"I have a hunch that something is going to happen," he said over the dessert.
"That so?" queried Lord Hastings. "Just what, for instance?"
"Well, I don't know exactly, sir," was the lad's reply, "but it wouldn't surprise me greatly if Jack and I were soon on active service."
"And what makes you think so?" asked Lord Hastings.
"You do, sir. I can tell from your expression that you have good news for us."
"Then I must learn to control my face better," said Lord Hastings. "However, Frank, seeing that you are so impatient, I may as well admit it right now."
"I knew it!" exclaimed Frank joyfully. "What is it, sir?"
"If you will just hold your horses a bit, I'll tell you," was his commander's reply. "It seems to me that you promised to restrain your impatience."
"So I did, sir," replied Frank, flushing a trifle. "I will try to remember that promise."
"Do," replied Lord Hastings, and continued: