You must excuse me,--but you see I cannot help appreciating military qualities." "Will you be good enough to say what you mean ?" the lady asked with sufficient displeasure of manner.
"Only, that I believe in my soul Daisy takes her orders from higher authority than we do.

And I have seen to-day--I declare! I have seen a style of obedience and soldierly following, that would win any sort of a field--ay, and die in it!" added the Captain musingly.

"It is the sort of thing that gets promotion from the ranks." "How did all this happen to-day ?" asked Mr.Randolph, as the lady was now silent.

"I have heard only a bit of it." In answer to which, Capt.

Drummond went into the details of the whole day's experience; told it point by point, and bit by bit; having a benevolent willingness that Daisy's father and mother should know, if they would, with what sort of a spirit they were dealing.