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'No, thank you,' the boy said; 'I never drink beer.' Then, as an oldish looking soldier, with a heavy moustache already tinged with grey, came up to him, Teddy turned to him in delight. [Illustration: 'ARE YOU BOUNCER?'] 'Are you Bouncer?' 'That's what I'm called.' NO THANK YOU THE BOY SAID I NEVER DRINK BEER THEN AS AN OLDISH LOOKING SOLDIER WITH A HEAVY MOUSTACHE ALREADY TINGED WITH GRAY CAME UP TO HIM TEDDY TURNED TO HIM IN DELIGHT ARE YOU BOUND SIR THAT'S WHAT I'M CALLED
s you'll find him under one of the tables in the tap-room; old Bouncer is pretty dry after a march like we've had to-day.' There was a roar of laughter at this, but Teddy did not understand the joke. 'I mustn't go inside the Hare and Hounds,' he said; 'I promised mother I never would. Will you fetch him out for me?' And turning to a good-natured-looking young fellow, Teddy put his hand coaxingly on his arm. The soldier looked into the boy's fair face with a laugh and then a sigh, and rising to his feet said, 'All right, little chap, I'll fetch him out to you.' He was gone some time, and Teddy improved his opportunity by making friends with those around him; it was not long before he had acquainted them with the fact of his being a soldier's son, and from that he drifted into telling the story of 'Father's button!' There was vociferous applause when he had finished. 'Here, youngster,' said one of the older men, holding out his pewter pot to him, 'take a drink like a man; you deserve it! NGSTER I WANT TO SPEAK TO HIM I GUESS YOU'LL FIND HIM UNDER ONE OF THE TABLES IN THE TAP ROOM OLD BOUNCER IS PRETTY DRY AFTER A MARCH LIKE WE'VE HAD TO DAY THERE WAS A ROAR OF LAUGHTER AT THIS BUT TEDDY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE JOKE I MUSTN'T GO INSIDE THE HERON HOUNDS HE SAID I PROMISED MOTHER I NEVER WOULD WILL YOU FETCH HIM OUT HERE FOR ME AND TURNING TO A GOOD NATURED LOOKING YOUNG FELLOW TEDDY PUT HIS HAND COAXINGLY ON HIS ARM THE SOLDIER LOOKED INTO THE BOY'S FAIR FACE WITH A LAUGH AND THEN A SIGH AND RISING TO HIS FEET SAID ALL RIGHT LITTLE CHAP I'LL FETCH HIM OUT TO YOU HE WAS GONE SOME TIME AND TEDDY IMPROVED HIS OPPORTUNITY BY MAKING FRIENDS WITH THOSE AROUND HIM IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE HAD ACQUAINTED THEM WITH THE FACT OF HIS BEING A SOLDIER'S SON AND FROM THAT HE DRIFTED INTO TELLING THE STORY OF FATHER'S BUTTON THERE WAS VOCIFEROUS APPLAUSE WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HERE YOUNGSTER SAID ONE OF THE OLDER MEN HOLDING OUT HIS PEWTER POT TO HIM TAKE A DRINK LIKE A MAN YOU DESERVE IT
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