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man's   campaign   hat   on   the   mound   of   fresh   earth   above   the   grave。   Yet 

here he was still alive�察�and he came with other men of his troop to speak to 

him�察  �but   when   he   reached   out to   them  they  were   gonethe  real   and   the 

unreal�察  �the   dead   and   the   livingand   even   She   disappeared   whenever   he 

tried to take her hand�察�and sometimes the hospital steward drove her away。 

     ;Did that young lady say when she was coming back again�拭─�he asked 

the steward。 

     ;The young lady�        �What young lady�拭─�asked the steward�察�wearily。 

     ;The one who has been sitting there�察─�he answered。                 He pointed with 

his gaunt hand at the man in the next cot。 

     ;Oh�察   �that   young    lady。   Yes�察   �she's  coming     back。    She's    just  gone 

below to fetch you some hard´tack。; 

     The young volunteer in the next cot whined grievously。 

     ;That   crazy   man   gives   me   the   creeps�察─  �he   groaned。     ;He's   always 

waking me up�察�and looking at me as though he was going to eat me。; 



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     ;Shut   your   head�察─  �said   the   steward。    ;He's   a   better   man   crazy   than 

you'll ever be with the little sense you've got。              And he has two Mauser 

holes   in   him。   Crazy�察  �eh�拭    �It's   a   damned   good   thing   for   you   that   there 

was about four thousand of us regulars just as crazy as him�察�or you'd never 

seen the top of the hill。; 

     One     morning     there   was   a  great   commotion       on   deck�察  �and   all  the 

convalescents balanced themselves on the rail�察�shivering in their pajamas�察�

and   pointed   one   way。     The   transport   was   moving   swiftly  and   smoothly 

through water as flat as a lake�察�and making a great noise with her steam´ 

whistle。     The   noise   was   echoed   by   many   more   steam´whistles�察  �and   the 

ghosts of out´bound ships and tugs and excursion steamers ran past her out 

of   the   mist   and   disappeared�察    �saluting   joyously。     All   of  the   excursion 

steamers had a heavy list to the side nearest the transport�察�and the ghosts 

on them crowded to that rail and waved handkerchiefs and cheered。                       The 

fog   lifted   suddenly�察  �and   between   the   iron   rails   the   Lieutenant   saw   high 

green hills on either side of a great harbor。 

     Houses and trees and thousands of masts swept past like a panorama�察�

and beyond was a mirage of three cities�察�with curling smoke´wreaths and 

sky´reaching buildings�察�and a great swinging bridge�察�and a giant statue of a 

woman waving a welcome home。 

     The Lieutenant surveyed the spectacle with cynical disbelief。                  He was 

far too wise and far too cunning to be bewitched by it。                   In his heart he 

pitied the men about him�察�who laughed wildly�察�and shouted�察�and climbed 

recklessly to the rails and ratlines。         He had been deceived too often not to 

know that it was not real。          He knew from cruel experience that in a few 

moments the tall buildings would crumble away�察�the thousands of columns 

of white smoke that flashed like snow in the sun�察�the busy�察�shrieking tug´ 

boats�察�and the great statue would vanish into the sea�察�leaving it gray and 

bare。    He   closed   his   eyes   and   shut   the   vision   out。 It   was   so   beautiful 

that it tempted him�察�but he would not be mocked�察�and he buried his face in 

his   hands。     They   were   carrying   the   farce   too   far�察  �he   thought。   It   was 

really too absurd�察�for now they were at a wharf which was so real that�察�had 

he not known by previous suffering�察�he would have been utterly deceived 

by  it。   And   there   were   great   crowds   of   smiling�察  �cheering people�察  �and   a 



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waiting guard of honor in fresh uniforms�察�and rows of police pushing the 

people this way and that�察�and these men about him were taking it all quite 

seriously�察�and making ready to disembark�察�carrying their blanket´rolls and 

rifles with them。 

     A band was playing joyously�察�and the man in the next cot�察�who   was 

being lifted to a stretcher�察�said�察 �There's the Governor and his staff�察�that's 

him in the high hat。;        It was really very well done。          The Custom´house 

and   the   Elevated   Railroad   and   Castle   Garden   were   as   like   to   life   as   a 

photograph�察�and the crowd was as well handled as a mob in a play。                      His 

heart ached for it so that he could not bear the pain�察�and he turned his back 

on it。    It was cruel to keep it   up so long。          His keeper lifted him in   his 

arms�察�and pulled him into a dirty uniform which had belonged�察�apparently�察�

to a much larger mana man who had been killed probably�察�for there were 

dark´brown marks of blood on the tunic and breeches。                   When he tried to 

stand   on   his   feet�察  �Castle   Garden   and   the   Battery   disappeared   in   a   black 

cloud of night�察�just as he knew they would�察�but when he opened his eyes 

from   the   stretcher�察  �they   had   returned   again。   It   was   a   most   remarkably 

vivid vision。      They kept it up so well。         Now the young Doctor and the 

hospital   steward   were   pretending   to   carry   him   down   a   gang´   plank   and 

into an open space�察�and he saw quite close to him a long line of policemen�察�

and behind them thousands of faces�察�some of them women's faceswomen 

who pointed at him and then shook their heads and cried�察�and pressed their 

hands to their cheeks�察�still looking at him。           He wondered why they cried。 

He did not know them�察�nor did they know him。                  No one knew him�察�these 

people were only ghosts。 

     There was a quick parting in the crowd。              A man he had once known 

shoved   two   of   the   policemen   to   one   side�察  �and   he   heard   a   girl's   voice 

speaking his name�察�like a sob�察�and She came running out across the open 

space and fell on her knees beside the stretcher�察�and bent down over him�察�

and he was clasped in two young�察�firm arms。 

     ;Of course it is not real�察�of course it is not She�察─�he assured himself。 

;Because   She   would   not   do   such   a   thing。    Before   all   these   people   She 

would not do it。; 

     But   he   trembled   and   his   heart   throbbed   so   cruelly   that   he   could   not 



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bear the pain。 

     She was pretending to cry。 

     ;They wired us you had started for Tampa on the hospital ship�察─�She 

was saying�察 �and Aunt and I went all the way there before we heard you 

had been sent North。         We have been on the cars a week。             That is why I 

missed you。      Do you understand�拭         �It was not my fault。       I tried to come。 

Indeed�察�I tried to come。; 

     She turned her head and looked up fearfully at the young Doctor。 

     ;Tell me�察�why does he look at me like that�拭─�she asked。                ;He doesn't 

know me。       Is he very ill�拭     �Tell me the truth。;       She drew in her breath 

quickly。     ;Of course you will tell me the truth。; 

     When   she   asked   the   question   he   felt   her   arms   draw   tight   about   his 

shoulders。     It   was   as   though   she   was   holding   him   to   herself�察  �and   from 

some one who had reached out for him。                In his trouble he turned to his 

old friend and keeper。       His voice was hoarse and very low。 

     ;Is this the   same   young lady  who   was on the transportthe one   you 

used to drive away�拭─�

     In his embarrassment�察�the hospital steward blushed und

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