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good。; 

     He went away then�察�and Sara Lee got out her sewing things。 The tunic 

came soon�察 �carefully brushed   and very  ragged。 But   it was not Jean   who 

brought it�察�it was the Flemish boy。 

     And   up   pstairs   in   a   small   room  with   two   beds   Sara   Lee   might   have 

been   surprised   to    find   Jean�察 �the   chauffeur�察  �lying   on  one�察  �while   Henri 


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shaved himself beside the other。 For Jean�察�of the ragged uniform and the 

patch over one eye�察�was a count of Belgium�察�and served Henri because he 

loved him。 And because�察�too�察�he was no longer useful in that little army 

where lay his heart。 

     Sometime a book will be written about the Jeans of this war�察�the great 

friendships   it   has   brought   forth   between   men。   And   not   the   least   of   its 

stories will be that of this Jean of the one eye。 But its place is not here。 

     And perhaps there will be a book about the Henris�察�also。 But not for a 

long time�察�and even then with care。 For the heroes of one department of an 

army in the field live and die unsung。 Their bravest exploits are buried in 

secrecy。 And that is as it must be。 But it is a fine tale to go untold。 

     After   he   had   bathed   and   shaved�察  �Henri   sat   down   at   a   tiny   table   and 

wrote。 He drew a plan also�察�from a rough one before him。 Then he took a 

match and burned the original drawing until it was but charred black ashes。 

When he had finished Jean got up from the bed and put on his overcoat。 

     ;To the King�拭─�he said。         To the King�察�old friend。; 

     Jean took the letter and went out。 

     Down   below�察  �Sara   Lee   sat   with   Henri's   ragged   tunic   on   her   lap   and 

stitched   carefully。   Sometime�察 �she   reflected�察  �she   would be   mending   worn 

garments for another man�察�now far away。 A little flood of tenderness came 

over her。 So helpless these men� �There was so much to do for them� �And 

soon�察�please God�察�she would be helping other tired and weary men�察�with 

food�察  �and   perhaps   a   word   ´   when   she   had   acquired   some   French   ´   and 

perhaps a thread and needle。 

     She dined alone that night�察�as usual。 Henri did not appear�察�though she 

had sent what she suspected was his only tunic back to him neatly mended 

at five o'clock。 As a matter of fact Henri was sound asleep。 He had meant 

to rest only for an hour a body that was crying aloud with fatigue。 But Jean�察�

coming   in   quietly�察  �had   found   him  sleeping   like   a   child�察  �and   had   put   his 

own blanket over him and left him。 Henri slept until morning�察�when Jean�察�

coming   up   from   his   vigil   outside   the   American   girl's   door�察  �found   him 

waking and rested�察�and rang for coffee。 

     Jean sat down on the edge of his bed and put on his shoes and puttees。 


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He was a taciturn man�察�but now he had something to say that he did not 

like to say。 And Henri knew it。 

     ;What is it�拭─�he asked�察�his arms under his head。 ;Come�察�let us have it� �

It is�察�of course�察�about the American lady。; 

     ;It is�察─�Jean said bluntly。 ;You cannot mix women and war。; 

     ;And you think I am doing that�拭─�

     ;I   am   not   an   idiot�察─  �Jean   growled。   ;You   do   not   know   what   you   are 

doing。 I do。 She is young and lonely。 You are young and not unattractive to 

women。 Already  she   turns   pale   when   I so   much   as   ask   if   she   has   heard 

from you。; 

     ;You asked her that�拭─�

     ;You were gone much longer than ´; 

     ;And you thought I might send her word�察�and not you� ─�Henri's voice 

was offended。 He lay back while the boy brought in the morning   coffee 

and rolls。 

     ;Let me tell you something�察─�he said when the boy had gone。 ;She is 

betrothed   to   an American。   She   wears   a   betrothal   ring。   I   am   to   her   ´   the 

French language� ─�

     But   though   Henri   laughed   Jean   remained   grave   and   brooding。   For 

Henri had not said what Sara Lee already was to him。 

     It was later in the morning that Henri broached the subject again。 They 

were in the courtyard of an old house�察�working over the engine of the car。 

     ;I think I have found a location for the young American lady�察─�he said。 

     Jean hammered for a considerable time at a refractory rim。 

     ;And where�拭─�he asked at last。 

     Henri named the little town。 Like Henri's family name�察�it must not be 

told。 Too many things happened there�察�and perhaps it is even now Henri's 

headquarters。 For that portion of the line has changed very little。 

     Jean fell to renewed hammering。 

     ;If you will be silent I shall explain a plan�察─�Henri said in a cautious 

tone。 ;She will make soup�察�with help which we shall find。 And if coming 

in for refreshments a soldier shall leave a letter for me it is natural�察�is it 

not�拭─�


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     ;She will suspect�察�of course。; 

     ;I think not。 And she reads no French。 None whatever。; 

     Yet   Jean's   suspicions    were    not   entirely  allayed。    The   plan   had   its 

advantages。      It  was   important     that  Henri    receive    certain   reports�察  �and 

already the hotel whispered that Henri was of the secret service。 It brought 

him added deference�察�of course�察�but additional danger。 

     So Jean accepted the plan�察�but with reservation。 And it was not long 

afterward that he said to Sara Lee�察�in French�此 �There is a spider on your 

neck�察�mademoiselle。; 

     But Sara Lee only said�察 �I'm sorry�察�Jean�察�you'll have to speak English 

to me for a while�察�I'm afraid。; 

     And though he watched her for five minutes she did not put her hand 

to her neck。 

     However�察�that was later on。 That afternoon Henri spent an hour with 

the   Minister   of   War。  And   at   the   end   of   that   time   he   said�此   �Thank   you�察�

Baron。 I think you will not regret it。 America must learn the truth�察�and how 

better than through those friendly people who come to us to help�拭─�

     It is as well to state�察�however�察�that he left the Minister of War with the 

undoubted      impression     that  Miss    Sara   Lee   Kennedy   was     a  spinster   of 

uncertain years。 

     Sara    Lee   packed    her   own    suitcase   that  afternoon�察   �doing    it  rather 

nervously because Henri was standing in the room by the window waiting 

for it。 He had come in as matter´of´factly as Harvey had entered the parlor 

at Aunt Harriet's�察�except that he carried in his arms some six towels�察�a cake 

of soap and what looked suspiciously like two sheets。 

     ;The     house    I  have   under    consideration�察─    �he   said�察   �has   little  to 

recommend it but the building�察�and even that ´ The occupants have gone 

away�察�and ´ you are not a soldier。; 

     Sara Lee eyed the bundle。 

     ;I don't need sheets�察─�she expostulated。 

     ;There are but two。 And Jean has placed blankets in the car。 You must 

have a pillow also。; 

     He calmly took one of the hotel pillows from the bed。 ;What else�拭─�he 


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asked calmly。 ;Cigarettes�拭�But no�察�you do not smoke。; 

     Sara Lee eyed him with something very like despair。 

     ;Aren't you ever going to let me think for myself�拭─�

     ;Would you have thought of these�拭─�he demanded triumphantly。 ;You 

´ you think only of soup and tired soldiers。 Some one must think of you。; 

     And there was a touch of tenderness in his voice。 Sara Lee felt it and 

trembled slightly。 He was so fine�察�and he must not think of her that way。 It 

was not real。 It couldn't be。 Men were lonely here�察�where everything was 

hard   and   cruel。   They   wanted   some   of   the   softness   of   life�察  �and   all  of 

kindness   and   sweetness   that  

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