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Solution Manual
for
A First Course in Abstract Algebra, with
Applications
Third Edition
by Joseph J. Rotman

Exercises for Chapter 1

1.1 True or false with reasons.
(i) There is a largest integer in every nonempty set of negative inte-
gers.
Solution. True. If C is a nonempty set of negative integers, then

−C = {−n : n ∈ C}

is a nonempty set of positive integers. If −a is the smallest element

of −C, which exists by the Least Integer Axiom, then −a ≤ −c
for all c ∈ C, so that a ≥ c for all c ∈ C.
(ii) There is a sequence of 13 consecutive natural numbers containing
exactly 2 primes.
Solution. True. The integers 48 through 60 form such a sequence;
only 53 and 59 are primes.
(iii) There are at least two primes in any sequence of 7 consecutive
natural numbers.
Solution. False. The integers 48 through 54 are 7 consecutive
natural numbers, and only 53 is prime.
(iv) Of all the sequences of consecutive natural numbers not containing
2 primes, there is a sequence of shortest length.
Solution. True. The set C consisting of the lengths of such (finite)
sequences is a nonempty subset of the natural numbers.
(v) 79 is a prime.
√ √
Solution. True. 79 < 81 = 9, and 79 is not divisible by 2, 3,
5, or 7.

(vi) There exists a sequence of statements S(1), S(2), . . . with S(2n)

true for all n ≥ 1 and with S(2n − 1) false for every n ≥ 1.
Solution. True. Define S(2n − 1) to be the statement n = n, and
 define S(2n) to be the statement n = n.
(vii) For all n ≥ 0, we have n ≤ Fn , where Fn is the nth Fibonacci
number.
2

Solution. True. We have 0 = F0 , 1 = F1 , 1 = F2 , and 2 =

F3 . Use the second form of induction with base steps n = 2 and
n = 3 (verifying the inductive step will show why we choose
these numbers). By the inductive hypothesis, n − 2 ≤ Fn−2 and
n − 1 ≤ Fn−1 . Hence, 2n − 3 ≤ Fn . But n ≤ 2n − 3 for all n ≥ 3,
as desired.
(viii) If m and n are natural numbers, then (mn)! = m!n!.
Solution. False. If m = 2 = n, then (mn)! = 24 and m!n! = 4.
1.2 (i) For any n ≥ 0 and any r = 1, prove that
1 + r + r 2 + r 3 + · · · + r n = (1 − r n+1 )/(1 − r).
Solution. We use induction on n ≥ 1. When n = 1, both sides
equal 1 + r. For the inductive step, note that
[1 + r + r 2 + r 3 + · · · + r n ] + r n+1 = (1 − r n+1 )/(1 − r ) + r n+1
1 − r n+1 + (1 − r)r n+1
=
1−r
1−r n+2
= .
1− r

(ii) Prove that

1 + 2 + 22 + · · · + 2n = 2n+1 − 1.
Solution. This is the special case of the geometric series when
r = 2; hence, the sum is (1 − 2n+1 )/(1 − 2) = 2n+1 − 1. One can
also prove this directly, by induction on n ≥ 0.
1.3 Show, for all n ≥ 1, that 10n leaves remainder 1 after dividing by 9.
Solution. This may be rephrased to say that there is an integer qn with
10n = 9qn + 1. If we define q1 = 1, then 10 = q1 + 1, and so the base step
is true.
For the inductive step, there is an integer qn with
10n+1 = 10 × 10n = 10(9qn + 1)
= 90qn + 10 = 9(10qn + 1) + 1.
Define qn+1 = 10qn + 1, which is an integer.
1.4 Prove that if 0 ≤ a ≤ b, then a n ≤ bn for all n ≥ 0.
Solution. Base step. a 0 = 1 = b0 , and so a 0 ≤ b0 .
Inductive step. The inductive hypothesis is
a n ≤ bn .
 3

