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"Pass,of her little cart deadened by the Belgian

guns

Through the near-by trenches that night went the word that near the

Repose of the Angels--which was but a hole in the ground and scarcely

reposeful--there was to be had hot soup and chocolate and cigarettes

A dozen or so at a tireat capes to keep the girl dry Boards appeared as if by ic

for her to stand on The rain and the booon across the embankment into a silver lake

When the last soup had been dipped from the tall boiler, when the final

drops of chocolate had oozed from the faucet, Sara Lee turned and went

back to the little house again But before she went she stood aacross toward that land of the shadow on the other side, where

Henri had gone and had not returned

Once, when the King had decorated her, she had wished that, wherever

Uncle Jaht be, on the other side, he could see as happening

And now she wondered if Henri could know that she had co after his men while she waited for that reunion he had so

fir the road