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She did exactly as he bade her, every movement mechanical, her eyes

fastened upon his face

"I--I reckon that was partly it," she responded at last, her voice

faint and husky Then her glance wandered away, and finally rested

upon another little kneeling group a few yards farther down streaence swept into her face

"Is that hily "Is--is he dead?"

"He was n't e first got here, butover you ever since"

She shook herself free and sat weakly up, her lips tight compressed,

her eyes apparently blind to all save that uish "Let aot hit, too,

though he never said nothing about it That's his style"

The deeply interested lieutenant reh to glance inquiringly across his shoulder

"Has the eant?" he asked, loudly

"Ain the shoulder, sir; has bled scandalous, but I

guess it 's the very luck that's goin' to save hiht"