Since a is positive, Theorem 1.4(i) gives a n+1 = aa n ≤ ab n ; since b is

positive, Theorem 1.4(i) now gives abn ≤ bbn = bn+1 .
1.5 Prove that 12 + 22 + · · · + n 2 = 61 n(n + 1)(2n + 1) = 31 n 3 + 21 n 2 + 61 n.
Solution. The proof is by induction on n ≥ 1. When n = 1, the left side is
1 and the right side is 13 + 12 + 16 = 1.
For the inductive step,
[12 + 22 + · · · + n 2 ] + (n + 1)2 = 13 n 3 + 12 n 2 + 16 n + (n + 1)2
= 13 (n + 1)3 + 12 (n + 1)2 + 16 (n + 1),
after some elementary algebraic manipulation.

1.6 Prove that 13 + 23 + · · · + n 3 = 14 n 4 + 12 n 3 + 14 n 2 .

Solution. Base step: When n = 1, both sides equal 1.
Inductive step:

[13 + 23 + · · · + n 3 ] + (n + 1)3 = 14 n 4 + 12 n 3 + 14 n 2 + (n + 1)3 .

Expanding gives
1 4
n + 32 n 3 + 13 2
4
n + 3n + 1,
4
which is
1 4 1 3 1 2
4 (n + 1) + 2 (n + 1) + 4 (n + 1) .

1.7 Prove that 14 + 24 + · · · + n 4 = 15 n 5 + 12 n 4 + 13 n 3 − 30

1
n.
Solution. The proof is by induction on n ≥ 1. If n − 1, then the left side is
1, while the right side is 1 + 1 + 1 − 1 = 1 as well.
5 2 3 30
For the inductive step,
+ ,
14 + 24 + · · · + n 4 + (n + 1)4 = 1 n 5 + 1 n 4 + 1 n 3 − 1
n + (n + 1)4 .
5 2 3 30
It is now straightforward to check that this last expression is equal to
1 5 1 4 1 3 1
5 (n + 1) + 2 (n + 1) + 3 (n + 1) − 30 (n + 1).

1.8 Find a formula for 1+3+5+· · ·+(2n−1), and use mathematical induction
to prove that your formula is correct.
Solution. We prove by induction on n ≥ 1 that the sum is n 2 .
Base Step. When n = 1, we interpret the left side to mean 1. Of course,
12 = 1, and so the base step is true.
Inductive Step.
1 + 3 + 5 + · · · + (2n − 1) + (2n + 1)
= 1 + 3 + 5 + · · · + (2n − 1)] + (2n + 1)
= n 2 + 2n + 1
= (n + 1)2 .
Exploring the Variety of Random
Documents with Different Content
 Chapter Eighteen

