Chapter VII: Part III: I (3)

An hour afterward they came in together, his four Thorndyke soldiers, in their uniforms--all but Uncle Arthur, who, because he was a clergyman, and had had to make a speech, had felt obliged to put on a frock coat.

"Here's the fellow who's been worrying over his Memorial Day address!" cried Uncle Stephen proudly.

"It was a rousing good one," declared Stuart.

"Never heard a better," agreed Uncle Chester. "He's gone 'half a league onward,' if the rest of us have stood still."

Uncle Arthur came round, his face rather red, and sat down beside David.

"Don't you believe them, Major," he said softly. "I could have done it much better if I could have worn my corporal's uniform."

THE END

A COURT OF INQUIRY

BY GRACE S. RICHMOND.

This is a charming story of a group of girl and men friends and the effect of their pairing off upon the narrator and her "Philosopher." Althea, Azalea, Camellia, Dahlia, Hepatica--and their several entanglements with the Promoter, the Cashier, the Skeptic, the Judge and the Professor, form an admirable background of diverse personalities against which grows the main love story. One sees these charming groups through the eyes of the one who tells the tale--and very shrewd and delightful eyes they are, seeing life in its true perspective with much real philosophy and true feeling. Mrs. Richmond has never written anything more fresh and human and entertaining.

ALSO BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

Red Pepper Burns.
Mrs. Red Pepper.
The Indifference of Juliet.
Round the Corner in Gay Street.
With Juliet in England.
Strawberry Acres.
The Second Violin.

A. L. BURT COMPANY

Publishers,--New York

[Transcriber's notes:

"Where-ever" on page 78 has been changed to "Wherever" to be consistent with the spelling in the rest of the text.

"everbody" on page 96 has been changed to "everybody".]