26/62 Well, Costobell shook Ventnor off at last, with the final observation that Anstruther's court-martial has been quashed. The next batch of general orders will re-instate him in the regiment, and it rests with him to decide whether or not a criminal warrant shall be issued against his lordship for conspiracy. Do you fellows know what conspir---- ?" "You cuckoo! What did Miss Deane do ?" "Clung to Anstruther like a weeping angel, and kissed everybody all round when Ventnor got away. |