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Title: Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants
or, Handling Their First Real Commands

Author: H. Irving Hancock

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Language: English

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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