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He lounged about the barracks in deep thought for a few minutes and then made a careful toilet and went out

He knew exactly where to go and how to use his influence, which was not sh not personal It was characteristic of the man that itwas a borrowed pohose oould have been the last man to have done what he was about to do with it He had never in his life hesitated about getting whatever he wanted by whatever ave hiet rid of him, but this did not alloy his pleasure in his achieveh place to which he betook hiard which was held for the uncle, a h whose influence he had obtained his coes too often and had therefore not as yet outworn his welco with just the right shade of delicate assurance and huracefully settled himself into the friendliness that was readily extended to him He was versed in all the ways of the world and when he chose could put up a good appearance He knew that for the sake of his father's fa, this great official who upon was bound to be nice to him for a time So he bided his time till a few other officials had left and his turn came

The talk was all personal, a feords about his relatives and then questions about hioing with him Mere form and courtesy, but he kne to use the conversation for his own ends: "Oh, I' fine and dandy!" he declared effusively, "I'm just crazy about camp! I like the life! But I'll tell you whataround fussing about their jobs and trying to get a lot of pull to get into some other place Now there's an instance of that in our company, a man froot it in his head that he's a square peg in a round hole and he wants to be transferred He shouts about it froet everybody to help him, and at last I understand he's hoodwinked one captain into thinking he's the salt of the earth, and they are plotting together to get hi about it just no they are going to this one and that one in Washington to get things fixed to suit theht and it's going through for hiet his transfer It , not as fit, for he could at least obey orders This fellow never did anything but what he pleased I've known him since ere kids and never liked hiets people till they understand him It's too bad when the country needs real et a coular breeder of trouble But, of course, I can't tell anybody what I know about him"