The Old Quarters Were Evidently Made Of
Sods And Dirt, And Must Have Been Dreadful Places To Live In Even When
New.
I must tell you at once that I have the little greyhound.
I simply
took matters in my own hands and got him! We came only five miles our
first day out, and after the tents had been pitched that night and the
various dinners commenced, it was discovered that many little things
had been left behind, so General Phillips decided to send an ambulance
and two or three men back to the post for them, and to get the mail at
the same time. It so happened that Burt, our own striker, was one of
the men detailed to go, and hen I heard this I at once thought of the
puppy I wanted so much. I managed to see Burt before he started, and
when asked if he could bring the little dog to me he answered so
heartily, "That I can, mum," I felt that the battle was half won, for
I knew that if I could once get the dog in camp he would take care of
him, even if I could not.
Burt brought him and kept him in his tent that night, and the little
fellow seemed to know that he should be good, for Burt told me that he
did not whimper once, notwithstanding it was his first night from his
mother and little companions. The next morning, when he was brought to
me, Faye's face was funny, and after one look of astonishment at the
puppy he hurried out of the tent - so I could not see him laugh, I
think.
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