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Not long after this, Teddy and his schoolfellows were having a delightful afternoon in the woods. It was Saturday afternoon, and they were playing their favourite war game, Teddy, of course, being prime instigator of the whole affair. A few of the more adventurous girls had joined them, Nancy amongst them. NOT LONG AFTER THIS TEDDY AND HIS SCHOOLFELLOWS WERE HAVING A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON IN THE WOODS IT WAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY WERE PLAYING THEIR FAVORITE WAR GAME TEDDY OF COURSE BEING PRIME INSTIGATOR OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR A FEW OF THE MORE ADVENTUROUS GIRLS HAD JOINED THEM NANCY AMONGST THEM
at's mine; I must have a name for him--a different one, you know.' 'How do you like Ego or Ipse?' 'What funny names! I think I like Ipse best I'll call him Ipse, shall I?' But Mr. Upton's thoughts were far away by this time, and presently he said, as if to himself, '"The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through Him that loved us." It is a fight with certain victory ahead; then why do we fail?' 'Shall I fail?' questioned a soft voice by his side. '"Without Me ye can do nothing." That's our Captain's word: if you fight without Him, you are done for.' 'I think I shall sometimes let Ipse have his way. Will that be deserting to the enemy?' 'It will be sure and certain defeat.' 'But then, of course, my Captain won't let me be beaten, if I stick close to Him.' And so they talked, a strange couple; but the younger of them had a faith which the elder might envy, and a grasp of the unseen that the ripest saint could not surpass. ME PLEASE SIR I THOUGHT YOUR ENEMY'S NAME WAS TEDDY NO THAT'S MINE I MUST HAVE A NAME FOR HIM A DIFFERENT ONE YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU LIKE EGO OR IPSE WHAT FUNNY NAMES I THINK I LIKE IPSE BEST I'LL CALL HIM IPSE SHALL I MISTER UPTON'S THOUGHTS WERE FAR AWAY BY THIS TIME AND PRESENTLY HE SAID AS IF TO HIMSELF THE LAST ENEMY THAT SHALL BE DESTROYED IS DEATH NAY IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM THAT LOVED US IT IS A FIGHT WITH CERTAIN VICTORY AHEAD THEN WHY DO WE FAIL SHALL I FAIL QUESTIONED A SOFT VOICE BY HIS SIDE WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING THAT'S OUR CAPTAIN'S WORD IF YOU FIGHT WITHOUT HIM YOU ARE DONE FOR I THINK I SHALL SOMETIMES LET IPSE HAVE HIS WAY WILL THAT BE DESERTING TO THE ENEMY IT WILL BE SURE AND CERTAIN DEFEAT BUT THEN OF COURSE MY CAPTAIN WON'T LET ME BE BEATEN IF I STICK CLOSE TO HIM AND SO THEY TALKED A STRANGE COUPLE BUT THE YOUNGER OF THEM HAD A FAITH WHICH THE ELDER MIGHT ENVY AND A GRASP OF THE UNSEEN THAT THE RIPEST SAINT COULD NOT SURPASS
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