As he did so, two men brushed past him, and he overheard one of them say: "Yes, old Norris was bought cheap.

A second-lieutenancy for his cub fixed him.

The berth'll soon be vacant again though, for the boy hasn't sand enough to--" Here the voice of the speaker was lost as the two turned into the armory.
"Thanks for your opinion, Major Dodley," murmured Ridge; "that cheap berth will be vacant sooner than you think." Then, picking up his "grip," the young fellow walked rapidly away towards the railway station.

He was clad in a blue flannel shirt, brown canvas coat, trousers, and leggings, and wore a brown felt hat, the combination making up a costume almost identical with that decided upon as a Cuban campaign uniform for the United States army.

Ridge had provided himself with it in order to save the carrying of useless luggage.