CONSULTING AN ENGINEER

The General studied the map of the wild men’s island which the
Turk had drawn, in the hope that he could figure out a way to attack
the Saboes without storming their fort. In storming the fort, the
General felt sure that many of his soldiers might be injured and he
wished to rout the enemy with as little damage as possible.
“I have it! I have it!” exclaimed the General one morning as he sat
studying the tiny map. “We can hire a mole to tunnel under the wild
men’s fort and then we can blow it up with a firecracker.”
“Bully!” shouted the Old Soldier. “And before they get over the
surprise of the explosion we can charge through the destroyed fort
into the village.”
“That’s the idea,” smiled the General. “We’ll go over to-morrow
and engage the old mole who lives down by the river.”
“Moles are great engineers,” said the Doctor, “and what they don’t
know about underground digging isn’t worth knowing.”
The next day the General and the Doctor, with an escort of four
soldiers, set out on the journey to the mole’s home.
“S-s-say, what is a m-m-mole anyhow?” asked the Dunce as the
little party marched along.
“A mole? Why, a mole—let’s see, a mole—why a mole is a mole,”
answered Gogo.
 “I’ll tell you what a mole is like,” laughed the Doctor, who had
overheard the Dunce’s question. “A mole is an animal almost the size
of a rat and he lives under the ground. He has very small eyes and
ears, and he very seldom comes out in the day time, for it is pretty
hard for him to see in the bright sunlight. He has very short and
powerful legs with which he can dig very fast. He lives on worms
and grubs and roots, and he is usually very gruff and bad-
tempered.”
Presently the little party came to the place where the mole lived
and the General ordered the soldiers to halt. They had stopped by
the side of a steep bank and near the top was a hole under the roots
of a tree, which was the front door of the mole’s home.
“Dress up in line, men!” commanded the General, “and when Mr.
Mole comes to the door of his house I want you all to present arms,
for we will have to use the greatest diplomacy in order to engage
this fellow.”
The General stepped up near the bank and called loudly several
times into the hole and presently a long furry nose appeared in the
opening.
“Well, what do you mean by awakening honest people out of a
sound sleep?” growled the mole. “What is it? What do you want?”
“I beg your pardon,” said the General as he lifted his hat and
made a low bow; “I’m awfully sorry I disturbed your rest, but having
heard of your reputation as an engineer I have come to beg your
services for the Teenie Weenie army. We want to engage you to dig
a trench for us.”
“I’ll work for four fat white grubs a day and not a grub less,”
snapped the mole.
 “That’s quite satisfactory,” answered the General. “We are willing
to pay whatever you ask, but I want you to know just what the work
will be. We want you to dig a tunnel in the ground so we can
explode a mine in it.”
“I don’t care a snap of my tail what kind of work it is; all I want is
my pay,” growled the mole.
“When may we expect you?” asked the General.
“To-morrow at four o’clock, not a minute sooner or later,”
answered the mole.
“Shall we have breakfast for you?” asked the General.
“Why, certainly! Why, certainly!” exclaimed the mole. “How in the
name of angleworms do you expect me to work without food? What
do you suppose I’m workin’ for—pleasure?”
“We’ll have a couple of nice young grubs for you,” said the General
politely, although he was quite disturbed by the mole’s
ungentlemanly manner.
“Two grubs and a couple of angleworms would make me work
better,” suggested the mole.
“You shall have them,” answered the General stiffly. “Good day to
you, sir.” Lifting his hat politely, he ordered the soldiers to march
back to camp.
 Chapter Nineteen

