Thissentiment，however，broughtlittlecomforttothechaplain。
\"Iamnotapoliceman，\"heprotested，\"andIamnotgoingtoplaypolicemantothesemen。InoticethemshutupwhenIcomearound，butIknowquitewellthattheyturnthemselvesloosewhenIpasson，andthattheyfeelmuchmorecomfortable。Iamnotandwillnotbetheirpoliceman。\"
\"Whatthenwouldyoube？\"inquiredtheM。O。
Barryponderedthisquestionforsometime。
\"Totellthetruth，\"hesaid，atlength，\"Iconfess，Idon’tquiteknow。IwishIdid，doc，onmysoul。OnethingIdoknow，themenarenobetterhereintheirmoralsthantheywereathome。\"
\"Better？Theyareworse，byJove！\"exclaimedtheM。O。\"Lookatthedailycrime—sheet！Lookatthatdailyorderlyroomparade。
It’ssomethingfierce，andit’sgettingworse。\"
\"Thewetcanteen？\"inquiredBarry，whohadlostprestigewithsomeinthebattalionbyreasonofthestrenuousfighthehadmadeagainstitsintroductionsincecomingtoEngland。Notthatthemencaredsomuchfortheirliquor，buttheyresentedtheideathattheyweredeniedprivilegesenjoyedbyotherbattalions。
\"Thewetcanteen？\"echoedthedoctor。\"No，youknowIopposed，asyoudid，theintroductionofthewetcanteen，althoughnotuponthesamegrounds。Iregarditasaperfectnuisanceincamp。Itisthecentreofeverydisorder，itissubversiveofdiscipline；itmateriallyincreasesmysickparade。Butitisnotthewetcanteenthatischieflyresponsibleforthegrowingcrime—sheetandorderlyroomparade。Itisthosedamned——Idon’tapologise——\"
\"Pleasedon’t。Sayitagain！\"exclaimedBarryfervently。
\"Thosedamnedpubs，\"continuedtheM。O。，\"stuckateverycrossroadsinthiscountry。They’rethecauseofninetypercent。ofthedrunkennessinourarmy，andmorethanthat，IwanttogiveyouanotherbitofinformationthatcameoutatourM。O。conferencethisweek，namelythatthesepubsaccountforninetypercent。ofourtenthospitalcases。\"
\"Ninetypercent。，doctor？That’ssurelyhigh。\"
\"Iwouldhavesaidso，butIamgivingyoutheunanimousverdictofthetwenty—sixmedicalofficersattheconference。Cutoutthedamnedbeer——andyouknowItakemyshareofit——cutoutthebeerandninetypercent。ofthevenerealdiseasegoes。Withmeitisnotaquestionofmoralitybutofefficiency。\"HeretheM。O。
sprangfromhischairandbegantopacethehut。\"Thisistheonethinginthisarmybusinessthatmakesmewild。Wecomeoverheretofight——theseboysarewillingtofight——andbygadtheywillfight！Theygooutforawalk，theyhaveafewbeerstogether，theirinhibitorypowersareparalysed，opportunitycomestheirway，andtheywakeupalittlelaterdiseased。Godinheaven！IlovethisdearoldEngland，andIwoulddieforherifneedbe，butmayGodAlmightydamnherpublichouses，andalltheinfernalandviciouscustomswhichtheynourish。\"
\"Thankyou，doctor，gorighton，\"saidBarry。\"Iwasatthetenthospitalthisweekforthefirsttime。Eversince，Ihavebeenwantingtosaywhatyouhavesaidjustnow。ButwhatdidyourM。O。
conferencedoaboutit？\"
\"Whatcouldwedo？TheHomeOfficeblockstheway。Well，I’vegotthatoffmystomach，andIfeelbetter，\"addedtheM。O。，withaslightlaugh。
