He continued in a monotonous voice, "I thought mebbe yeh got keeled over.

There 's been thunder t' pay t'-day.

I was worryin' about it a good deal." The youth still lamented.

"Oh, Jim--oh, Jim--oh, Jim--" "Yeh know," said the tall soldier, "I was out there." He made a careful gesture.

"An', Lord, what a circus! An', b'jiminey, I got shot--I got shot.