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'Who is Ipse?' asked Mrs. Graham. 'He's my own enemy; Mr. Upton told me about him. You see, I belong to God's army. He takes very little soldiers. I've been enlisted for months and months, and Ipse is just another part of me  the bad part!' WHO IS IPSE ASKED MISSUS GRAHAM HE'S MY OWN ENEMY MISTER UPTON TOLD ME ABOUT HIM YOU SEE I BELONG TO GOD'S ARMY HE TAKES VERY LITTLE SOLDIERS I'VE BEEN ENLISTED FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND IPSE IS JUST ANOTHER PART OF ME THE BAD PART
ave, from the start, and see what kind of a man he grows into after having spent most of his early youth in the Service. There are exceptions, I know, but precious few, as far as my experience goes.' Teddy did not understand this conversation, but he gathered from the major's tone that he did not approve of him. 'Do you think I'm too small to be a soldier?' he asked. The major laughed. 'Don't bother your head about your size,' he said; 'you'll grow, and there's plenty of time before you.' 'I don't want to be a drummer,' said Teddy earnestly; 'I'd rather wait and be a proper soldier--a soldier that fights.' 'A capital decision--stick to it, little chap, and you have my hearty approval.' 'You have your father's blood in your veins,' said the colonel, laughing; 'meanwhile, I suppose you try your hand on the village boys, to content your fighting propensities.' 'No,' said Teddy, a grave look coming into his sunny blue eyes. 'I don't fight with anybody but Ipse now; he keeps me always busy. THEM THAT MAY BE I WOULD ONLY ASK YOU TO WATCH A BOY AS I HAVE FROM THE START AND SEE WHAT KIND OF A MAN HE GROWS INTO AFTER HAVING SPENT MOST OF HIS EARLY YOUTH IN THE SERVICE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS I KNOW BUT PRECIOUS FEW AS FAR AS MY EXPERIENCE GOES TEDDY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS CONVERSATION BUT HE GATHERED FROM THE MAJOR'S TONE THAT HE DID NOT APPROVE OF HIM DO YOU THINK I'M TOO SMALL TO BE A SOLDIER HE ASKED THE MAJOR LAUGHED DON'T BOTHER YOUR HEAD ABOUT YOUR SIZE HE SAID YOU'LL GROW THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE YOU I DON'T WANT TO BE A DRUMMER SAID TEDDY EARNESTLY I'D RATHER WAIT AND BE A PROPER SOLDIER A SOLDIER THAT FIGHTS A CAPITAL DECISION STICK TO IT LITTLE CHAP AND YOU HAVE MY HEARTY APPROVAL YOU HAVE YOUR FATHER'S BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS SAID THE COLONEL LAUGHING MEANWHILE I SUPPOSE YOU TRY YOUR HAND ON THE VILLAGE BOYS TO CONTENT YOUR FIGHTING PROPENSITIES NO SAID TEDDY A GRAVE LOOK COMING INTO HIS SUNNY BLUE EYES I DON'T FIGHT WITH ANYBODY BUT IPSE NOW HE KEEPS ME ALWAYS BUSY
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