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'Yes, for life, sir.' 'May God keep you true to Himself, my boy, in life and in death!' YES FOR LIFE SIR MAY GOD KEEP YOU TRUE TO HIMSELF MY BOY IN LIFE AND IN DEATH
too late, do you think? I should like to go to-night.' Mrs. John looked down upon the eager little face lifted to hers. 'Run away, then; but don't stay long.' And so it was that for the second time that week Teddy was a visitor at the rectory. 'Please, sir, I've done it!' he exclaimed breathlessly, as soon as he was ushered into the presence of the rector. 'Eh? What have you been doing?' And Mr. Upton roused himself from a reverie into which he had fallen as he sat at his study window and watched his favourite beehives. Then, noting the disappointed look on the child's face, and recognising who it was, he added briskly, 'Ah! it is Teddy Platt, is it? And so you've done it, have you? Thank God! Yes, I remember all about it. You're a fresh recruit.' Teddy's eyes glistened. 'I enlisted this afternoon, sir.' 'For life, did you? No short-service system with God!' Mr. Upton had at one time been chaplain to troops abroad, and it was his knowledge of military matters that so attracted the boy. R WHAT FOR SONNY HE ASKED ME TO COME IS IT TOO LATE DO YOU THINK I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO NIGHT MISSUS JOHN LOOKED DOWN UPON THE EAGER LITTLE FACE LIFTED TO HERS RUN AWAY THEN BUT DON'T STAY LONG AND SO IT WAS THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT WEEK TEDDY WAS A VISITOR AT THE RECTORY PLEASE SIR I'VE DONE IT HE EXCLAIMED BREATHLESSLY AS SOON AS HE WAS USHERED INTO THE PRESENCE OF THE RECTOR EH WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING AND MISTER UPTON ROUSED HIMSELF FROM A REVERIE INTO WHICH HE HAD FALLEN AS HE SAT AT HIS STUDY WINDOW AND WATCHED HIS FAVORITE BEEHIVES THEN NOTING THE DISAPPOINTED LOOK ON THE CHILD'S FACE AND RECOGNIZING WHO IT WAS HE ADDED BRISKLY AH IT IS TEDDY PLATT IS IT AND SO YOU'VE DONE IT HAVE YOU THANK GOD YES I REMEMBER ALL ABOUT IT YOU ARE A FRESH RECRUIT TEDDY'S EYES GLISTENED I ENLISTED THIS AFTERNOON SIR FOR LIFE DID YOU NO SHORT SERVICE SYSTEM WITH GOD MISTER UPTON HAD AT ONE TIME BEEN CHAPLIN TO TROOPS ABROAD AND IT WAS HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MILITARY MATTERS THAT SO ATTRACTED THE BOY
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