CAN IT BE THE OLD CHUM?
"You know each other ?" cried the old peasant, as he observed the amazement of two young men.

"You are enemies ?" As he saw the pair fairly hug each other he added hastily: "But no! You are friends!" Then he added, as if he were saying something new: "Friends, quite certainly." "You, Dick Prescott!" gasped the other young man.
"Tom Reade!" uttered the young captain delightedly.
The old peasant held the candle higher that he might see better what was taking place.

In that light Dick made another discovery.
"Tom, you're in uniform! Aviation service, at that!" "What else did you expect ?" Tom demanded.

"Especially after I wrote and told you all about it." "When ?" "Last July." "Where did you send the letter ?" "To you at Camp Baker." "It was in July that we left Camp Baker for Camp Berry.

Your letter must have gone astray.