▁to ▁London ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail . ▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁poor ▁health ▁and , ▁after ▁many ▁weeks ▁in ▁hospital ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁Lord ▁North cl iffe , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper , ▁to ▁recuper ate ▁at ▁a ▁hydro ▁in ▁War wick shire . ▁Before ▁going ▁there , ▁however , ▁H oney ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁races ▁at ▁E ps om ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁other ▁journal ists , ▁and ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁London ▁found ▁his ▁pay ▁che que ▁and ▁dismiss al ▁notice ▁ready ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁out ▁of ▁work ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁visitor ▁stay ing ▁at ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁Bour ton - on - the - W ater ▁in ▁the ▁C ots w olds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Census , ▁aged ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁occupation ▁shown ▁as ▁" author ▁journalist ". ▁ ▁He ▁apparently ▁missed ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁an ▁assignment ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁working ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁London ' s ▁leading ▁edit ors , ▁when ▁his ▁wife ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁him ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁" his ▁usual ▁ha un ts ▁in ▁Fle et ▁Street ". ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁sent ▁abroad ▁and ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6