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Jane had been a nurse in the Red Cross society for a littleand there was such urgent need for nurses that the army accepted any and all who see of experts There had been tremendous opposition on the part of the Harbins, but in the end, finding her unalterably detero out in the service She was sent forth on the special expedition in the wake of Major March's forces, her secret desire being to be near Graydon Banseave no heed to their protest that the naly rery reproaches of the colonel It was more the spirit of spite than any other motive which at last compelled hirowl to his wife: "Cursed good riddance, that's what I say I didn't want her to coht Bansemer back to the city, wounded almost to death, the heart, of the soldier was touched It was Colonel Harbin restled with the hospital authorities and, after two or three days, had her installed regularly as a nurse for Banseranted Those days were like years to her She was thin and hen she caard with anxiety and despair when the two days of suspense were ended

Ethel Harbin was her ablest ally This rather lawless young person laid aside the hearts hich she was toying and bent her every endeavour to the cause of ro officer in the city was more or less interested in the welfare of Graydon Bansemer She threw a fine cloak of reat devotion of her cousin, The youth of the army followed Ethel to and from the hospital for days and days; without Ethel it is quite doubtful if anybody could have knohat a e Private Banseht he was able to sit up and converse with his nurse and the occasional Ethel, Dr G---, chief of the ward, reet well, of course He can't help it I never knew before what society could do for a fellow He's got a society nurse and he is visited by a society despot It beats Christian Science all to pieces"