her eyes bright and shining, her face as pink
as the sunset flooding the scene and then she got up to her feet and
they lifted the stretcher and slid it gently into the grooved guides on
the floor of the ambulance.

"Now--driver," said the doctor with a little smile.

She went to her place and mounted to the seat. The hands that touched
the polished wheel trembled and she slipped back to the ground again,
her face white.

"I can't--I can't drive him," she said and burst into tears upon
Blackie's shoulder.

So Blackie drove the car himself and left his general to wipe Vera's
eyes.

A month later Captain Blackie went to Havre to see Tam en route for
home.

"You're a wonderful fellow, Tam--you ought to be dead really instead of
being bound for England."

"Scotland," corrected Tam.

"But don't you think you're lucky?"

"Weel," said Tam, "I did until the morn, then I struck a verra bad
patch."

"Bad luck," said the innocent and surprised Blackie, "I am sorry to hear
that. What happened?"

"The big feller, the principal doctor," said Tam, "said I might smoke a
wee seegair, and, believe me, Captain Blackie, sir-r, when I looked in
ma pooch there wasna a single--"

Blackie took his cigar-case from his pocket, opened and extended it.

"Tam," he said, "you're nearly well."

THE END

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