THE OLD SOLDIER’S WAR MACHINE

At exactly four o’clock the next morning the mole came into camp,
and as the General had promised, his breakfast was ready. After the
mole had eaten his grubs, he reported for work. The General
showed the mole just where he wanted the tunnel to run and
immediately the old fellow set to work. He burrowed his nose down
into the soft ground and then pushed the loosened earth back with
his powerful fore claws. He worked wonderfully fast and in less than
a minute he had entirely disappeared into the ground.
All day long the mole worked, coming out only for a few minutes
at noon to eat his lunch, and at half past five in the afternoon he
again appeared to announce that the tunnel had been finished.
The General sent the Sailor into the tunnel to measure it, for he
wanted to be quite sure that it reached a point just under the wild
men’s fort.
“It’s just exactly eight hundred and fifty-eight feet long,”
announced the Sailor when he crawled out of the tunnel a few
minutes later. “I could hear the wild men walking on the ground
above, so it must stop right in the middle of the fort.”
“’Course it does,” snapped the mole. “Don’t you suppose I know
how to dig?”
When the mole had been paid for his work, he slipped off into the
night without ever even thanking the Teenie Weenies for his pay.
 “Queer old surly fellow,” said the General as he watched the
awkward mole waddle off.
“Yes, but you have to admit that he is a wonderful engineer,”
observed the Old Soldier.
“Well, gentlemen,” said the General turning to his officers, “we
have got to move our lines forward. You see, we are about eight
hundred and fifty feet from the wild men’s fort and it is quite
necessary that trenches be built forward so we will not have too
great a distance to charge when we explode the mine under the
enemy’s fort.”
The officers all agreed with the General and that very night
several men were sent out, when it was quite dark, to start the
work.
The little soldiers had gone but a short distance when they were
seen by the wild men, who sent a shower of arrows at them, and
Gogo was slightly scratched on the arm, while one of the wild men’s
arrows splintered the Old Soldier’s wooden leg, so the General
ordered the work stopped for the time being.
The Old Soldier was quite an engineer and when he had whittled
out a new wooden leg, he set to work trying to scheme out some
way by which the men could dig the trenches without being hit by
the wild men’s arrows.
“I have it,” he cried after he had puzzled over the matter for a
time. “We can make a big screen out of sticks, one that is quite
arrow-proof.”
“How are you going to move it?” asked the Turk. “It will be too
heavy for the men to carry.”
 “That will be easy,” smiled the Old Soldier. “There’s a spool of
thread among our supplies and all we have to do is to remove the
thread and—”
“Use the spool as a sort of wheel to roll the screen on,” put in the
Cook.
“Right,” laughed the Old Soldier. “We can push it ahead of us on
the spool and be quite safe from the wild men’s arrows.”
The General ordered the screen made and at once, under the
watchful eye of the Old Soldier, the men set to work building it. In a
remarkably short time the screen was finished and early the next
morning the Old Soldier, with six chosen men, started to push it
toward the wild men’s fort.
 As soon as the wild men saw the screen coming toward them,
they let fly a shower of arrows, but they either stuck fast in the
screen or flew harmlessly over the soldier’s heads.
“Great Guns!” cried the Old Soldier when the little party had
pushed the screen quite a ways toward the wild men’s fort. “We
forgot to bring along the picks and shovels.”
“I’ll get ’em, Captain,” said the Dunce, saluting the Old Soldier and
hardly waiting for the officer’s permission, the Dunce ran for the
trench which they had just left, as fast as his legs would carry him.
The Dunce grabbed up three picks and with the help of the
Chinaman who volunteered to go along, the two brave Teenie
Weenies ran for the screen amid the flying arrows which whizzed all
about them.
All day long the men worked hard, pulling the screen along as
they dug back toward the Teenie Weenie trench, and at night, six
other soldiers took up the work where the rest left off. Several days
of hard labor finished the work and not one Teenie Weenie had been
shot, thanks to the Old Soldier’s screen.
 Chapter Twenty