\"But，doc，Iwanttosaythis，\"saidBarry。\"Idon’tbelievethatthepercentageofmenwhogoinforthissortofthingislarge。
I’vebeenmakinginquiriesfromourchaplainsandtheyallagreethatwehaveamightyfineandcleanbodyofmeninourCanadianarmy。\"
\"Rightyouare！Ofcourse，itisonlyasmallpercentage，averysmallpercentage——amuchsmallerpercentagethaninourcivilianpopulationathome。Butsmallasitis，itisjustthatmuchtoomany。Hellandblazes！Thesemenaresoldiers。Theyhavelefttheirhomes，andtheirfolks，tofight。Theirpeople——theirpeoplearethebestinourland。There’sthatyoungPentland。Afineryoungchapneverthrewalegoverabroncho。He’sinthattenthospitalto—night。Iknowhismother。Threesonsshehasgiven。
Oh，damnitall，\"thedoctor’svoicebrokeatthispoint。\"Ican’tspeakquietly。Theirmothershavegiventhemup，todeath，ifneedbe，butnottothisrotten，damnabledisease。Lookhere，Pilot！\"
ThedoctorpointedashakingandaccusingfingeratBarry。\"Youhaveoftenspokenagainstthisthing，butnexttimeyoubreakloose，givethemmerryhelloverit。Youcan’tmakeittoohot。\"
LongBarrysatsilentoverbornebythefuryofthedoctor’spassionateindictment。
\"Cheerup，oldchap！\"saidthedoctor，whenhiswrathhadsomewhatsubsided。\"We’lllicktheKaiserandbeatthedevilyet。\"
\"But，doctor，whatcanIdo？\"imploredBarry。\"That’spartofmyjob，surely。Partofthejobofthechaplainservice，Imean。Oh，thatistheghastlytragedyofthisworkofmine。SomehowIcan’tgetatit。Theseevilsexist。Icanspeakagainstthemandmakeenemies，butthethingsgoonjustasbefore。\"
\"Don’tyoubelieveit，Pilot，notquiteasbefore。Beholdhowyouhavealreadycheckedmyprofanity。Eventheoldmanhasprettymuchcutitoutatmess。Youdon’tknowwheretheywouldhavebeenbutforyou。Cheerup！Ourwingsmaynotbevisiblebut，ontheotherhand，therearenosignsofhornsandhoofs。\"
\"Doctor，onethingI’lldo，\"criedBarry，withasuddeninspiration\"We’veameetingofthechaplains’corpsto—morrow。I’llgivethemyourspeech。\"
\"Expurgatededition，Ihope，\"saidtheM。O。
\"No，I’llputineverydamnIcanremember，and，ifneedbe，afewmore。\"
\"Lord，I’dliketobethere，oldboy！\"saidthedoctor，fervently。
Barrywasasgoodashisword。Atthemeetingofthechaplains’
corps，thetimewasmainlytakenupinroutinebusiness，dealingwitharrangementsforreligiousservicesatthevariouscampswithinthearea。
Atthecloseofthemeeting，however，oneofthechaplainsroseandannouncedthathehadamattertobringtotheattentionofthecorps——amatterofthehighestimportance，whichdemandedtheirimmediateandseriousattention，andwhichtheydarednotanylongerignore。ItwasthematterofvenerealdiseaseinourCanadianarmy。
Hisstatisticsandillustrativeincidentsgrippedhardtheheartsofthemenpresent。Heclosedwithademandthatstepsbetakenthatdaytodealwiththesituation。TheCanadianpeoplehadentrustedthemwiththecareoftheirboys’souls。\"Theirsouls，\"
hecried。\"Isayourfirstdutyistotheirbodies。Iamnotsayingthepercentageislarge。Itisnotaslargeasinthecivilianpopulationathome。Butwhyany？Wemustcareforthesemen’sbodies。Theyfightwiththeirbodies。\"
