The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-09-18

recruited from lSHtf JAhE Nlidh' W.
worse still, when a young subaltern
called him pig for not making way
quickly enough.
But the life had its componsations
He obtained great insight into the
ways and thefis OF saiscs enough he
SAYS To have summarily convicted hali
the chamar population of the PunJab
il he had been on business. lie be
came one OF the leading players al
knuckle-bones which all jhanpan;s and
many saises play while they are wait
ing outside the Goyerrme NJ House or
the Gaiety Theater of nights; he
learned 10 smoke tobacco that was
three-fourths weed: and he heard
the wisdom of the grizzled Jemadar OF
the Government House saises. Whose
words are valuable. He saw many
things which amused him. and he
states. on honor. that no man can ap-
preciate Simla properly. till he has
seen il from the sais's point OF view.
He also says that. if he chose To write
all he saw. his head would be broken
in several places
Strickland's account OF the agony he
endured on wet nights. bearing the
music and seeing the lights in Ben
more" with his toes tingling for a
walse and his head in horse-blanket.
is rather amusing one of these days.
Strickland is going 10 write a little
book on his experiences. That book
will be worth buying; and even more
worth suppressing.
Thus he served faithfully, as Jacob
served for Rachel. and his leave was
nearly al an end when the explosion
came. He had really done his best To
keep his temper in the hearing OF the
fiirtations ! have mentioned. but h.
broke down at last. An old and very
distinguished general took Miss You.
ghal for ride. and began that special
" offensive you re Onlv-a little-girl'
sort OF fiirtation-most difficult for a
woman 20 turn aside deity. and most
maddening To listen TO. Miss Youghal
was shaking with fear at the things h.
said in the hearing of her sails. DullOl
Standardization il as long as he
could. Then he caught hold of the gen
erals bride. and in most fluent Ems.
lish invited him to step of and he
heaved over the cliff Next minute.
Miss Noughal began crying. and Strick-
land saw that he had hopelessly given
himself away. and everything was over.
The general nearly had a fit VIII le
Miss lOughal was sobbing out the
story OF the disguise. and the ENGAGE
ment that wasn't recognized by the
parents. Strickland was furiously
angry with himself and more angry
with the general for forcing his hand.
SO he said nothing. but held the horses
head and prepared to thrash the gen
eral as some sort OF satisfaction. but
when the general had Thoroughly
grasped the story and knew who
Strickland was. he began to puff and
blow in the saddle, and nearly rolled
of with laughing He said Strickland
deserved a V. c.. if il were only for
putting on a saiss blanket. Then he
called himself names. and vowed that
he deserved a thrashing. but he was
too old TO take It from Strickland.
Then he complimented Miss Youghal
on her lover The scandal of the bust
ness never struck him: for he was a
nice old man, with a weakness for
flirtations Then he laughed again.
and said that old Youghal was a fool
Strickland let 20 Of the cOb's head and
suggested that the general had better
help them. if that was his opinion.
Strickland knew Youghal's weakness
for men with titles and letters after
their names and high official position
It's rather like a forty-minute farce"
said the general. but. begad. will
help. if is only to escape that tremen-
dOus thrashing | deserved. Go along
to your home my sails policeman. and
change into decent kit, and IN attack
Mr. Youghal. Miss Youghal. may ask
ynu "a canfar hpp,, apI ,raft
About seven minutes later there was
a wild hurroosh at the club. \ sails.
with blanket and head-rope. was ask.
ing all the men he knew For
Heavens sake lend me decent
clothes," AS the men did not recog.
nize him. there were some peculiar
scenes before Strickland could get
hot bath. with soda in IL. in one room.
a shirt here. a collar there. a pair of
trousers elsewhere and so on He
galloped of. with half the club ward.
robe on his back and an utter
strangers pony under him to the
house Of old Youghal. The general. ar.
rayed In purple and fine linen. was be
fore him. What the general had said
Strickland never knew. but Youghal
received Strickland with moderate civ
ility; and Mrs. Youghal. touched by
the devotion OF the transformed Dull
loo. was almost kind. The general
beamed and chuckled. and Miss You
ghal came in. and. almost before old
YOughal knew where he was. the par
entail consent had been wrenched out.
and Strickland had departed with Miss
Youghal 10 the telegraph Office to wire
for his kit. The final embarrassment
was when an utter stranger attacked
him on the Mall. and asked for the
stolen pony.
So in the end. Strickland and Miss
loughal We're married. on the strict
understanding that Strickland should
drop his old ways. and stick TO depart.
mental routine. which paws best and
leads TO Simla. Strickland was far too
fond Of his wife. just then. to break
his word. but II was a sore trial TO him.
for the streets and the bazars. and the
sounds in them. were full of meaning
10 Strickland and these called to him
TO come back and take mp his wander
ings and his discoveries Some day.
will tell you how he broke his promise
to help friend. That was long since.
and he has. by this time. been nearly
spoiled for what he would call shikar
He is forgetting the slang and the beg.
CARS cant. and the marks. and the
signs. and the drift OF the undercur.
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