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By H. L. Sayler
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A young member of a declining farming family faces household hardship and local conflicts, then becomes involved with early military aviation; the plot follows his recovery from rural mishaps, legal and financial troubles, and his training and service in the Signal Corps, featuring detailed descriptions of aeroplanes, instructional sequences on flight and reconnaissance, and adventurous episodes that blend land-based skirmishes, social encounters, and daring airborne maneuvers.

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Title: In the Clouds for Uncle Sam; or, Morey Marshall of the Signal Corps

Author: H. L. Sayler

Illustrator: Sidney H. Riesenberg

Release date: January 26, 2017 [eBook #54056]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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In the Clouds for Uncle Sam

OR

Morey Marshall of the Signal Corps

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    Or, Morey Marshall of the Signal Corps.
  • II  THE STOLEN AEROPLANE
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  • III  THE AEROPLANE EXPRESS
    Or, The Boy Aeronaut’s Grit.
  • IV  THE BOY AERONAUTS’ CLUB
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  • V  A CRUISE IN THE SKY
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In The Clouds
For Uncle Sam

OR

Morey Marshall of the Signal Corps

BY

ASHTON LAMAR

Illustrated by S. H. Riesenberg

Chicago

The Reilly & Britton Co.

Publishers

COPYRIGHT, 1910,

by

THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

IN THE CLOUDS FOR UNCLE SAM

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I An Early Morning Gallop 1
II Breakfast on the Gallery 12
III Morey Meets a Fellow Fisherman 24
IV A Secret Ambition Revealed 37
V A Visit of Ceremony 48
VI Morey Learns He Is a Bankrupt 59
VII An Exciting Interview 72
VIII A Consultation with an Attorney 84
IX The Secret of an Old Desk 98
X Amos Becomes a Sancho Panza 110
XI Morey Makes Amos a Note 120
XII The Runaways Discovered 133
XIII Arrival at Fort Meyer 145
XIV A Screw Loose 156
XV Two Irons in the Fire 169
XVI The Signal Corps Camp in the Mountains 181
XVII The Aeroplane as a War Machine 193
XVIII Sergeant Marshall Outwits Major Carey 202

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Morey hits the mark Frontispiece
Amos struggled to free himself 31
Morey ran from the office 93
Mr. Wright sprang forward 159