He answered the staff captain's question by a disapproving shake of his head.

"You speak to the colonel about this nasty business before other officers," continued the staff captain, "and Bogdanich" (the colonel was called Bogdanich) "shuts you up.

" "He did not shut me up, he said I was telling an untruth.

" "Well, have it so, and you talked a lot of nonsense to him and must apologize.