the leader of the ruffians
- 80: Reflected Sergeant Overton grimly
- 81: Which Hal answered with another shot
- 82: Overton continued to descend rapidly
- 83: Indignant voice of Private Dietz
- 84: With a snarl Hinkey ran over to where Dietz and Johnson lay
- 85: Hinkey uttered a startled yell
- 86: So saying Noll stepped over to his chum
- 87: Then in came Lieutenant Prescott
- 88: Sergeant Overton went over to explain the plan to Noll
- 89: Noll assembled the guard at the side of the trail
- 90: The young Naval officer went on
- 91: And now the enraged bruin made straight for him
- 92: His name is Griller Butch Griller
- 93: His new man Hinkey brought him no luck
- 94: Protested Hal gratefully when calling
- 95: Darrin made both Terry and myself promise
- 96: 3 the battleship boys in foreign service
- 97: 4 the range and grange hustlers at chicago
- 98: The Boys of Steel SeriesBy JAMES R
- 99: The Young Engineers SeriesBy H
- 100: Grammar School Boys SeriesBy H
- 101: Freeland changed to Vreeland Potter