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The High School Boys' Training Hike by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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to wash your face or come in out of the rain."

"Harry is a pretty bright surveyor already," Tom declared. "He
has been keeping mum about it, but Harry can go out into the country
with a transit and run up the field notes for a map about as handily
as the next kid in his teens."

"I should think you'd like the Army or the Navy, Tom," mused Dalzell
aloud.

"Nothing doing," Reade retorted. "I want to be one of the big
and active men of the world, who do big things. I want to map
out the wilderness. I want to dam the raging flood and drive
the new railroad across the desert. I want to construct. I want
to work day and night when the big deeds are to be done. That's
why I wouldn't care for the Army or Navy; it's too idle a life."

"An idle life!" exclaimed Dick and Dave in the same breath.

"Yes," Tom went on dryly. "Did you ever see an Army or a Navy
officer?"

"I've seen several of them," Dick replied, "and have talked with
some of them."

"Same here," added Darrin.

"Did you see the officers in uniform?" Reade pressed.

"Yes, of course-----" said Prescott.
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