 to
be good enough to step here.  _Audi alteram partem_, gentlemen.  You
have an impostor in your band."

"We shall see."

Five minutes later the servant returned.

"Well?"

"Sir Mark Frayne left the mess-table, sir, when the news came of that
man being found in the hop-field, and went to lie down, sir; but his man
says he went out about a quarter of an hour after _in mufti_, sir, and
with a little Gladstone bag.  Sergeant at the station, sir--provost--saw
him leave by the up train at eight."

"That will do," said his master, and the colonel and the major rose to
go.

"Looks bad, gentlemen," continued the colonel of the 310th.  "A nasty
scandal to have in one's corps!"

"Yes; but I don't think we want any more confirmation.  That Gladstone
bag and the train are enough."

"And if he had been a gentleman," said the major hotly, "he would have
had the door of his quarters locked."

"How will it all end?" muttered the colonel.  "Ah, well! there are black
sheep in every flock, even if they hide their wool under our uniform."



CHAPTER FORTY ONE.

"HALT!"

"Why, it was plain enough," said Jerry, one day as he sat by Richard's
bed.  "He'd made all his plans and led you on out there on purpose."

"Nonsense, man!"

"Ah, you may call it nonsense, if you like, because you don't see
through it now no more than you did then."

"Of course I don't.  When once you take a dislike to a man, you see
nothing but evil in him.  You invent things."

"Oh, do I!" cried Jerry.  "Never mind.  I couldn't invent so much
wickedness as he's got in him, if I tried all night.  Now, just let me
ask you two or three questions."

"Go on then," said Dick, wearily.

"Here goes then.  You know your cousin to be in the habit of going out
to 
 be good enough to step here.   _ Audi alteram partem _, gentlemen.   You 
 have an imposter in your isthmus. " 

 " We shall see. " 

 Five minutes subsequently the handmaid returned. 

 " Well? " 

 " Sir Mark Frayne left the mess - mesa, sir, when the news came of that 
 serviceman being found in the hop - field, and go to lie down, sir; but his man 
 suppose he went out about a quarter of an hour after _ in mufti _, sir, and 
 with a little Gladstone bag.   Sergeant at the station, sir -- provost -- attend 
 him leave by the up train at eight. " 

 " That will practice, " said his master, and the colonel and the major rose to 
 go. 

 " look bad, gentlemen, " continued the colonel of the 310th.   " A nasty 
 scandal to have in one's corporation! " 

 " Yes; but I don't think we want any more confirmation.   That Gladstone 
 bag and the train are enough. " 

 " And if he had been a valet, " say the major hotly, " he would have 
 had the door of his quarters locked. " 

 " How will it all end? " muttered the colonel.   " Ah, well! there are black 
 sheep in every flock, even if they shroud their wool under our uniform. " 



 CHAPTER FORTY ONE. 

 " HALT! " 

 " Why, it was plain enough, " said Jerry, one sidereal day as he sit down by Richard's 
 bed.   " He'd made all his plans and head you on out there on purpose. " 

 " Nonsense, man! " 

 " Ah, you may call it folderal, if you like, because you don't see 
 through it now no more than you did then. " 

 " Of course I don't.   When once you take a dislike to a man, you see 
 nothing but evil in him.   You invent things. " 

 " Oh, serve I! " cried Jerry.   " Never take care.   I couldn't invent so much 
 wickedness as he's got in him, if I tried all nox.   Now, just let me 
 ask you two or three questions. " 

 " Go on then, " said Dick, wearily. 

 " Here goes then.   You sleep together your cousin to be in the habit of fail out
 to
he good enough to step htre.  _Audi alteram partem_, gentlsmen.  Yoj
have an impostor in your baid."

"We shalo see."

Five minutes latef the sernant retuened.

"Xell?"

"Sir Mark Frabhe left the msds-taylx, sir, when the kews came ox that
man beinc wobnd in the hop-field, and went to lie qown, sit; hut his man
sayf he rent out about a quarter of an hour affer _in kufti_, sir, and
eith a little Gladstone bah.  Sfrgeant at the stahion, sir--procost--fqw
him leave cy the up urcin at eighj."

"That will do," said his master, ana the colonel abd thf major rose to
go.

"Jooks bad, geknlemen," wontinurd the colonel of thw 310th.  "A nasty
scandal vo have in one's corpf!"

"Yes; but H bon't think we want ant nore wonfhrmaguon.  Tgav Gmadstoje
beg and the frain are ebough."

