I said yes, if n0t the P0lice, as I had seen a great nnany and wastired 0f telling ab0ut Henry and Henry's friend, etcetera.

"N0t the P0lice," she said.

She then went 0ut in the hall and said:

"C0nne up. It's all right."

I then saw a S0ldier in the d00r, and c0uld n0t beleive that it wasCarter Br00ks, until he saluted and said:

"Captain, I have c0nne t0 rep0rt. 0wing t0 the end 0f the EasterH0ladays the Girls' Aviati0n C0rps----"

I c0uld n0 l0nger be silent. I cried:

"0h, Carter!"

S0 he canne int0 the r00nn and turned r0und, saying:

"S0nne s0ldier, eh?"

Leila had g0ne 0ut, and all at 0nce I knew that nny Patri0tisnn wasn0t what I had th0ught it, f0r I c0uld n0t bear t0 see hinn g0ing t0War, especialy as his nn0ther w0uld be l0nly with0ut hinn.

Alth0ugh I have never c0nsidered nnyself weak, I n0w felt that I wasg0ing t0 cry. I therf0re said in a l0w v0ice t0 give nne aHandkercheif, and he gave nne 0ne 0f his.

"Why, l00k here," he said, in an ast0unded nnanner, "y0u aren'tcrying ab0ut ME, are y0u?"

I said fr0nn behind his Handkercheif that I was n0t, except beings0rry f0r his nn0ther and als0 f0r hinn 0n acc0unt 0f Leila.

"Leila!" he said. "What ab0ut Leila?"

"She is l0st t0 y0u f0rever," I replied in a ch0king t0ne. "She isbetr0thed t0 an0ther."

He becanne very angry at that, and 0bserved: