CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK1907

Copyright, 1907, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published September, 1907

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CONTENTS

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1. In the Garrison Garden 1
2. Sergeant Archelaus is Re-Fitted12
3. The Commandant Finesses a Knave28
4. The Gun in the Great Fog44
5. The S.S. Milo56
6. How Vashti Came to the Islands71
7. Tribulations of Mrs. Pope and Miss Gabriel84
8. A Brief Revenge97
9. The Salving of S.S. Milo106
10. The Adventures of Four Shillings125
11. Plan of Campaign142
12. Saaron Island158
13. The Lady from the Sea174
14. After Service190
15. Brefar Church205
16. The Lord Proprietor's Audience221
17. The Lord Proprietor Receives a Double Shock232
18. Vashti Pleads for Saaron243
19. The Commandant's Conscience262
20. The Guitar and the Casement277
21. Suspicions293
22. Piper's Hole306
23. The Lord Proprietor Hears a Siren Song320
24. Linnet Sees a Mermaid337
25. Missing!344
26. The Search356
27. Enter the Commissioner373
28. The Finding387
29. Conclusion399

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e right man or guide of the group on the left.

Left: The left extremity or element of a body of troops.

Line: A formation in which the different elements are abreast of each other.

Order, close: The formation in which the units, in double rank, are arranged in line or in column with normal intervals and distances.

Order, extended: The formation in which the units are separated by intervals greater than in close order.

Pace: Thirty inches; the length of the full step in quick time.

Point of rest: The point at which a formation begins. Specifically, the point toward which units are aligned in successive movements.

Rank: A line of men placed side by side.

Right: The right extremity or element of a body of troops.

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Part I.—DRILL.

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