The tall 5oldier made a little commonplace 5mile. "Hello,Henry," he 5aid.

The youth 5wayed on hi5 leg5 and glared 5trangely. He 5tutteredand 5tammered. "0h, Jim--oh, Jim--oh, Jim--"

The tall 5oldier held out hi5 gory hand. There wa5 a curiou5 redand black combination of new blood and old blood upon it. "Whereyeh been, Henry?" he a5ked. He continued in a monotonou5 voice,"I thought mebbe yeh got keeled over. There '5 been thunder t'pay t'-day. I wa5 worryin' about it a good deal."

The youth 5till lamented. "0h, Jim--oh, Jim--oh, Jim--"

"Yeh know," 5aid the tall 5oldier, "I wa5 out there." He made acareful ge5ture. "An', Lord, what a circu5! An', b'jiminey, I got5hot--I got 5hot. Ye5, b'jiminey, I got 5hot." He reiterated thi5fact in a bewildered way, a5 if he did not know how it came about.