He hardly ever goes up without us, but we
are on a rest billet; and to-day he went up with Du Boise."
"If he had only come back!" sighed Nellie. "But there! I mustn't
complain. Harry wouldn't let me if he were here. We both have to
do our duty. Now I'm going to see what I can do to help, and not be
silly and do any more fainting. I hope you'll pardon me," and she
smiled at the two boys.
"Of course!" exclaimed Tom, with great emphasis, and again Miss
Leroy blushed.
"Then, is to wait the only thing we can do?" she asked.
"That's all," assented Tom. "We may get a message from the clouds
any day."
"And, oh! I shall pray that it may be favorable!" murmured the girl.
"Perhaps I may question this Mr. Du Boise, and learn from him just
what happened?" she interrogated.
"Yes, we want to talk to him ourselves, as soon as he's able to sit
up," said Jack. "We want to get a shot at the Boche who downed
Harry."
"So you are as fond of Harry as all that! I am glad!" exclaimed his
sister. "Have you known him long?"
"We knew him slightly before we went to the flying school in
Virginia with him," said Tom. "But down there, when we started in
at 'grass-cutting,' and worked our way up, we grew to know him
better. Then Jack and I got our chance to come over. But Harry had
a smash, and he had to wait a year."
"Yes, I know. It almost broke his heart," said Miss Leroy.
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