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Blue Book v026 n04 [1918-02], 1918
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1For Honor
2by J. Frank Davis
4FIRST LIEUTENANT GARNET BRICE, at early twilight of a June day, walked briskly past the rows of officers' houses at Fort Sam Houston, perfunctorily returned the salute of the sentry on duty at the big gate and swung aboard a trolley-car bound for the city. He was in civilian clothes.
6He should have been present for early drill, the following morning. At noon, when he still had not reported, his captain reluctantly took cognizance of his absence. Although Brice's record was good, and he was never known to dissipate, even the steadiest of young officers sometimes do foolish things. Most probable among the plausible explanations was that he had stayed up very late and was now oversleeping himself in some downtown hotel.
8This guess ceased to be a likely one when retreat sounded that evening, with Lieutenant Brice still absent. The captain consulted with Colonel Eldridge, the regimental commander. They became a bit worried. This worry deepened when a search of Brice's quarters disclosed the fact that not only was every article of uniform belonging to the young officer there, but also various other things that he would be expected to have on his person, including his watch, a roll of bills and even loose silver in a pocket.
10A partial explanation of this mystery, although it did not help a particle to account for his continued absence, was furnished a day later, when the disappearance became the talk of the post, by Lieutenant Millett, of another company of Brice's regiment. Lieutenant Millett said that Brice, on the evening when he was last seen, stopped at his house, which was much nearer the gate than Brice's quarters, and hurriedly borrowed five dollars and a pocket handkerchief. Brice told him he had hastily changed into the clothes he was wearing and had quite overlooked transferring any of his possessions. The loan until morning would save him the trouble of going back.
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