Uncle Sam’s Boys in the Ranks
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Chapter 1. A Lesson In Respect For The Uniform
_ CHAPTER I. A LESSON IN RESPECT FOR THE UNIFORM
"AW, what‘s the difference between a soldier and a loafer?" demanded "Bunny" Hepburn.
"A soldier ain‘t a loafer, and it takes nerve to be a soldier. It‘s a job for the bravest kind of a man," retorted Jud Jeffers indignantly.
"Answer my c‘nundrum," insisted Bunny.
"It ain‘t a decent conundrum," retorted Jud, with dignity, for his father had served as a volunteer soldier in the war with Spain.
"Go on, Bunny," broke in another boy in the group, laughing. "I‘ll be the goat. What is the difference between a soldier and a loafer?"
"A soldier gets paid and fed, and the other loafer doesn‘t," retorted Bunny, with a broadening grin. A moment later, when he realized that his "joke" had failed to raise a laugh, Bunny looked disappointed.
"Aw, go on," flared up Jud Jeffers. "You don‘t know anything about a soldier."
"But my dad does," retorted Bunny positively. "Dad says soldiers
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