THE DUNCE LOOKS FOR EXCITEMENT

From the new trenches the Teenie Weenies could see the wild
men’s fort plainly. The little soldiers had to be very careful, however,
for every time they showed themselves the wild men would let fly a
shower of arrows. The soldiers thought it great fun to put their hats
on sticks and push them out in sight of the wild men. At first this
brought a tremendous number of arrows, but finally the wild men
caught onto the trick and only an occasional arrow would fly at the
exposed hat.
The men took turns guarding the front trenches. It was very
tiresome work sitting in the narrow ditch waiting for something to
happen and most of the soldiers would have welcomed the order to
storm the wild men’s fort.
“I can’t see why the General doesn’t get busy and take the fort,”
growled the Scotchman one afternoon. Several of the men, who
were off duty, were lying in a mossy place under some big ferns,
discussing the matter. “We’ve got everything ready for the attack,
the men are more than anxious to go into action and we could lick
the stuffin’ out of the Saboes.”
“Keep cool, Scotty; we’ll get a chance soon enough,” said the Turk,
who was very quiet and always took things calmly. “The General
knows what he’s about and when he gets his plans ready, we’ll get
all the excitement we want.”
 “Excitement!” exclaimed the Dunce. “That’s
me. I’ve got to have some excitement; I’m sick
and tired of sittin’ around here without anything
doin’.”
“Let’s get our guns and go out and see if we
can’t shoot some dragon flies or mosquitoes,”
suggested the Sailor.
“Nah, that ain’t dangerous enough,” answered
the Dunce. “I want to do something that will give
me a thrill,” and getting up he slowly walked
towards the tall grass near the Teenie Weenie
camp.
The General had given orders that none of the
soldiers should leave camp, for the grass was so
tangled and thick that it would be an easy thing
to get lost and, besides, the savage wild men
might be hiding behind the thick stalks of grass.
“Jinks!” thought the Dunce as he peered into
the dense grass, “the General wouldn’t scold me
if I happened to stroll out there and capture a
wild man.”
After some minutes of thought, the Dunce
hurried to his tent, got his gun and sneaked
unseen out of camp into the dark grass. He
stumbled along for some time without making
much headway, for the stalks of grass grew close
together and the dead leaves tangled about his
feet at almost every step. Presently he came to
an open spot near the edge of the island, where
he found walking much easier, but he had gone
only a short distance when he suddenly saw four wild men ahead of
him.
 “Throw up your hands—you’re surrounded!” shouted the Dunce,
pointing his gun towards them.
The wild men, not understanding the Teenie Weenie language,
started running towards the Dunce with loud yells.
The poor Dunce was so badly frightened he forgot to fire his gun
and turning about he ran as fast as his short legs could carry him
towards the Teenie Weenie camp.
The army aviator, who happened to be scouting above the shore
of the island, saw the Dunce being chased by the wild men.
“Quick!” he shouted to the bird on which he flew. “Fly just as close
as you can to the Dunce and I’ll grab him as we sail by.”
The bird flew straight for the ground and holding tight to its neck,
the aviator grabbed the Dunce by the collar and snatched him from
the very hands of the wild men.
The Turk pulled the frightened Dunce up on the bird’s back and a
few minutes later they landed safely in the Teenie Weenie camp.
“Well, sir,” said the General when he had heard the Turk’s story of
the rescue, “what were you doing outside the camp without
permission to go out?”
“I-I-I-I j-j-just wanted s-s-some excitement and I-I-I-I thought I’d
go out and s-s-see if I-I-I couldn’t capture a wild man,” stammered
the frightened Dunce.
“Well, did you capture any of them?” asked the General with a
wink at the Old Soldier.
“W-w-w-well, I-I surrounded f-f-four of ’em, but they wouldn’t stay
surrounded and they started to chase me, so I-I-I had to r-r-run.”
“Well, did you get any excitement?” smiled the General.
“Oh, yes, sir, I-I-I got more than I-I-I was looking for.”
“Well, sir,” said the General, “I hope you got enough excitement to
last you for a long time. You are guilty of an act of leaving camp
without permission and I find it necessary to place you under arrest.”
The poor Dunce was marched off between four soldiers to the tiny
guard house, where he was left to think over his disobedience.
The Dunce from the
army aviator snatches the hands of the Wild
Men.—Chapter Twenty.
 Chapter Twenty-One

