Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants; or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers

CHAPTER I

THE LETTER FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT

"Whew, but it's hot here!" grumbled Sergeant Noll Terry, of the United States Army.

"That's an odd complaint to hear from a young man who served so actively for two years in the tropics," laughed Mrs. Overton, a short, plump, middle-aged matron.

"Well, Mother, it is a hot day," put...