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"My father insisted that we shouldn't trouble you in advance."

"That's your father. I can see he hasn't changed. Now tell me about him. Why didn't you bring him with you?"

"He's coming, sir, shortly."

"That's the best news I've had in many a day," said Tyson, warmly. "You mean to wait for him here?"

"I'm not so sure of that," Hardie replied. "McLeod and I rather thought we'd go on to New Zealand or Australia and wait there. But we can decide this later."

"Of course you can. Don't make any hasty decisions about pushing on. Your father's still in the Army, of course?"

"Yes; but he's retiring soon. He doesn't yet know just when he can leave, but he means to take life easy from now on."

"Good! How he's been able to stick that deadly life all these years is more than I know. Sense of duty, I suppose."

"He loves it," said Hardie. "I've never known a man happier in his profession."

"I know, I know. He's wrapped up in it. Always was. What of yourself, Hardie? Somehow, you haven't the look of Sandhurst about you."