HislastsentencestruckBarrytotheheart。Itrecalledhisownsermon，spokeninEdmontontohisfather’sbattalion。Immediatelyhewasonhisfeet，andwithoutprefaceorapology，reproducedasfarashewasabletheM。O。’sspeechofthepreviousnight，andthatwithoutexpurgation。
Therewasbutlittlediscussion。Therewasbutoneopinion。Itwasresolvedtocallajointmeetingofthechaplainsandmedicalofficerstodecideuponacourseofaction。
AsBarrywasleavingthemeeting，theseniorchaplain，anoldAnglicanclergyman，withasaintlyfaceandasmilethatsetone’stenderestemotionsastir，cametohim，andputtinghishandaffectionatelyuponhisshoulder，said：
\"Andhowisyourworkgoing，mydearfellow？\"
ItwastoBarryasifhisfather’shandwereuponhisshoulder，andbeforehewasawarehewaspouringoutthemiserablestoryofhisownsadfailureasachaplain。
\"Poorboy！Poorboy！\"theoldgentlemankeptsaying。\"Iknowhowyoufeel。Justso，justso！\"
WhenBarryhadfinishedrelievinghisheartoftheburdenthathadsolonglainuponit，theoldgentlemantookhimbythehandandsaid：
\"Mydearfellow，remembertheyarefarfromhome。Theseboysneedtheirmothers。Theysorelyneedtheirmothers！And，myboy，theyneedGod。Andtheyneedyou。Good—bye！\"
Barrycameawaywithawarmfeelinginhisheart，andinitanewpurposeandresolve。Nolongerwouldhebeapolicemantohismen。
Hewouldtrytoforgettheirfaults，andtorememberonlyhowsorelytheyneededtheirmothersandtheirGod，andthattheyneededhim，too。
Hefoundthecampthrillingwithgreatnews，gloriousnews。Thedaysolongawaitedhadcome。ThebattalionwasunderordersforFrance。Atthatverymomenttherewasanofficers’meetingintheorderlyroom。
AsBarryenteredtheroom，theO。C。wasclosinghisspeech。
Barrywasimmediatelyconsciousofanewtone，anewspirit，inthecolonel’swords。Hespokewithanewsenseofresponsibility，andwhatmorethananythingelsearrestedBarry’sattention，withanewsenseofbrotherhoodtowardhisofficers。
\"InclosingwhatIhavetosay，gentlemen，letmemakeaconfession。
Iamnotsatisfiedwiththebattalion，norwithmyofficers。Iamnotsatisfiedwithmyself。Irememberbeingindignantatthereportsentinbytheinspectingofficerconcerningthisbattalion。I
thoughthewasunfairandundulysevere。IbelieveIsaidso。
Gentlemen，Iwaswrong。SincethattimeIhaveseenworkinsomeregimentsoftheImperialService，andespecially，Ihaveseentheworkonthefrontline。IthinkIknownowwhatdisciplinemeans。
Discipline，gentlemen，isthethingthatsavesanarmyfromdisaster。
Somethingswemustcutoutabsolutely。Whateverunfitsforservicemustgo。Isawasoldier，aCanadiansoldier，shotatthefrontforbeingintoxicated。IprayGod，Imayneverseethelikeagain。Atthispoint，Iwishtoexpressmyappreciationoftheworkofourchaplain，whoIamgladtoseehasjustcomein。Hehasstoodfortherightthingamongus，andhasmateriallyhelpedinthedisciplineandefficiencyofthisbattalion。Gentlemen，youhaveyourorders。Lettherebenofailure。Obedienceisdemanded，notexcuses。Gentlemen，carryon！\"
Barryhurriedawaytohishut。Thewordsofhiscolonelhadliftedhimoutofhisdespair。Hehadnotthensodesperatelyfailed。