THE SCOUTS HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE

“General, the men are getting restless. They want to get into
action and it seems to me that we ought to hurry our plans for the
attack,” said the Old Soldier. The two little officers were sitting at the
tiny table in front of the General’s tent.
“Yes, I believe you’re right,” answered the General thoughtfully.
“The plans for the attack are almost ready, but I would like to get
some more information about the wild men. I’d like to know just
how many are guarding the fort, what sort of arms they have and a
lot of other details. The Turk has been able to get much valuable
information, but the grass is so tall around the fort that he has not
been able to get very near in the airplane, so I’m afraid I’ll have to
send the scouts out for the facts I want.”
“That’s mighty dangerous,” said the Old Soldier, stroking his beard.
“The jungle is full of the Saboes—they are swarming all through the
grass, thicker than ants on a chocolate drop.”
“Yes, I know it’s dangerous, but I believe the Cowboy and the
Indian can get through unseen and bring back the information I
want,” the General said. “Either one of the little fellows is at home in
the woods and grass. They are both pastmasters in covering up their
tracks. Why, I believe the Indian could walk through a lady’s powder
box without ever leaving a single track,” and the General said it so
earnestly there was no doubt but that he spoke the truth.
 Turning to the guard that stood near his tent, the General ordered
him to bring the Indian and the Cowboy. “Tell them it is important
and that I wish them to report at once.”
In a few minutes the two scouts appeared and, clicking their tiny
heels together, they saluted in the most approved military fashion.
“You sent for us, sir?” said the Cowboy.
“Yes,” answered the General, looking seriously at the sturdy little
men. “I have a piece of work for you to do. First I want to tell you
that it is mighty risky—in fact, it is extremely dangerous. I will not
send you unless you are willing to go—you shall choose.”
“We are ready to go,” answered the little scouts quietly, and their
loyalty touched the General greatly.
“I want you to go to the wild men’s fort and get all the information
you can,” said the General. “Find out how many men they have,
what sort of weapons they use, note the condition of their fort and
get some idea of the ground beyond the fort. Get all the facts you
can and report to me as soon as possible.”
“Yes, sir,” answered the scouts and, saluting, they hurried to their
tent, where they buckled on their tiny pistols. Next they each
secured a supply of dried minnow and half a boiled bean, which they
stuffed into their pockets.
They slipped quietly out of camp and after a long and tiresome
trip they finally drew near to the wild men’s fort. They could hear the
voices of the wild men now and then and the two Teenie Weenies
were forced to steal along with the greatest care. Presently they
crawled up to a place quite near the fort where they could see the
wild men every now and then through the long grass. The scouts
watched the wild men for several hours and it was quite late before
the little fellows could find a chance to crawl away safely and
unseen.
Several times on their way back to the Teenie Weenie camp the
scouts were forced to hide under leaves and dry grass to keep from
being discovered, and once they had to lie for almost an hour in a
hollow stick, as several wild men stopped near them to rest.
“It be heap much dark soon,” grunted the Indian as he peered
through the grass at the sky.
“We can never get back to camp before night and we couldn’t
possibly get through this jungle in the dark, so we’ve got to find
some place to spend the night,” whispered the Cowboy.
The two Teenie Weenies found a deserted bird’s nest in a bush
near by, and, climbing up the bush, they soon made themselves
comfortable for the night.
 Early in the morning the little scouts were awakened by voices,
and looking over the edge of the nest, they saw several wild men
coming towards the bush. The wild men stopped beneath the bush,
where they soon made a fire and cooked pieces of frog ham for their
breakfast.
The two Teenie Weenies had eaten what little food they had
brought with them the day before and as they smelled the delicious
meat cooking it made them as hungry as bears. There were too
many of the Saboes for the two scouts to fight, so they could do
nothing but lie quiet until the wild men had gone. In a short time the
wild men finished their breakfast and after talking in their strange
language for a few minutes they hurried away.
When the wild men had disappeared into the jungle of tall grass
near by, the two scouts carefully climbed out of the nest and set off
in the direction of the Teenie Weenie camp. Several times they had
to hide behind sticks and leaves when the wild men passed near
them, and once, three of the savage little fellows came so close to
the spot where the scouts lay hidden that they thought they would
surely be discovered. It was almost evening before the Cowboy and
the Indian reached camp and the little fellows reported at once to
the General. They gave the Commander of the Teenie Weenie army
such valuable news that he at once called in his staff for a council of
war.
The little officers talked for a long time and when they finally
came out of the General’s tent, it was very plain to see that
something was about to happen. Officers dashed about the camp
giving orders, the Doctor and the two nurses busied themselves
around the tiny hospital, while Paddy Pinn spent much time with his
Teenie Weenie cannon.
Three of the soldiers carried two big firecrackers into the tunnel
the mole had made. In fact, everyone was busy and the whole camp
teemed with excitement, wondering as to what was to happen next.
 Chapter Twenty-Two