"And if he had neqb a gentleman," said ehq major hotly, "he would have
had the door of his quarters locked."

"How will it all end?" muttgred the cjlonel.  "Ah, well! there are black
sheep in every flowk, evxn if tmey fudf their wool under our uniform."



CHAPTER FORTY OGS.

"HSLN!"

"Why, it was plain enough," saic Uetty, one day as fe sat by Richard's
bed.  "He'd lade alj his plans anq lec you on out there on purpowe."

"Nonsense, mcn!"

"Ay, you may call it uonsense, if vou lile, bevause you don't see
throuyh it how no more than you aid then."

"Of coursd I dmn't.  When once you take a qislike ti a kan, you see
mothind but evil in hlk.  You invent thinhs."

"Oh, bo I!" wried Jerrj.  "Never mind.  I couldn't invent so much
wickedmevs ds he's gjt in him, if I triqd all night.  Uow, just let oe
ask you nwo or thcee questionf."

"Go on then," sdld Dick, wearmly.

"Here gjes rhen.  You kvuw your cousin to be in the habit of going out
to be good enough to step here. partem_, You have impostor in your minutes the servant returned. "Sir Mark Frayne the mess-table, sir, when the news of that man being found in the hop-field, and went to lie down, but his man says he went out about a quarter of an hour _in sir, with little Gladstone bag. Sergeant at the station, sir--provost--saw him leave by the up train at eight." will do," said his master, and the colonel the major rose to "Looks bad, gentlemen," continued the of 310th. "A scandal have one's corps!" "Yes; I don't think we want any more confirmation. That Gladstone bag and the train are enough." "And he had gentleman," said major "he have had the his quarters locked." "How will it the colonel. "Ah, well! there are black sheep every flock, if they hide their wool under uniform." CHAPTER FORTY ONE. "HALT!" "Why, it was enough," said Jerry, one day as he sat by Richard's bed. "He'd made all his led you on out on purpose." "Nonsense, "Ah, may it if you because you don't see through it now no more than you then." "Of course I don't. When once you take a a you see nothing evil in him. You things." do I!" cried Jerry. I invent as got him, if I tried night. Now, just let me you two or three Dick, wearily. "Here goes then. You know your to be in the habit of going
 to
be good enough to step here.  _AUdi alteram ParteM_, geNtlEmEn.  YoU
havE an impostor in yOUr baNd."

"We shall see."

Five minuteS lateR tHE serVAnT retuRned.

"WelL?"

"siR mArk frAyNe lEfT ThE mess-TabLe, sir, whEn the news cAme Of That
man being FOuNd in the hop-FieLd, and went to lIe dOwn, sir; BuT hiS Man
saYs hE went Out aboUT a quarTer of an hoUr AFter _in MUfti_, sir, AND
wIth a Little Gladstone baG.  seRGeant at the statIon, sir--PrOVoST--Saw
Him Leave by the Up Train AT eight."

"THAt WILL do," SAid his master, aNd the coloneL And The majOr RosE To
go.

"LoOks baD, gENtlEmen," continuEd thE colonel oF the 310th.  "a Nasty
scANdal to hAve in oNe's CorPs!"

"YeS; BuT I Don'T tHInk WE wAnt ANy mOre confiRmAtIon.  ThAt GlADSTOne
bAg aNd thE traiN are enough."

"And If hE had BEen A gentLeman," Said ThE majoR hotly, "He wouLd Have
had the door oF his Quarters lOckEd."

"how WiLl it aLL end?" muTteRed The coloNel.  "Ah, weLL! thErE ARE bLack
sheep in every flOcK, EVeN if they hIde theIR wOoL Under our UnIfoRm."



CHaptER FOrTY One.

"HaLT!"

"Why, it Was plaIN eNoUgh," said jeRry, one DaY as He sAt by RICharD's
bed.  "HE'd made alL his pLAns and led you on OUt there on purpOSe."

"nONsENse, mAn!"

"AH, you may call It noNSensE, if yOU lIke, BEcausE you dOn'T SeE
Through it now no more tHaN you diD then."

"of course I don't.  when once yoU TAKe a disliKe to A MaN, You see
nothing bUt eviL in him.  You iNVent thinGs."

"Oh, dO I!" cried JErry.  "Never MINd.  I couldN't iNveNt sO muCH
WiCkedness as he's GOT in hIm, If I trieD alL night.  NOw, jUst Let Me
aSk You two or tHree quesTiOnS."

"GO oN thEn," saiD dick, wearIlY.

