The Brighton Boys in the Argonne Forest
James R. Driscoll
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THE BRIGHTON BOYS SERIES
BY
LIEUTENANT JAMES R. DRISCOLL
THE BRIGHTON BOYS WITH THE FLYING CORPS
THE BRIGHTON BOYS IN THE TRENCHES
THE BRIGHTON BOYS WITH THE BATTLE FLEET
THE BRIGHTON BOYS IN THE RADIO SERVICE
THE BRIGHTON BOYS WITH THE SUBMARINE FLEET
THE BRIGHTON BOYS WITH THE ENGINEERS AT CANTIGNY
THE BRIGHTON BOYS AT CHATEAU-THIERRY
THE BRIGHTON BOYS AT ST. MIHIEL
THE BRIGHTON BOYS IN THE ARGONNE
THE BRIGHTON BOYS IN TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
THE BRIGHTON BOYS IN THE SUBMARINE TREASURE SHIP
“KEEP COOL! THEY MUSTN’T REACH US--NEVER!”]
The BRIGHTON BOYS in the ARGONNE FOREST
BY LIEUTENANT JAMES R. DRISCOLL
ILLUSTRATED
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
Copyright, 1920, by THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. GOING IN AGAIN 9
II. TO THE FRONT 16
III. STARTING A BIG JOB 23
IV. “INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH” 31
V. KILL OR BE KILLED 40
VI. SHIFTED 49
VII. A GOOD BEGINNING 60
VIII. MUCH TO DO AND MANY TO DO IT 70
IX. INDIAN FASHION 81
X. WITHOUT ORDERS 89
XI. A RISKY UNDERTAKING 97
XII. SURROUNDED 110
XIII. LYING LOW 120
XIV. GRIT 131
XV. STRATEGY 142
XVI. PLUCK 152
XVII. THE WORLD’S GREATEST BATTLE 161
XVIII. PLAYING THE GAME 167
XIX. RETALIATION 178
XX. GILL PERFORMS 187
XXI. ONCE MORE THE OFFENSIVE 197
XXII. PRESTO! CHANGE-O! 207
XXIII. THE AMERICAN BROOM 216
XXIV. FAST WORK 222
XXV. FORWARD 230
ILLUSTRATIONS
“KEEP COOL! THEY MUSTN’T REACH US--NEVER!” _Frontispiece_
PAGE
NOW THE WEAPON BARKED ITS PROTEST 44
THE TWO WENT DOWN TOGETHER 194
”I GUESS,” SAID THE BOY THICKLY, “I’LL JUST FINISH YOU NOW” 220
The Brighton Boys in the Argonne
