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_"My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country."_
New York Chicago Toronto Fleming H. Revell Company London and Edinburgh
Copyright, 1903, by Fleming H. Revell Company (October)
New York: 158 Fifth Avenue Chicago: 63 Washington Street Toronto: 27 Richmond Street, W. London: 21 Paternoster Square Edinburgh: 30 St. Mary Street
I. THE BOY, 9 II. MEANS TO AN END, 14 III. THE NIGHT EXPRESS, 21 IV. READY FOR DUTY, 26 V. THE FLAG, 36 VI. A LONELY CANDIDATE, 54 VII. IN FOR IT, 60 VIII. RUBS THE WRONG WAY, 67 IX. CAMP HARD, 73 X. BAND CONCERT, 78 XI. ON GUARD, 88 XII. _Off_ GUARD, 92 XIII. A BLUE CHRISTMAS, 97 XIV. CAMP GOLIGHTLY, 106 XV. SIGNALING FOR HELP, 112 XVI. RE-ENFORCEMENTS READY, 117 XVII. THREE CHEERS AND A TIGER, 124 XVIII. HIGH SUMMER, 129 XIX. THE VISITORS' SEATS, 138 XX. JUST THEE AND ME, 142 XXI. ME ONLY, 150 XXII. GIRLS, 157 XXIII. THE GRIM GRAY WALLS, 167 XXIV. NINETY-NINE DAYS TO JUNE, 173 XXV. FURLOUGH, 180 XXVI. CHERRY, 189 XXVII. OFF LIMITS, 199 XXVIII. ON EXHIBITION, 209 XXIX. SKIRMISHING, 218 XXX. A MORNING TALK, 226 XXXI. THE SUMMER GIRL, 238 XXXII. LAYING FOUNDATIONS, 245 XXXIII. BUILDING THEREON, 258 XXXIV. AMBUSHES, 272 XXXV. OF COURSE, 278 XXXVI. SAN CARLOS, 284 XXXVII. RUSHED INTO CAMP, 288 XXXVIII. HIGH GROUND, 293 XXXIX. MORE GIRLS, 299 XL. ON FORT PUT, 305 XLI. UP CROWNEST, 321 XLII. CHRISTMAS LEAVE, 332 XLIII. THE HUNDREDTH NIGHT, 343 XLIV. PRESSING ON, 355 XLV. NOTHING SERIOUS, 360 XLVI. TRYING LETTERS, 364 XLVII. MRS. CONGRESSMAN, 369 XLVIII. THE GUARD-HOUSE IN JUNE, 376 XLIX. FLIRTATION AND OTHER PLACES, 388 L. FAIRYLAND, 398 LI. THE HOME STRETCH, 404 LII. THE BIG RECEPTION, 414 LIII. THE FIRST POST, 420