Hiscolonelhadfoundsomethinginhimtoapprove。AndFrancewasbeforehim！Therewasstillachanceforservice。Theboyswouldneedhimthere。
CHAPTERX
FRANCE
\"France，sunnyFrance！\"Thetonecarriedconcentratedbitternessanddisgust。\"Onecursedfraudafteranotherinthiswar。\"
\"Cheerup！\"saidBarry。\"There’sworsetocome——perhapsbetter。
Thisrainisbeastly，butthecloudswillpass，andthesunwillshineagain，forinspiteoftherainthisIS’sunnyFrance。’
There’salittlehomilyforyou，\"saidBarry，\"andformyselfaswell，forIassureyouthiscombinationofmaldemerandsleetmakesonefeelrotten。\"
\"Everythingisrotten，\"grumbledDuff，gazinggloomilythroughthedrizzlingrainattheruggedoutlineofwharvesthatmarkedtheBoulognedocks。
\"Lookatthis，\"criedDuff，sweepinghishandtowardthedeck。
\"Youwouldthinkthisstuffwasshotoutoftheblowerofathreshingmachine——soldier’sbaggage，kits，quartermaster’sstores——andthisisamilitaryorganisation。GoodLord！\"
\"LieutenantDuff！IsLieutenantDuffhere？\"ItwastheO。C。’svoice。
\"Yes，sir，\"saidDuff，goingforwardandsaluting。
\"Mr。Duff，IwishyoutotakechargeoftheTransportforthepresent。LieutenantBonnerisquiteuseless——helpless，Imean。
YouwillfindSergeantMackayareliableman。SorryIcouldn’tgiveyoulongernotice。Ithink，however，youarethemanforthejob。\"
\"I’lldomybest，sir，\"saidDuff，saluting，astheO。C。turnedaway。
\"WhatdidItellyou，Duff？\"saidBarry。\"Youcertainlyareinforit，andyouhavemysympathy。\"
\"Sympathy！Don’tyouworryaboutme，\"saidDuff。\"ThisisjustthekindofthingIlike。Ihaven’trunagangofnavviesintheCrow’sNestPassfornothing。Youwatchmysmoke。But，oneword，Pilot！Whenyouseemebearingdown，fullsteamahead，givemeroom！I’llmakethisgoorbustsomething。\"Theninaburstofconfidence，hetookBarrybythearm，andaddedinalowvoice：
\"AndifIlive，Pilot，I’llberunningsomethinginthiswarbiggerthantheTransportofabattalionbeforeI’mdone。\"
Barrylethiseyesrunoverthepowerfulfigure，therugged，passionateface，litupnowwithgleamingeyes，andsaid：
\"Ibelieveyou，Duff。Meantime，I’llwatchyoursmoke。\"
\"Do！\"repliedDuffwithsuperbself—confidence。AnditwasworthwhileduringthenexthourtowatchDuffevolveorderoutofchaos。
Firstofallheputintohismenandintohissergeantthefearofdeath。Buthedidmorethanthat。Hebreathedintothemsomethingofhisownspiritofinvincibledetermination。Hehadthemspringingathissnappyorderswithaneagernessthatwasinitselfthelargerhalfofobedience，andastheyobeyedtheybecameconsciousthattheywereworkingunderthedirectionofabrainthathadaperfectedplanofaction，andthathelditsdetailsfirmlyinitsgrasp。
NotonlydidDuffshowhimselfamasteroforganisationandcontrol，butinacriticalmomenthehimselfleapedintothebreach，anddidthethingthatbalkedhismen。Didaheavytransportwagonjambatthegangway，holdingupthetraffic，withaspring，Duffwasatthewheel。Aheaveofhismightyshoulders，andthewagonwentroaringdownthegangway。Didahorse，stupidwithterror，fromitsunusualsurroundings，balk，Duffhada\"twitch\"onitsupperlip，andbeforeitknewwhatawfulthinghadgrippedit，thehorsewasliftedclearoutofitstracks，andwasonitswaytothedock。
