THREE:He reached out and shook hands with Bat Meacham over the bargain, and called to the waiter, "Here, fill 'em up agin."Stepping back into his office he returned with the chevrons in his hand.
THREE:Again it was funereally announced to the accompaniment of flashes of red fire and the gong that it was duly recorded.
THREE:The vigilant Orderly-Sergeant was at once on his feet, rousing the other "non-coms" to get the men up."No, that sixth letter's not an m, but an h. H is four dots, and m is two dashes. It's specks in the paper that makes it look like an h. I'll put in some letters where they're needed. Now let's see how it'll read:"
TWO:"How many union soldiers had been killed?""I tell you I'm not goin' back to the regiment under guard," said Shorty resolutely. "I've no business to go back at all, now. My furlough ain't up for two weeks more. I'm goin' back now of my own free will, and in my own way. Go along with your old guard, and pick up them deadbeats and sneaks, that don't want to go back at all. You'll have plenty o' work with them, without pesterin' me."
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