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

t, with the one exception of Skinny Carroll. It would never do to have

he coaching of a local lawyer, had

ody had been in session for an hour, looked as though he

to palm off one of his pet orations on the

old the truth. That wasn'

t time that they had worn these handsome service garments officially, and i

oss-examine the young lieutenant. Hal's testimony was not to be shaken in the slightest detail. The lawyer resorted to abuse, but H

id not differ from Hal's in any detail, nor was

of two witnesses against

had not witnessed the affray, and so could give no testimony as to

lake fo

f the affray itself?" q

admitted

back in his chair with a

r, "do you feel that you can aid this

red, to the characters borne by the

many years, with the exception of the time that they had been absent serving in the

any of the complaining witne

uted the Hepbur

ldly, glancing at the lawyer. "To having the c

he ground that the chief of police is not

ecided the president of the court, "and we wi

snapped

ough, sir,

aining that the elder Hepburn had been

shouted

from the preside

icial records to show that the elder Hepburn had been four t

jec

. You should understand, Counsellor, that this is a military court, and that you, as a civilian attorney, are admitted here as a matter of courtesy. The chief of police will now go on with his testimony, and if there b

ly, or of one abusing brief authority. His vo

eliable member of the community. Four of them had been arrested on minor charges in the past, and all o

you feel at liberty to say regarding the trut

eplied Chief Blake bluntly. "In the past my policemen and I have known every one of

tnesses are members of a definite gang, and that

I have no hesitation w

ore evidence to

tside, sir, whom I think

u send f

ly dazed. They sat either scowling or grinning sheepishly while the new witnesses were being awaited. The e

rs started and exchanged glances. One was a

store. He did during the night of the fight. He was awakened by hearing this other witness, Carroll, shout a warning that the police were coming. Mr. Enwright looked out of the window and recogni

ny Carroll, nervously avoiding the black looks of Bunny and his crew, came forw

e fight, you did act as lookout for young H

reed Skinn

ou to act a

pburn h

outed the He

r and laid a hand on t

"were you so instructed to run up to the corner to

gang closed in,"

in-for

Overton a

y combine to waylay and attack

ed Skinny Carroll, in the only sty

to cross-examine the police witnesses. He did not

not announce their findings, which are sent, sealed, to the War Departme

hall

ly cheerful as they left the city hall. Skinny Carroll went away under the protection of Chief Blake. The gang melted quickly, B

ves," sneered the orator. "You feel that you have squared

eyes with a cold stare of contempt. Noll did n

had vindicated and exonerated both young officers, who would continue to enjoy the full confidence of the President and of

e published the letters and

nt, and against the War Department in particular, and hinted that all Ar

g his own troubles. He had been summoned to Lawyer Kimball's office, whe

blic officers in the p

ve grossly libeled my two clients in their private life. As they are Army officers, and the

knew more about the libel law, and gladly settled out of court to avoid the danger of having to pay much more after standing s

le," remarked Noll, when the Army boys had

elves," continued the Counsellor, "I shall stick to my original agreement, which was not to charge you an

e synagogue and one hospital. That makes twenty organizations in all. Mr. Kim

donations in Sayles's own na

y," replied the lawyer, his eyes twinkling, "and ca

eighteen churches, a synagogue and the hospital his face