THE BATTLE

Orders had been given to attack the wild men in the morning and
most of the Teenie Weenie soldiers slept very little during the night.
At daylight a thimbleful of hot cocoa and a supply of bread was
brought into the front trenches and while the little soldiers ate, the
artillery kept up a heavy fire on the wild men’s fort.
At last the order was given to charge and the excited Teenie
Weenies climbed out of their trenches and dashed for the fort.
Although the soldiers’ tiny knees knocked together and their teeth
chattered with fright, they went into battle with great eagerness,
cheered by the voices of several meadow mice and bugs, who stood
out of range of the wild men’s arrows.
It was a great victory. Probably the history of
the battle can be better told by one who took
part in it, so we shall hear the story from a letter
written by Mr. Lover to his wife immediately after
the battle. The tiny letter was written on a piece
of very thin birch bark, about half the size of a
postage stamp, but if you could see it under a
powerful microscope you would read it, word for
word, just as it appears on this page.
My dear Bab:
As the Indian is carrying the official news of the
battle back to Shoehurst, you will know before you open this letter that
we have won. It was wonderful and I will tell you all about it from the
very first. The wild men’s fort, which was made of strong sticks, lay in a
narrow path guarding the only open road to the village, where the Lady
of Fashion and Poet are held prisoners. In order to get to the village we
had to capture the fort. We heard the night before that we were to storm
the fort in the morning and believe me, we didn’t sleep much; that is, I
didn’t. I was as nervous as a cat in a dog house.
Early in the morning the aviator flew over the fort and dropped pepper
bombs. These bombs are made out of red pepper tied up in thin pieces
of tissue paper and when they hit the ground they break and scatter the
pepper all around. While the wild men were sneezing from the effects of
the pepper, the artillery opened up and sent a lot of shot into the fort.
Next, a big mine we had made under the fort was exploded. There
were two big firecrackers in it and, say, you ought to have seen the sticks
fly up in the air when that mine went off! Right after the mine explosion
we were ordered to charge and we jumped out of the trenches and
started on the run for the fort.
The Teenie Weenie Army Drives the Wild Men from their WRECKED
FORT.—Chapter Twenty-two.

We were almost halfway there when the Sailor, who was carrying the
flag, dropped with an arrow in his chest. The Dunce caught up the fallen
flag and putting his hat on top of the staff, he yelled for us to follow.
Everybody cheered, for we didn’t think the Dunce had enough nerve to
do such a brave thing.
The fort was badly wrecked by the explosion, so it wasn’t hard to climb
over it to get at the wild men. Most of the Saboes were so scared they
never tried to fight, but a few of them stood their ground. They were
quickly subdued, however. We captured fourteen men; five of them are
wounded, but the Doctor has them in the hospital and he’ll fix them up
all right.
Four of our men were wounded, but the Sailor is the only one who was
badly hurt. The Doctor says that he will pull through all right.
We wanted to attack the wild men’s village, but the General wouldn’t
let us. He says we have got to take care of the wounded and make our
lines safe before we can go farther. Some of the men seem to think that
there will be very little fight left in the wild men, for they were pretty well
scared by our attack. The Scotchman and I are doing guard duty; we
have to guard the prisoners. We are using an old bottle for a prison and
it certainly makes a good one; if we keep on getting prisoners we’ll soon
have a bottleful.
I do hope the General follows up the victory and goes right after these
wild men, so we can end this war, for I want to get home to you and the
children.
Well, I’ll have to stop now as the Indian is about ready to start for
Shoehurst. Tell the twins I have a nice string of blackberry seed beads for
each of them and give them each a kiss for me.
Affectionately,
Your Husband.
P. S.: The Cook and the Chinaman have just brought up a pot of cocoa
and four hot beans! Hurrah! we’re going to have a feast.
Hubby.
 Chapter Twenty-Three

THE RED CROSS

There was much confusion after the battle, for so many things had
to be done, and done quickly. The lines had to be advanced and
made safe against attack by the wild men. The prisoners had to be
carefully guarded until they could be put into the grape juice bottle
which was being used as a prison.
Then, there were the wounded. Both Teenie Weenies and wild
men had to be given the best of care. Just as soon as the battle was
over, the injured were gathered up and carried tenderly to the Red
Cross field hospital, where the Doctor and his two little nurses
dressed their wounds. The Clown and the Policeman carried the
wounded into the hospital on tiny stretchers and just as soon as the
injured little fellows had medical care, they were put into clean beds.
At first the injured wild men were much frightened, but when they
were handled so tenderly by the Doctor and his lovely nurses, they
became quite contented.
The Doctor’s official report to the General gives the best idea of
the work of the Red Cross after the battle, and it is printed here,
word for word, from that tiny document.
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