“You see your bad penny turned up again, Miss Arlie,” he said.
“I didn't know you were able to ride yet, Lieutenant Fraser.”
“This is my first try at it. Thought I'd run over and say 'Thank you' to my nurse.”
“I'll call auntie,” she said quickly.
He shook his head. “Not necessary, Miss Arlie. I settled up with her. I was thinking of the nurse that ran off and left me.”
She was beginning to recover herself. “You want to thank her for leaving while there was still hope,” she said, with a quick little smile.
“Why did you do it? I've been mighty lonesome the past two weeks,” he said quietly.
“You would be, of course. You are used to an active outdoor life, and I suppose the boys couldn't get round to see you very often.”
“I wasn't thinking of the boys,” he meditated aloud.
Arlie blushed; and to hide her embarrassment she called to Jimmie, who was passing: “Bring up Lieutenant Fraser's Teddy. I want him to see how well we're caring for his horse.”