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"I, too, have not looked at a newspaper since then, Graydon," she said simply He smiled wearily and there was response in her eyes

He took her hand in his and they sat silently side by side on the bench for half an hour, their thoughts far away but of one another

"Graydon," she said at last, "are you going to ree is to be reco as ever, dear"

"Do you want reater things out in the world, I know You will be a great man if you don't lose heart, Graydon"

"I can't be a soldier, dear, and support a wife on the pay I get," he said with a smile

"You shouldn'tto marry," he said

"I have decided to becoive my whole life to---"

"The Red Cross?"

"No The hospitals at home--the hospitals for the poor and horounds toward them Her face was clouded by a dark frown and she was visibly excited

"It's all off," she announced as she came up

"Where is the usual hero?" asked Graydon

"I'h with the real army They've disherself beside Graydon "I wish I were Jane and my own mistress"