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the cantonments in a couple of days. I 

 found all my old chums well and delighted to 

 welcome me, and I do not remember ever 

 enjoying a dinner so much as that night's 

 at mess, when we sat on into the small 

 hours, asking and answering questions, till 

 an old Captain jumped up and reminded us 

 that we had an early parade the following 

 morning. A brother officer had given 

 me a shake down in his bungalow, so 

 I turned in and had a good night's 

 rest. 



The warning bugle awoke me just at 

 daylight, and, getting into my uniform, I 

 turned out to make my way on foot to the 

 parade ground. A led horse intercepted 

 me, and, from the pleased grin on the face 

 of the sdis, and on taking another look at 

 him, I recognised my own man with whom 

 I had left the Arab in charge. My friend 



