“Won’t you let me brew a little tea for you?” asked the Nurse. “Don’t leave me so soon.”

“When do you go on duty?”

“In about ten minutes. It will be easier to-morrow, when we send our sick North. Will you come in to-morrow?”

The Special Messenger shook her head dreamily.

“I don’t know—I don’t know.... Good-by.”

“Are you going on duty?”

“Yes.”

“When?”

“Now.”

The Nurse rose and put both arms around her.