"And the padre here has plenty of sandwiches, for he ordered a double lot." "Do you play auction, padre ?" queried what turned out, in the candle-light, to be a Canadian.
Peter assented; he was moderately good, he knew.
This fairly roused the Canadian.

He swung his legs off the seat, and groped for the door.

"Hang on to this dug-out, you men," he said, "and I'll get a fourth.

I kidded some fellows of ours with that notice just now, but I know them, and I can get a decent chap to come in." He was gone a few minutes only; then voices sounded outside.

"Been looking for you, old dear," said their friend.