"If you have no objections, eir,"_he said, " I would like to go out with my troop; office work is rather wearing, and I feel sort of ru3ty." ' "Certainlyi my bdy, certainly. I'll know things will be done rightly then.- It will do you good, too, you do look a little seedy. I'd go.myself if I could, but I'm only a poor old cripple now. Give 'em Hail Columbia, Moore 1 Bat take care of yourself, I can't get such an Adjutant everyday."- • r "f think the trip would do you good, Mr Moore," spoke up the general; "ana it's soldier's work " —*' a 'good riddance of bad rubbish ris what she said, under her breath. • :

" Thank you, Colonel, Til attend to all details, and we'll start, at once," and hie hurried out, pausing only to say "good bye " to Miss Mary, to hold her hand a moment in his, and to look into her eyea with a deep, steady gaze that made her blush and caused her heart to heat wildly.
