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Uncle Sam’s Boys grow impatient. A mother’s logic. The postman’s whistle makes Hal nervous. “Who is Ad Interim?” Uniforms are ready. A surprise for Mrs. Overton. “Lieutenants” Overton and Terry now.
In their new uniforms. All eyes on Uncle Sam’s Boys. Honors and insult. “See the Conquering Hero Comes.” An invitation declined. Bunny Hepburn loses his job. “I’ll get even with that cheap officer.”
Victims walk into a trap. “Get busy, Skinny!” Twelve against two. “Sail into the soldier loafers!” Hal Overton’s blood is up. Bunny’s eyes are closed. A fight to a finish.
Hal and Noll under charges. Uncle Sam’s Boys shunned by neighbors. “We won’t submit to such false charges.” A town divided against itself. A bitter attack in the press. “The culprits face their ordeal to-day.”
Looks dark for the young lieutenants. Perjurers have their say. “I wouldn’t believe ’em under oath.” Gangsters get a jolt. The findings of the Court of Inquiry. Hal and Noll outwit the enemy.
All in the soldier’s game. A descendant of the knight of old. “There isn’t a thing left that we can ask for.” A parting shot. Mothers as “best girls.” The goal of their youthful dreams lays before Hal and Noll.
Welcomed by the Major. Bachelors and glad of it. Hal and Noll settle down in their new quarters. “At the officers’ club.” An old friend in a new guise. “It’s our old Algy.” Brother officers are cordial to the boys who have risen from the ranks.
“Feathers” tells his life history. Algy reads brother officers a lecture. “We do not smoke yet.” The start to meet their captains. The new life in the Army begins.
The new officers get their assignments. An invitation to Mrs. Overton. The Mexican situation threatens. Frontier duty promised. Young lieutenants perform their duties with snap and precision. “The Mexican border trouble has broken out!”
Overton and Terry keenly alert to their work. “Quick work.” Platoons march. The camp at Agua Dulce. On a ticklish mission. On the trail of the hidden rifles. The Greasers are ugly.
“Keep them from closing that door!” Mexicans assume a threatening attitude. “Back, all of you!” Lieutenant Overton draws his sword. His life hangs on a thread. Greasers cowed by his nerve. Grimmer work ahead.
A much-needed rest. Assigned to an important post. The night patrol of the river bank. A nerve-trying vigil. “Halt! Who goes there?” A stealthy step. Lieutenant Hal in the toils.
Bound hand and foot. A disheartening discovery. A knife at his throat. Sentries in a fix. Greasers gloat and threaten. A Mexican boot in Hal’s face. Moving day on the border. “It’s our night to laugh.” Rejoicing on the Rio Grande.
A thrill of joy. Unarmed but free. Lieutenant Overton plans his next move. Only a fighting chance. Crafty as an Indian. The enemy’s plans revealed. “Lift that hawser and I’ll shoot you!”
In command of a river tug. The skipper learns a lesson. A duty well done. “A very bad business.” Prisoners taken to camp. “Do you begin to see a light, Mr. Overton?” A suspicious craft sighted.
Hal takes a long chance. The race on the river. Beaten by the stranger. Lieutenant Overton has misgivings. Discipline the soldier’s greatest asset. The return to shore. “Now I’m in for it.”
Overton meets his first rebuke. “Your defence is a manly one.” A message that was never delivered. Old friends surprise Hal. Lieutenants Prescott and Holmes share the tug’s hospitality. Dave Darrin joins the happy family. “Real doings” promised.
The cruise of the “Restless.” “A real fighting bunch.” Ensign Darrin at the wheel. “Look sharp there!” A suspicious craft sighted. The pursued motor boat refuses to lay to. The “Restless” swept by a volley of rifle shots. The battle is on.
“Fire!” commands Lieutenant Hal Overton. A woman’s shriek. “Fix bayonets!” The stranger boarded. Mexicans ordered to surrender. A young woman on board. Contraband discovered in the hold. “We can fix it all with money.”
A bribe hurled into the offender’s face. “I’ll pitchfork that honor of yours.” Ruggles makes a charge. What was found in Lieutenant Overton’s holster. “It’s a cowardly lie!” Hal faces disgrace.
Hal’s face turns ghastly. “Do you believe me guilty, sir?” Detained in camp on parole. “I’ll fight every inch of the way.” Word that the Mexicans are rising. American women in peril. Lieutenant Overton’s bitter disappointment.
“Ye lop-sided shadow of a rookie!” Sorry he didn’t throw the scoundrel overboard. Hal Overton is vindicated. Permission to join the rescue party. “Sound the recall.” Stirring times ahead.
Troops ordered to Holmesville. Up the river at racing speed. “Sweethearts in peril.” Flames in the sky. A lightning-like landing. “Forward on double quick!” “Charge!” shouts Lieutenant Overton.
A path hewn with swords. A sharp, ugly clash. A woman’s scream guides the three young officers. Just in time. Enraged Texans held in check. A double service wedding. Ready for the great war.