The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-08-01

4 the DOCKING ONCE, ana OOuSnlly re-
ceived nasty cut over his eye through
/ falling against table. Bat the con-
stables were too much for him. and
they and the station master handcuffed
him securely. As soon as the mail bag
was slipped, he began expressing his
/ opinions, and the head constable said:
"Withcut doubt this is the soldier Eng
Iishmnn we required. Listen to the
abuse" Then Golightly asked the sta
ton master what the this and the that
the proceedings meant. The station
master told him he was Private John
Binkle of the regiment, feet 8
inches. fair hair, gray eyes and dissi-
pated appearance. no marks on the
body" who had deserted fortnight
ago. Golightly began explaining at
great length. and tie more lie explained
the less the station master believed him
He said that no lieutenant could look
such rufiian as did Golightly. and
that his instructions were to send his
capture under proper escort to Cmrit-
sar. Golightly was feeling very damp
and uncomfortable. and the language
he used was not fiji for publication.
even in an eSpurgated form. The four
constables saw him safe to Umritsar in
an s..intermediate' compartment, and
he spent the four hour journey in ahus-
ing them as tiuently as his knowledge
/ of the vernaculars allowed.
AT Umritsar he was bundled out on
the platform into the arms of a corporal
and two men of the regiment. Go
lightly drew himself up and tried to
carry off matters Jauntily. He did not
feel too jaunty in handouts, with four
constables behind him and the blood
from the cut on his forehead stiftening
on his left cheek The corporal was not
/ jocular either. Golightly got as far as,
This is a very absurd mistake. my
men. when the corporal told him to
'sstow his lip" and come along. Go.
lightly did not want to come along. He
desired to stop and explain. He ex-
planned very well indeed until the cor
poral cut In with ..You orficerl It's
the like of you as brings disgrace on
the likes of u.s.. Bloomin fine OFFICER
you arel know your regiment. The
'Rogues' March is the quickstep where
you come from. You're black shame
to the Service
Golightly kept his temper and began
explaining all over again from the be-
ginning. Then he was marched out of
the rain into the refreshment room and
told not to make qualified fool of
himself The men were going to run
him up to Fort Govindghar. And run.
ming up is a performance almost as
undignifed as the Frog March.
Golightly was nearly hysterical with
rage and the chill and the mistake and
the handouts and the headache that
the cut on his forehead had given him.
BE really laid himself out to express
what was in his mind. When he had
quit. finished and his throat was feel
ing dry one of the men said. eve
card a few beggars in the click blind.
stiff and cracK on a bit. but I've never
card any one to touch this ere 'orfi-
GER They We're not angry with him
They rather admired him. They had
some beer at the refreshment room and
offered Goiightly some. too. because he
had ''swore won erful They asked
him TO tell them all about the adven-
lures Of Private John Binkle while he
was loose ON the countryside. and that
made Ga'ightly wilder than ever If he
had kept his wits about him, he would
have kept quiet until an officer came.
but he attempted to run.
4 Now. the butt of Martini in the
small OF your back hurts great deal,
and rotten, rain soaked khaki tears
easily when two men are jerking at
your collar.
Golightly rose from the floor feeling
very sick and giddy, with his shirt rip.
ped open all down his breast and nearly
all down his back He yielded to his
luck. and at that point the down train
from Lahore came in carrying one of
}, Golightly's majors.
i This is the major evidence in full
There was the sound of scufle in
the second class refreshment room, SO !
went in and saw the most villainous
loafer that ever set eyes on His boots
and breeches were plastered with mud
and beer stains. He wore muddy
white dunghill sort of thing on his head
and it hung down in slips on his shcul-
ders. which were good deal scratched
He was half in and half out of shirt
as nearly in two pieces as it could be.
and he was begging the guard to look
at the name on the tail of it. As he had
rucked the shirt all over his head. l
couldn't at first see who he was, but /
fancied that he was man in the first
stage of d T. from the way he swore
while he wrestled with his rags. When
be turned round. and had made allow
ances for lump as big as pork pie
over one eve and some green war paint
on the tace and some violet stripes
round the, nsck. saw that it was Go
lightly He was very glad to see me. :
said the ma3cr. land he hoped would
not tell the mess about it I didn't. but
you can. if You like now that Golightly
has gone home. >
Golightly spent the greater part Of
that summer in trying to get the cor