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Battersleigh pointed a long finger at Franklin, then turned it upon himself, tapping with import upon his forehead. "Look at me, at Batty," he said. "Here is where gaynius comes in, me friend. I may be far from the home that bore me God prosper them that knows it now! and I may be a bit behind with me allowance; but never yet was Batty without the arms and the appar'l of a gintleman.

"Now, if we can fix you up as well." Battersleigh came and stood before him, waving a long forefinger. "Listen to me, Ned," he began, "an' I'll lay down to ye a few of the fundamental rules of conduct and appar'l.

For outwardly appar'l, seein' him clane within, me boy, a gintleman should make the best of what he finds about him. I have slept sweet in turban or burnous in me time. Dress is nothing that we may always control. But if ye found yeself a bit low in kit, as Batty is this day, what would ye say, Ned, me boy, was the first salient what is the first essintial in the dress of a gintleman, me boy?"

'A thuro sojer, says McKinley. 'Suppose th' sociable lasted all night? he says. 'I'd sound th' rethreat at daybreak, an' have me brave boys change back, he says, 'to suitable appar'l, he says. 'Masterly, says McKinley. 'I will sind ye'er name in as a brigadier-gin'ral, he says. 'Thank Gawd, th' r-rich, he says, 'is brave an' pathriotic, he says.