Page 103 - Among the camps, or, Young people's stories of the war

so, he heard her sister turn around* ami he felt as if she
might be going to shoot him in the back. He straightened

up with defiance in his heart- She was facing him ; but
what was his astonishment when she advanced, and with a
little smiie on her lovely face, said :
“ Captain Adams, I am Miss Seddon. My mother has
desired me to thank you in her name, and in all our names,

for your act of protection to my little sister on yesterday/’
" Y e s ,” said Nancy Pansy; " h e jus’ knocked that had
man down,” and she gave her little head a nod of satisfac­
tion to one side.

The young officer blushed to his eyes. He was prepared
for an attack, but not for sueh a flank movement, He stam­
mered something about not having done anything at all
worthy of thanks, and fell back behind Harry, whom he sud­
denly palled out and placed in Nancy Pansy's hands. It all
ended in an invitation from Mrs. Seddon, through Nancy

Pansy and her pretty sister, to come up to the house and be
thanked, which he accepted,
After this the Baby Veterans and Middleburgh came
to understand each other a good deal better than before.

Instead of remaining in their camp or marching up and
down the streets, with arrogance or defiance stamped on
every face and speaking from every figure, the Baby V et­
erans took to loafing about town in off-duty hours, hang­
ing over the gates, or sauntering in the autumn twilight
up and down the quiet walks. They and Middleburgh