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"Don't you remember what policing a camp is?" asked George Granbury. "Upon my honor, I do not." "It means to clean up the streets, burn up the rubbish, and all that." "Thank you, but I do not ah care to become a street cleaner," returned Tubbs, with great dignity. "Sorry, but I'm afraid you are not cut out for a corporalship," came from Tom. "I didn't say a corporalship, Tom, I said "
To the commanding General it seemed an age before the old man returned. Then he saw him in the darkness afar off, before he reached the headquarters. The General thought of death on his pale horse and shivered. "Granbury, Carter, Strahl all dead, General," he said. "Colonels command divisions, Captains are commanding brigades." "How does Cheatham estimate his loss?" asked the General.
Soon the second ballot was cast, and amid another silence Captain Putnam read it off: Number of votes cast 87 Necessary to a choice 44 John Fenwick has 7 George Granbury has 23 Richard Rover has 57 "Richard Rover is declared elected second lieutenant of Company A for the balance of this term." A cheer broke forth, and many of the cadets came up to shake Dick by the hand.
Mayhap ye deem ye can walk into London town, and that the first man you meet can point you to your uncle Randall call ye him? as readily as I could show you my brother, Thomas Shoveller of Granbury.
Holding to the plank with one hand he reached out to grasp George's shoulder with the other. "Sa save me!" gasped the drowning boy. "Give me your hand, George," called Dick. Granbury tried to do so, but the effort was a failure, for the cold had so numbed him he could scarcely move. Reaching as far as he could, Dick caught a portion of his coat and drew the helpless boy toward him.
"Never mind; here are several new magazines he can read," returned Tom, who had been to town with Snuggers on an errand and had purchased them at the stationery store. "I would just as soon read now," said Sam. "The magazines look mighty interesting." Just then Fred Garrison came in, accompanied by George Granbury.
When Cleburne changed direction his left swung in so close to the pike that the two guns and the 36th Illinois were driven away and Cleburne could then have extended his left across the pike without meeting with any further opposition. Lowrey and Govan made the change in line of battle while Granbury faced to the right and followed their movement in column of fours.
But I shan't give Larry away." "Neither will I." "Mr. Grinder always carries matters with a high hand when the captain is away," put in Dick. "And he gets red-hot at the least little thing." "He doesn't deserve to be a teacher here," came from George Granbury, who had followed the others. "To my way of thinking, he's worse than old Crabtree was, even though he is perhaps better educated."
"The family is surely getting together," remarked Dick, after another handshaking had been indulged in. "Songbird, do you warble as much as ever?" "You can wager a sweet potato he does," said George Granbury. "Nothing short of a cyclone will ever stop Songbird's warbling, eh, Songbird?"
The ice cracked ominously, but did not break. Mr. Strong warned the others still further back. Slowly but surely Dick raised George to a level of the plank. Then with an extra effort he hauled the half-drowned boy up. "Now haul in on the plank," he called, and Mr. Strong and two boys did so immediately. In a moment more danger from drowning was a thing of the past for George Granbury.
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