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Wonder how the young un will lick his detachment into shape." Cottar turned up six weeks later, on foot, with his pupils. He never told his experiences, but the men spoke enthusiastically, and fragments of it leaked back to the colonel through sergeants, batmen, and the like. WONDER HOW THE YOUNG UNW WILL LICK HIS DETACHMENT INTO SHAPE COTTER TURNED UP SIX WEEKS LATER ON FOOT WITH HIS PUPILS HE NEVER TOLD HIS EXPERIENCES BUT THE MEN SPOKE ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND FRAGMENTS OF IT LEAKED BACK TO THE COLONEL THROUGH SERGEANTS BATMAN AND THE LIKE
r devils worse than the first. “If Cottar only knew it, half the women in the station would give their eyes—confound ’em!—to have the young un in tow.” “That accounts for Mrs. Elery sayin’ I was workin’ my nice new boy too hard,” said a wing commander. “Oh, yes; and ‘Why doesn’t he come to the bandstand in the evenings?’ and ‘Can’t I get him to make up a four at tennis with the Hammon girls?’” the adjutant snorted. “Look at young Davies makin’ an ass of himself over mutton-dressed-as-lamb old enough to be his mother!” “No one can accuse young Cottar of runnin’ after women, white _or_ black,” the major replied thoughtfully. “But, then, that’s the kind that generally goes the worst mucker in the end.” “Not Cottar. I’ve only run across one of his muster before—a fellow called Ingles, in South Africa. He was just the same hard trained, athletic-sports build of animal. Always kept himself in the pink of condition. Didn’t do him much good, though. Shot at Wesselstroom the week before Majuba. URNED TO HIS WILDERNESS WITH TWENTY OTHER DEVILS WORSE THAN THE FIRST IF CONTER ONLY KNEW IT HALF THE WOMEN IN THE STATION WOULD GIVE THEIR EYES CONFOUND THEM TO HAVE THE YOUNG UNIN IN TOW THAT ACCOUNTS FOR MISSUS ELLER IS SAYING I WAS WORKING MY NICE NEW BOY TOO HARD SAID A WING COMMANDER OH YES AND WHY DOESN'T HE COME TO THE BAND STAND IN THE EVENINGS AND CAN'T I GET HIM TO MAKE UP A FOUR AT TENNIS WITH THE HAPPEN GIRLS THE ADJUTANT SNORTED LOOK AT YOUNG DAVIS MAKING AN ASS OF HIMSELF OVER MUTTON DRESSED AS LAMB OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MOTHER NO ONE CAN ACCUSE YOUNG COTTER OF RUNNING AFTER WOMEN WHITE OR BLACK THE MAJOR REPLIED THOUGHTFULLY BUT THEN THAT'S THE KIND THAT GENERALLY GOES THE WORST MUCKER IN THE END NOT COTER I'VE ONLY RUN ACROSS ONE OF HIS MUSTER BEFORE A FELLOW CALLED INGOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA HE WAS JUST THE SAME HARD TRAINED ATHLETIC SPORT BUILT OF ANIMAL ALWAYS KEPT HIMSELF IN THE PINK OF CONDITION DIDN'T DO HIM MUCH GOOD THOUGH SHOT AT VESSEL STORM THE WEEK BEFORE MAJUBA
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