Beforehehadclearedtheship，Duffhadacircleofadmirersabouthim，gazingasifatacircus。
\"Anenergeticofficeryouhavethere，\"saidthebrasshatstandingbesidethecolonel。
\"Anewman。Thisishisfirsttimeonthetransport，\"repliedthecolonel。
\"Quiteremarkable！Quiteremarkable！\"exclaimedthebrasshat。
\"Thatunloadingmusthavebeendoneinrecordtime，andinspiteofquiteunusualconditions。\"
Theboatbeingclearandtheloadsmadeup，DuffapproachedtheCommandingOfficer。
\"Allready，sir，\"heannounced。\"Shallwemoveoff？Ishouldliketogetastart。Theroadswillbealmostimpassable，I’mafraid。\"
\"Doyouknowtheroute？\"askedtheCommandingOfficer。
\"Yes，sir，Ihaveithere。\"
\"Allright，goahead，Duff。Amightygoodpieceofworkyouhavedonethere。\"
\"Thankyou，sir，\"saidDuff，salutingandturningaway。
\"Moveoff，there，\"heshoutedtotheleadingteam。
Thedriverstartedtheteambuttheyslipped，plungedandfellheavily。Duffwasattheirheadsbeforeanyothermancouldmove。
\"Getholdhere，men，\"heyelled。\"Takeholdofthathorse。Whatareyouafraidof？\"hecriedtoagroomwhowasgingerlyapproachingthestrugglinganimal。\"Nowthen，alltogether！\"
Whenhehadtheteamontheirfeetagain，hesaidtothegroomsstandingattheirheads，\"Jumpuponthehorses’backs；thatwillhelpthethemtoholdtheirfooting。\"
Therewassomeslighthesitationonthepartofthegrooms。
\"Comeon！\"heroared，andstridingtothehorsenearesthim，heflunghimselfuponitsback。
Agroommountedtheother，andoncemoreastartwasmade，buttheyhadnotgonemorethanafewsteps，whenthegroom’shorsefellheavily，androlledoveronitsside，pinningtheunfortunatemanbeneathhim。
Therewasashriekofagony。InaninstantDuffwasoffhishorseandattheheadofthefallenanimal。
\"Medicalofficerhere！\"heshouted。\"Nowthen，twoofyoumen。
Oneofyoupulloutthatmanwhilewelift。\"
Thehorse’sheadandshoulderswereliftedclear，andtheinjuredmanwaspulledoutofdanger。
\"Takehimoutoftheway，please，doctor，\"saidDuff，totheM。O。，whowasexaminingthegroom。
\"Sergeant！\"
Hissergeantliterallysprangtohisside。
\"Getmeadozenbags，\"hesaid。
\"Bags，sir？Idon’tknowwhere——\"
\"Bags，\"repeatedDuffsavagely。\"Canvas，anythingtowraparoundthesehorses’feet。\"
Thesergeantwithoutfurtherwordsplungedintothedarkness，returningalmostimmediatelywithhalfadozenbags。
\"Thanks，sergeant；that’sthewaytomove。Nowgetsomemore！\"
UnderDuff’sdirectionsthebagsweretiedaboutthefeetofthehorses，thusenablingthemtoholdtheirfooting，andthetransportmovedoffinthedarkness。
Returningfromthedisposingoftheinjuredman，theM。O。foundBarryshiveringwiththecold，andweakfromhisrecentattackofseasickness。
\"Therewillbenoendofasickparadeto—morrowmorning，andyou’llbeoneofthem，\"grumbledtheM。O。\"Iftheydon’tmovethemoutofheresoonthey’lltakethemawayinambulances。Thereareahundredmenatthismomentfittogotohospital，buttheO。C。won’thearofit。\"
