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He knew perfectly well that this application, coming on top of Stone's prostration, would lead to the inevitable conclusion at head-quarters that the colonel could not return to duty for some time, and the surgeon could not contentedly perform duty under Devers as temporary commander.
Haney himself could not cipher out the secret of Howard's importance, and was plainly and palpably jealous. Ever since early in the campaign, when young Brannan was pointed out to Devers as Miss Loomis's patient and as a trooper who wanted to get out of "A" troop and into "C," ever since the colonel and the major began interfering with Devers because of his open rebuke of Mr.
But if the Eleventh heard but little of the Davieses for a time, they had abundant news of Devers, and much comfort did he seem to find in sending to them stacks of local papers, and in writing long, argumentative letters in which he sought to convince his readers that he was a wronged and injured man.
"Didn't you understand me to say I wanted to hear all about his march as soon as he finished supper?" "I certainly did," replied Captain Truman, with an accent on the I that meant volumes. "So did I," growled Hastings; but he never could bear Devers, who was persistently distorting or misunderstanding the orders the adjutant was compelled to convey to him.
"He was seen leaving the service entrance at about 2100 hours. There is no report as to his whereabouts, sir." Standing at the foot of the ladder leading to the main air lock of the Polaris, Major Connel turned to Carter Devers angrily. "This is the end!" he shouted. "I've had as much of this foolishness as I'm going to take.
In an official letter to the post adjutant, Captain Devers charges that you went to the post hospital last night, ordered the attendant out of the room, and proceeded to usurp control of a patient under the doctor's care, that you deliberately overthrew his authority and actually told the attendant his orders were of no account.
"I'm afraid I don't have the strength to withstand all this excitement," he said. "But now I understand why things were never easy for me. Carter Devers he did this to me. He blocked the proposals every time that they were submitted to the Solar delegations. He " Hemmingwell's head fell back. Roger had put a sedative into the water and the old man was now unconscious.
As a general rule it is the subaltern who makes the greatest outcry against the disciplinary measures of his captain, or the captain who most vehemently condemns the policy of his colonel, who proves in turn the most inconsiderate and annoying of superiors. But Devers was shrewd, "wise in his generation." He knew his reign must be short at best. He felt that he had a difficult rôle to play.
I suppose that was the only way to get 'em along." Devers turned gloomily about. Down in the bottom of his heart he felt that in his annoyance at what he considered disregard of his instructions he had spoken harshly and unjustly to a young officer of whom he had heard many a word of praise during the hard and trying campaign now drawing to a close.
"That," said Connel stiffly, "is a military secret." "Of course," nodded Devers, smiling. "I was just curious." "Well, now that we're agreed on a site for the operation," said Professor Hemmingwell, "is there anything else you want to discuss, Commander?" "Not for the moment, Professor," replied the commandant of Space Academy. "You have any more questions, Major Connel?"
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