The young man took his arm and helped him out of the room, into a courtyard. They entered another room, where an elderly, kind-faced officer was seated at a desk. The officer looked up, and exclaimed:
“Good God! Bradshaw, do you know who you’ve got there?”
The younger one said, “No. Who, sir?”
“By God! It’s Paul Jouperts!” exclaimed the colonel.
“Paul Jouperts! Great Scott!”
The old officer addressed himself to Sam. He said:
“Well, we’ve got you once more, Paul. We shall have to be a little more careful this time.”
The young officer said:
“Shall I detail a squad, sir?”