glad, indeed, to meet you, sir. Well, I must be off. We'll see
to that strong point at once, general. Good-night--good-night, Dunbar."

The general returned from seeing his visitor out. "Of course, we keep
these things to ourselves."

"Of course," answered Barry.

"And now," said the general with a kindly smile, "I have kept the good
news to the last. Your majority is coming through, and here is a letter
which came in my care. Now, if you will excuse me, I'll leave you to
take a bit of a rest. There's a cot, if you want to lie down. Then we'll
have a bite to eat later."

"Oh, thank you very much," said Barry eagerly, taking the letter. "This
is good news, indeed. My letters have been going astray somehow. I have
not had one for a week."

"As long as that," said the general with uplifted brows.

One sentence in his letter made music in Barry's heart.

"And oh, my heart's beloved, God has been good to me and to you, for
when the war is over, I hope there will be two of us to welcome daddy
back." To which sentence Barry in his letter, written in immediate
reply, said,

"Yes, dear, dear heart, God has been good to us, in that he has given us
to each other, and to us both this wonderful new life to carry on when
we are done."

When the general returned, he found Barry with his face on his arms and
dead asleep.

"Poor chap," he said to his batman, "he is done up. Let him rest a bit."

They gave him an hour, after which they had their bite together.

"Now, general," said Barry, "I should like to run up to Battalion
Headquarters. I might be of use there."

"That's quite all right," said the general. "You will be glad to know
that that strong point has already been attended to. You didn't hear the
row, did you?"

"No, sir."

"Well the relief is going in and your men will soon be out."

When Barry entered the Battalion Headquarters, he found only Major Bayne
and Captain Neil, with a signaller and a couple of runners, completing
the arrangements for the relief.

"You! Pilot!" exclaimed the major, as he gripped his hand. "Now what the
devil brought you here?"

"Couldn't help it, major. Simply had to come. I have been trying to get
you all day," said Barry.

"Awfully glad to see you, old chap," said Captain Neil, for the major
was finding difficulty with his speech.

"How many left, major?" said Barry.

"Five officers and seventy men," said the major in a husky voice. "My
God, how those boys stuck."

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