\"Doc，theyoughttohavesomethinghot。Thekitchensareleftbehind，Iunderstand。Letmehaveacoupleofyourmen，andletmeseewhatIcando。\"
\"It’snouse，I’vetriedallthehotelsabouthere。They’refullup。\"
\"Noharmtrying，doc，\"saidBarry，andoffhewent。
Buthefoundthehotelsfullup，asthedoctorhadsaid。Aftermuchinquiry，hefoundhiswaytotheY。M。C。A。Acheerfulbutsleepysecretary，halfdeadwiththefatigueofaheavydayministeringtosoldiers\"goinguptheline，\"couldofferhimnohelpatall。
\"Doyoumeantosaythatthereisnoplaceinthistown，\"saidBarrydesperately，\"whereasickmancangetadishofcoffee？\"
\"Sickman！\"criedthesecretary。\"Why，certainly！WhynottrytheR。A。M。C。？They’veahospitalhalfamileupthestreet。Theywillcertainlyhelpyouout。I’llcomewithyou。\"
\"No，youdon’t，\"saidBarry。\"Yougobacktobed。I’llfindtheplace。\"
Halfamileupthestreet，asthesecretaryhadsaid，BarrycameupontheflaringlanternoftheR。A。M。C。，attheentrancetoahugewarehouse，thegateofwhichstoodwideopen。
Enteringthecourtyard，Barryfoundagroupofmenaboutablazingfire。
\"MayIseetheofficerincharge？\"heasked，approachingthegroup。
Themenglancedathisrankbadges。
\"Yes，sir，\"saidasergeant，clickinghisheelssmartly。\"CanIdoanythingforyou，sir？\"
\"Thankyou，\"saidBarry，andtoldhimhiswants。
\"Wehaveplentyofbiscuits，\"saidthesergeant，\"andcoffee，too。
Youarewelcometoallyoucancarry，butIdon’tseehowwecandoanymoreforyou。Butwouldyouliketoseetheofficerincharge，sir？\"
\"Thankyou，\"saidBarry，andtogethertheypassedintoanotherroom。
Buttheofficerwasengagedelsewhere。Whiletheywerediscussingthematter，adooropened，andayounggirldressedintheuniformofaV。A。D。（VoluntaryAidDetachment）appeared。
\"Whatisit，sergeant？\"sheinquired，inasoftbutrathertiredvoice。
Thesergeantexplained，whileshelistenedwithmildinterest。
ThenBarrytookupthetale，andproceededtodilateuponthewretchedconditionofhiscomrades，outintheicyrain。ButhisstorymovedtheV。A。D。notatall。Shehadseentoomuchoftherealmiseryandhorrorsofwar。Barrybegantofeeldiscouraged，andindeedalittleashamedofhimself。
\"Yousee，wehavejustcomeover，\"hesaidinanapologetictone，\"andwedon’tknowmuchaboutwaryet。\"
\"YouareCanadians？\"criedthegirl，anewinterestdawninginhereyes。Asshecameintothelight，Barrynoticedthattheywerebrown，andthattheywereverylustrous。
\"IlovetheCanadians，\"sheexclaimed。\"MybrotherwasaliaisonartilleryofficeratYpres；withthem，atthetimeofthegas，youknow。Helikedthemimmensely。\"Hervoicewassoftandsad。
UnconsciouslyBarrylethiseyesfalltotheblackbandonherarm。
\"HewaswiththeCanadians，too，whenhewaskilledatArmentieres，threemonthsago。\"
\"Killed！\"exclaimedBarry。\"Oh，Iamsosorryforyou。\"
\"Ihadtwobrothers，\"shewenton，inhergentleeventone。\"OnewaskilledatLandrecies，ontheretreatfromMons，youknow。\"
\"No，\"saidBarry，\"I’mafraidIdon’tknowaboutit。Tellme！\"
\"Itwasagreatfight，\"saidthegirl。\"Oh，asplendidfight！\"A
