Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-13

his legs and arms, while the station
master was trying to cram mail bag
over his head
There was very fair scuffie all round
the booking Office. and Golightly re.
ceived a nasty cut over his eye through
falling against table. But 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
"Witbout doubt this is the soldier Eng.
lishman we required. listen to the
abusel' 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 o
inches. fair hair, gray eyes and dissi-
pated appearance, no marks on the
body" who had deserted a fortnight
ago Golightly began explaining at
great length, and the more he 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 umrit-
sar. Golightly was feeling very damp
and uncomfortable, and the language
lie used was not fiji for publication,
even in an expurgated form. The four
constables saw him safe to Umritsar in
an intermediate compartment. and
he spent the four hour journey in abus-
ing them as fuently 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 ..he 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 stiffening
on his left cheek. The corporal was not
jocular either. Golightly got as far as.
"This Is very absurd mistake, my
men," when the corporal told him to
"stow 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 OFFICER 1t 8
the like of you as brings disgrace on
the likes Of us. Bloomin fine OFFICER
you arel I know your regiment. The
'Rogues' March is the quickstep where
you come from. You're a 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 performance almost as
undignified as the Frog March. "
Golightly was nearly hysterical will
rage and the chill and the mistake ant
the handouts and the headache thai
the cut on his forehead had given him
He really laid himself out to expires
what was in his mind. When he hat
quite finished and his throat was feel
ing dry, one Of the men said, "I'v,
card few beggars in the click blind
stiff and crack on bit. but I've neveI
card any one to touch this ere 'orh
GER. They were not angry with him
They rather admired him. They hat
some beer at the refreshment room ant
offered Golightly some, too, because h,
had 'swore won 'erful. They asked
him TO tell them all about the adven
lures of Private John Binkle while h,
was loose on the countryside, and tina
made Golightiy wilder than ever. II h
had kept his wits about him, no would
have kept quiet until an officer came
but he attempted to run.
Now, the butt of Martini in tn
small OF your back hurts great deal
and rotten, rain soaked khaki tear
, easily when two men are jerking a
your collar.
Golightly rose from the floor fcelin
,, very sick and giddy, with his shirt riT
ped open all down his breast and nearl
all down his back. He yielded to hi
luck, and at that point the down trai
from Lahore came in. carrying one G
Golightly's majors
This is the majors evidence in full
"There was the sound of q scuffle /
, the second class refreshment room. SO
went in and saw the most villainou
loafer that ever set eyes on. His boo,
and breeches were plastered with mu
P and beer stains. He wore q mudd
white dunshill sort Of thing on his hea
and it hung down in slips on his shou
ders. which were good deal scratched
. He was half in and half out Of shii
! as nearly in two pieces as it could b
! and he was begging the guard to loo
at the name on the tail Of it. As he Ina
3 rucked the shirt all over his head,
D couldn't at first see who he was, but
! fancied that he was a man in the fir
stage Of d. T. from the way he swo
Q while he wrestled with his rags Whs
he turned round, and had made ALLOW
Q ances for a lump as big as a pork p