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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