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Show At the Top of the Stairs. During my service In the army I was one day corporal in charge of quarters. One of my duties was to escort es-cort the officer of the day on his tour of inspection, preceding him into the men's quarters and loudly calling them to attention, This particular day T preceded him up the stairs to the upper floor of our barracks, and when about half way up loudly shouted, "Attention." Upon reaching the top of the stairs I discovered the colonel and a dozen other officers of the regiment rigidly standing at attention. They had picked the place out as a quiet one to get some gas mask drill, and burst out with a wild shout of laughter when they saw me and the second looey in the rear. Chicago Journal. |