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Well, I reflected, that would be almost as good as having her get married. Besides being a good chance to marry over there, the unaform being becoming to most, especialy of Leila's tipe.
I inquired, "to the falling of bullets and perhaps shells? We will now have the class in bandageing." The Corps drew lots as to who would be bandaged, there being no volunteers, as it was cold and necesary to remove Unaform etcetera. Elaine got number seven. The others then practiced on her, having a book to go by. I here add to this log Jane's report on William.
At that time I began to feel very queer, being week and at the same time excited and getting red, the more so as he pulled the Handkercheif from my eyes and commanded me: "Bab, look at me. Do I LOOK as though I care for Leila?" I, however, could not look at him just then. Because I felt that I could not endure to see the Unaform.
APRIL 11TH: I have had my breakfast and called up Jane Raleigh. She was greatly excited and said: "I'm just crazy about it. What sort of a Unaform will we have?" This is like Jane, who puts clothes before everything. But I told her what I had in mind, and she said it sounded perfectly thrilling. "We each of us ought to learn some one thing," she said, "so we can do it right.
APRIL 13TH. It is now noon and snowing, although supposed to be spring. I am writing this Log in the tent, where we have built a fire. Mademoiselle is sitting in the Adams's limousine, wrapped in rugs. She is very sulky. There are but nine of us, as I telephoned the Quartermaster early this morning and summoned her to come over and discuss important business. Her Unaform had come and so had mine.
He then said: "Well, I admit that Fathers are not real Substatutes for young men in Unaform, but in times of Grief they may be mighty handy to tie to."
"If members of the Male Sex can reduce their wastes and increase their usefulness to their Native Land by camping, exercising and drilling, why not get up a camp of my own, since I knew that I would not be alowed to go away to train, owing to my Familey?" I am always one to decide quickly. So I have now made a sketch of a Unaform and written out the names of ten girls who will be home when I am.
And I don't want to enlist just to wear a Unaform and get away from business. I don't take it as lightly as all that." "Have you no Patriotism?" I demanded. I then choked up, although being Captain I felt that tears were a femanine weakness and a bad Example. Mademoiselle had at that moment felt an ant somewhere and was not looking.
"When you have put on the Unaform of your Country" I said, "or at least of Plattsburg, I shall tell you my Milatary secrets, and not before." "Plattsburg!" he exclaimed. "What do you know of Plattsburg?" I then told him, and he listened, but in a very disagreeable way.
"I am worried about those of my friends who have enlisted." I then gave him a scornful glance and left the room. He said "Bab!" in a strange voice and I heard him coming after me. So I ran as fast as I could to my Chamber and locked the door. We are now in Camp, although not in Unaform, owing to the delivery waggon not coming yet with our clothes.
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