"
Down the length of the column the refrain passed, gradually gaining
in strength and volume, until by the time the rear came opposite the
entrance, the men were shouting with wide open throats:
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm surprised at you."
with a growing emphasis and meaning upon every successive "Oh!"
Barry's face was aflame and his heart hot with furious indignation.
She was not that kind of a girl. She would be humiliated before her
associates. He glanced up at the window but she was gone. The battalion
marched on but Barry still remained, his eyes following the swinging
column, his face still flaming, and his heart hot with indignation.
"Good morning, Captain Dunbar!"
He swung off his horse, and there smiling at him with warm friendliness
was the little V. A. D.
"I'm awfully sorry," began Barry, thinking of the impudent song of his
comrades. "I mean I'm very glad to see you. I just ran in to tell you
how splendidly the coffee went last night. There are a hundred fellows
marching along there that are fine and fit just because of your
kindness, and I'm here to give you their thanks.
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