Reveille was over at the military school, and the three boys on the end of the line nearest the mess hall walked slowly toward the broad steps of the big brick building ahead. They differed greatly in type, but of this they were unconscious, for all were deep in thought. “I am going home,” said the tallest boy abruptly. “Had a letter from my sister last night. My word, they are having some ripping times over there!” “Your father won’t let you,” said the second lad. “How can you go to England when I can’t get back to Mexico?” “I can jolly well go,” said the tall boy. “I’ve been planning for this. Mid-term is over, and I haven’t told you chaps, but I’ve been hoarding every cent of my allowance all winter. I have enough and to spare for second cabin.”
Colonel George Durston was a collective pseudonym used by the Saalfield Publishing Company as the author of various American series books. Durston is credited for the "Boy Scouts" series, 24 volumes originally published by Saalfield between 1912 and 1919. Ghostwriters for the series included Frederick Dey, J.W. Duffield, William A. Wolf, and Georgia Roberts Durston. Col. Durston was also credited with the Potter Brother books, which appeared in the six-book "Stars and Stripes" Series.