Part 40 (2/2)

There was no sense in going out at once, as we had intended, with that co over us

”Why not do e said--ad scent?” Will whispered

”I wish to God Monty were here!” groaned Fred

”Rot!” Will answered ”Monty is all you ever said of him and then soht without him

Tell 'em a bull yarn, I say!”

Fred relapsed into a sort of black glooy He was always better at swift action in the open and optiainst so or end of

”Tell 'eed Will ”Offer to lead them to it on certain conditions Think up controversial proposals! Play for time!”

Fred shook his head

”What if it turns out true? Monty's in Europe Suppose he should learn while he's there that the stuff is really in Gerame!”

”If the stuff should really be in Geretting even a broker's share of it, Monty or no Monty! Take my advice and tell 'eument of another kind had started across the rooeant Sachse, as sitting next hi of the father of the commandant's abandoned woman

”At ere they shocked?” wondered Sachse ”At the flogging, or the intercourse, or because he sent the fe when she proposed to have a child? Do they not know that to have children about the premises would be subversive of military excellence?”

”They were shocked at all three things,” grinned Schubert, ”but chiefly, I think, at the flogging”

”Bah! Such a tickling of a native's hide doesn't hurt him to speak of!

Wait until they see our court in the !”

It was that that raised the claht be supposed to have won proer than the others, was beginning to grow noisy in his speech and to laugh without apparent reason The rest were all already frankly drunk, and any excuse for dispute was a good one They one and all, including Schubert, denied Sachse's contention that a flogging did not hurt enough to !” Sachse announced

Schubert's little bright pig-eyes gleahed ”There is a case of chane that you lie! That you can not take a flogging!”

There was an united yelp of delight The sergeants rose and gathered round Sachse Schubert cursed theain

”Open that case of cha the bottles on the table in ts

”I bet you those twelve bottles you dare not take a regular flogging, and that you can not endure it if you dare try!”

”I can stand as ed Sachse

”Good! We will see! We will both take a flogging--stroke for stroke!

Whoever squeals first shall pay for the charehiter, but he staggered to his feet, swearing

”I will show you of what eant is made!” he boasted ”It is not only Prussians who are ed?”