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Then one day he called her up and told her that the next Saturday and Sunday the camp was to be thrown open to visitors, and if she could come doith his mother he would meet theether Ruth proe it all with hisAfter he had hung up the receiver and paid his bill he walked away from the little telephone headquarters in a daze of joy She had promised to come! For one whole day he would have her to hi to come with his mother! Then as he passed the officers' headquarters it occurred to hi to camp than just to see him, and he frowned in the darkness and his heart burned hot within hiht! How the day would be spoiled!

With this trouble on hisdown as near to the little trolley station as he could get, for since the quarantine had been put on no soldiers without a special pass were allowed beyond a certain point, which was roped off about the trolley station Sadly, Cameron took his place in the front rank, and stood with folded arms to wait He kneould have souests, but the croas always so great at the train tiood place early So he stood and thought his sad thoughts, al he had not asked them to coht arise in case Wainwright should find out ere his guests He was sure that the lieutenant was not above sending hi situation before his friends

As he stood thus going over the situation and trying to plan how he uests away to soht would not be likely to penetrate, he heard the po behind a conized

"Yes, I got special leave for three days!" proclaimed the satisfied voice, and Cameron's heart bounded up so joyously that he would have al then and there to put aside his vow not to salute hi away for three days That ht would not have to be thought of in oing to iven him leave if the coht followed; Wainwright was going home presumably to see Ruth and Ruth would not be there! Perhaps, oh perhaps he ht be able to persuade her and his mother to stay over Sunday! He hardly dared to hope, however, for Ruth Macdonald ain she ht And, too, where could they sleep if they did stay It was hopeless, of course They would have to go back to Baltiht and that would be a hard jaunt