ringcameintohervoiceandalittlecolourintohercheek。\"Theytriedtorushourmen，buttheycouldn’t。Myoldestbrotherwasthereinchargeofamachinegunsection。Themachinegunsdidwonderfulwork。Thecolonelcametotellusaboutit。Hesaiditwasveryfine。\"Therewasnosignoftearsinhereyes，nortremorinhervoice，onlytendernessandpride。
\"Andyourmotherisalonenow？\"inquiredBarry。
\"Oh，wegaveupourhousetothegovernmentforahospital。Yousee，fatherwasinmunitions。He’stoooldforactiveservice，andmotherismatroninthehospital。ShewasveryunwillingthatI
shouldcomeoverhere。ShesaidIwasfartooyoung，butofcoursethat’squitenonsense。Soyousee，weareallinit。\"
\"Itisperfectlyamazing，\"saidBarry。\"YouBritishwomenarewonderful！\"
Thebrowneyesopenedalittlewider。
\"Wonderful？Why，whatelsecouldwedo？ButtheCanadians！I
thinkthey’rewonderful，comingallthiswaytofight。\"
\"Ican’tseethat，\"saidBarry。\"That’swhatthatoldnavalboyatDevonportsaid，butIcan’tseethatit’sanythingwonderfulthatweshouldfightforourEmpire。\"
\"Devonport！Anavalofficer！\"Thegirllosthercalm。Shebecameexcited。\"Whatwashisname？\"
\"Ihavehiscardhere，\"saidBarry，takingouthispocketbookandhandingherthecard。
\"Myuncle！\"shecried。\"Why，howperfectlysplendid！\"offeringBarryherhand。\"Why，we’rereallyintroduced。Thenyou’rethemanthatUncleHoward——\"Shestoppedabruptly，aflushonhercheek。ThensheturnedtotheN。C。O。\"Yes，sergeant，thatwilldo，\"asthemanbroughthalfadozenlargebiscuitcansandasmanylargebottlesofpreparedcoffee。
AsBarry’seyesfelluponthebiscuitcansanideacametohim。
\"Willthesecansholdwater？\"heinquired。
\"Yes，sir，\"repliedthesergeant。
\"Then，we’refixed，\"criedBarry，inhighdelight。\"Thisisperfectlyfine。\"
\"Whatdoyoumean？\"askedthegirl。
\"We’lldumpthebiscuits，andboilthecoffeeinthecans。I
haven’tcampedontheAthabascafornothing。Nowwe’reallrightandIsupposewemustgo。\"
TheV。A。D。hesitatedamoment，thenshetookthesergeanttooneside，andenteredintoearnestandpersuasivetalkwithhim。
\"It’sagainstregulations，miss，\"Barryheardhimsay，\"andbesides，youknow，we’reexpectingahospitaltrainanyminute，andeverycarwillbeneeded。\"
\"ThenI’lltakemyowncar，\"shesaid。\"It’sallreadyandhasthechainson，sergeant，Ithink。\"
\"Yes，it’squiteready，butyouwillgetmeintotrouble，miss。\"
\"Then，I’llgetyououtagain。Loadthosethingsin，whileIrunandchange——I’mgoingtodriveyououttoyourcamp，\"shesaidtoBarryasshehurriedaway。
Thesergeantshookhisheadashelookedafterher。
\"She’sathoroughbred，sir，\"hesaid。\"Wejumpwhensheasksusforanything。She’sarealbloodedone；notlikesome，sir——likesomeofthemfullriggedones。Theykeep’er’oppin’。\"
\"Fullriggedones？\"inquiredBarry。
\"Themnurses，Imean，sir。Theylovesto’awethem——themyoung’Vaddies，’aswecallthem——V。A。D。，youknow，sir。Theykeeps’ema’oppin’proper——scrubbin’floors，runnin’messages，butMissVincent，shemostlydrivesacar。\"
WhilethesergeantwasdilatinguponthevirtuesandexcellencesoftheyoungV。A。D。，hismenranouthercar，andpackedintoitthebiscuittinsandcoffee。Bythetimethesergeantwasreadyshewasback，dressedinachauffeur’suniform。