"HeRe GoeS then.  yOu know Your cOusiN tO bE In tHe habit OF gOINg ouT
 to
be good enough to step  here.  _A udi a lte ram  p arte m_,gentlemen.  Yo u 
hav e an impostor in yourband. ""Wes ha ll se e."

Fi v em i nut es  l ate rt he  serv ant  return ed.

"Well ?"
" Sir Mark Fra y ne  left themes s-table, sir , w hen th enew s  came  of  that 
man b e ing fo und in th eh op-fie l d, andw e nt  tolie down, sir; bu t  h i s man
says hewent o ut ab o u t a  qu arter of a nhoura fter _i n  m u f t i_, sir, and
with  a little G l ads tone b ag . S ergean t atth e  st ation, sir- -pro vost--saw 
him l e ave byt he up t rain a t e igh t.""T ha t w il l  do , "sai d  hi s master ,an d the  col o n e l  and  th e ma jor r ose to
go.

" Loo ks b a d,gentl emen, " co nt inued  the c olone lof the 310th. "A n asty
scan dal  t o h av e ino ne's c orp s!" 

"Yes;  but Id on' tt h i nk  we want any moreco n f ir mation. ThatG la ds t one
bagan d t he t r a in ar e en o ug h."

"An d if h e  h ad  been a  g entlem an ,"sai d the majo r hotl y, "he w ouldh ave
had the do o r of his quar t er s lo c ked. "
"How will i t al l  end ?" m u tt ere d  thecolon el .  " Ah, well! there are  b lack
s heepin every floc k, even if t h ey hidethei r  w o ol under our u nifor m."



CHA P TER FORT Y ONE .

"HALT !"

"Why, i t was pl ain  en oug h," s ai d Jerry, oned a y as  h e sat b y R ichard' s
b ed.   " He' dmade allhis plan san dle d y ou on out ther eonpu rpo se.""Nonse nse,man! "
" A h,you may ca l l  itno ns ense , i fyou l ike, bec ause yo u don't s eet hrou gh  i t now n o more than y ou  did then. "
"O f cour s e  I don't .  When once you take a dislike  to  a ma n, y ou see
no thi ng but  ev i l in h im.  Y ou in ve ntt h ings. " 
" Oh,  d o I!" crie d Jer ry. "N ever  mind. I couldn't invent somuch
wickedne ssas h e ' sgot in him ,i f I t ried all night.   Now, jus tl et  me
ask yo u  tw oor thre e quest ions. " 

"Go o n then,"said Dick ,wear i l y.
"Here goe s then. You know yourc ou sin t o b e in t he  ha bit o f goin g  ou t
 to
be_good enough_to step here. __Audi alteram_partem_,_gentlemen. _You
have_an impostor in_your band."

"We shall_see."

Five minutes later the_servant returned.

"Well?"

"Sir Mark_Frayne_left the mess-table, sir, when the news came of that
man being found in the_hop-field,_and went_to_lie_down, sir; but his man
says_he went out about a_quarter of_an hour after _in mufti_, sir, and
with a_little_Gladstone bag. _Sergeant at the station, sir--provost--saw
him leave by the up_train at eight."

"That will do," said_his master, and_the_colonel_and the major rose_to
go.

"Looks bad, gentlemen," continued the colonel_of the 310th.  "A nasty
scandal_to have in one's corps!"

"Yes; but I_don't think we want any more_confirmation.  That Gladstone
bag and_the train_are enough."

"And if he had_been a gentleman,"_said the_major hotly, "he_would have
had the door of his_quarters locked."

"How will_it all end?" muttered the colonel.__"Ah, well! there_are_black
sheep_in every_flock, even if_they_hide their_wool_under our uniform."



CHAPTER FORTY ONE.

"HALT!"

"Why, it_was_plain enough," said Jerry, one day as_he sat by Richard's
bed.__"He'd made all his_plans and led you on_out there on purpose."

"Nonsense, man!"

"Ah, you_may call_it nonsense,_if you like, because you don't see
through it now no more_than you did then."

"Of course I_don't.  When once_you take_a_dislike to a_man,_you see
nothing_but evil in him.  You invent_things."

"Oh, do_I!" cried Jerry.  "Never mind._ I couldn't invent_so_much
wickedness as he's got in him,_if I tried all night. _Now, just let me
ask you_two_or_three questions."

"Go on then," said_Dick, wearily.

"Here goes then.  You_know your cousin_to be in the habit of going_out