"Congratulations, both of you," said Ralph heartily.
"Thanks; and what did you get?" asked Alderhame pointedly.
"'E swears 'e only got complimented," interjected Ginger. "All my bloomin eye, eh, wot?"
Alderhame winked solemnly.
"Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice," he quoted. "I can guess—you lucky young dog!"
CHAPTER XII
"THE BEST OF LUCK"
"A week later Ralph Setley was given his commission and appointed to the Tank Service. He shrewdly suspected that the colonel of the Wheatshires had put in a strong recommendation on his behalf, and in this surmise he was not mistaken.
With the commission ten days' leave was granted to enable the newly fledged subaltern to obtain his kit, and in high spirits Ralph set out for England.