[Illustration: THEY PERFECTED THEMSELVES IN THE USE OF THE RIFLE AND THE BAYONET.] THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE ARMY OR Ned, Bob and Jerry as Volunteers BY CLARENCE YOUNG AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES,” “THE JACK RANGER SERIES,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Colored Jacket. =THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES= THE MOTOR BOYS THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE OCEAN THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE WING THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE BORDER THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER THE SEA THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER THE MOTOR BOYS AT BOXWOOD HALL THE MOTOR BOYS ON A RANCH THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE ARMY THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE FIRING LINE THE MOTOR BOYS BOUND FOR HOME =THE JACK RANGER SERIES= JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB JACK RANGER’S TREASURE BOX Copyright, 1918, by Cupples & Leon Company =The Motor Boys in the Army= Printed in U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I THE FIRE ALARM 1 II THE RUNAWAY ENGINE 9 III “JUST AS EASY!” 16 IV CROOKED NOSE 24 V THE ODD MAN 33 VI FIRST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 42 VII CHUNKY’S TROUBLE 51 VIII A PRO-GERMAN MEETING 59 IX A FIGHT IN THE DARK 68 X THE PARTING 79 XI OFF TO CAMP DIXTON 85 XII PUG KENNEDY 91 XIII IN THE CAMP 100 XIV SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT 108 XV IN UNIFORM 117 XVI HOT WORDS 125 XVII A MIDNIGHT MEETING 132 XVIII A STAB IN THE BACK 141 XIX A CAVE-IN 152 XX A PRACTICE MARCH 159 XXI CROOKED NOSE AGAIN 166 XXII THE ACCUSATION 174 XXIII THE MINSTREL SHOW 183 XXIV A BLACK-FACE PURSUIT 190 XXV “A PRISONER” 197 XXVI A NIGHT ALARM 207 XXVII THE HAND GRENADE 213 XXVIII THE STORM 223 XXIX IN THE OLD BARN 229 XXX THE ROUND-UP 237 NED, BOB AND JERRY IN THE ARMY CHAPTER I