ouse I'd never
have found you. But never mind about that now. Have you or have you not
seen my leather Dispach Case?"

Alas, my face betrayed me, being one that flushes easily and then turns
pale.

"I thought so," he said, in an angry voice. "Do you know that you have
kept a Board of Directors sitting for three hours, and that--Bab, you
are hopeless! Where is it?"

How great was my humiliation, although done with the Highest Motives, to
have my Corps standing around and listening. Also watching while I drew
out the rihben and the key.

"I hid it in my closet, father," I said.

"Great thunder!" he said. "And we have called in the Secret Service!"

He then turned on his heal and stocked away, only stopping to stare at
Mademoiselle in the car, and then driving as fast as possable back to
the mill.

As he had forgotten Jane, she was obliged to stay. It was by now
raining, and the Corps wanted to go home. But I made a speach, saying
that if we weakened now what would we do in times of Real Danger?

"What are a few drops of rain?" I inquired, "to the falling of bullets
and perhaps shells? We will now have the class in bandageing."

The Corps drew lots as to who would be bandaged, there being no
volunteers, as it was cold and necesary to remove Unaform etcetera.
Elaine got number seven. The others then practiced on her, having a book
to go by.

I here add to this log Jane's report on William. He had cleaned silver
until 1 P. M., when he had gone back to the kitchin and moved off the
soup kettle to boil some dish towles. The cook had then set his dish
towles out in the yard and upset the pan, pretending that a dog had done
so. Hannah had told Jane about it.

At 1:45 William had gone out, remarking that he was going to the drug
store to get some poizon for the cook. Jane had followed him and HE HAD
REALLY MAILED A LETTER.

APRIL 14TH. I have taken a heavy cold and am, alas, HORS DE COMBAT. The
Familey has issued orders that I am to stay in bed this A. M. and if
stopped sneazing by 2 P. M. am to be allowed up but not to go to Camp.

Elaine is in bed to, and her mother called up and asked my Parents if
they would not send me back to school, as I had upset everything and
they could not even get Elaine to the Dentist's, as she kept talking
about teeth being unimportant when the safety of the Nation was hanging
in the Balence.

As I lie here and reflect, it seems to me that everywhere around me I
see nothing but