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"Three years," Sara Lee reflected "By that time--"

The house was very quiet and still those days There was an interlude

of e which Aunt Harriet

alternately grieved and planned, and Sara Lee thought of s all sorts of stories were circulated; the

Belgian atrocity tales had just reached the country, and were spreading

like wildfire There were arguirl naainst them and soon found herself a small island

of defiance entirely surrounded by disapproval Mabel Andrews ca and in businesslike fashion explained the Red Cross

dressings and gave a lesson in bandaging Forerunner of the many

first-aid classes to co she said

"You s," she stated

in her brisk voice "One of our internes is over there, and he says

we'll be in it before spring"

After theSara Lee went up to Mabel and put a hand on her ar day after to-morrow Why?"

"I--couldn't I be useful over there?"

Mabel srimly "What can you do?"

"I can cook"

"Only men cooks, my dear What else?"

"I could clean up, couldn't I? ThereI could Don't they have people to wash dishes and--all that?"