Red Window

"Hullo, Gore!" The young soldier stopped, started, colored with annoyance, and with a surprised expression turned to look on the other soldier who had addressed him. After a moment''s scrutiny of the stranger''s genial smile he extended his hand with pleased recognition. "Conniston," said he, "I thought you were in America.""So I am; so don''t call me Conniston at the pitch of your voice, old boy. His lordship of that name is camping on Californian slopes for a big game shoot. The warrior who stands before you is Dick West of the .. Lancers, the old Come-to-the-Fronts. And what are you doing as an Imperial Yeoman, Gore?""Not that name," said the other, with an anxious glance around. "Like yourself, I don''t want to be known.""Oh! So you are sailing under false colors also?"