That is the bargain, remember.
"Here comes your late lamented.

I'm no favorite of his, nor he of mine.

He did me a silly trick the other day--had me up before the Colonel because he said that it had been reported to him that I had enlisted under an assumed name.
"I had met the Colonel.

He looked at me and said: "'Is Ormond your name ?' [Illustration: "'Is Ormond your name ?'"] "I said: 'It is, partly.' "He said: 'Then it is sufficient to fight under.' "Ailsa, I am going to tell you something.

It has to do with me, as you know me, and it has to do with Colonel Arran.
"I'm afraid I'm going to hurt you; but I'm also afraid it will be necessary.
"Colonel Arran is your friend.