My
Head Was Aching Because Of My Having Ridden Backward, And I Was Really
Cross, And This Mrs. Barker May Have Noticed, For Not One Word Did She
Say Directly To Me, But She Said Much To Her Son - Much That I Might
Have Resented Had I Felt Inclined.
The small boy sat on his mother's
lap and expressed his disapproval by giving me vicious kicks every few
minutes.
Not one word was said the next morning when I boldly carried the puppy
to that seat. Mrs. Barker looked at the dog, then at me, with great
scorn, but she knew that if she said anything disagreeable Mrs.
Phillips would side with me, so she wisely kept still. I think that
even Faye has come to the conclusion that I might as well have the
dog - who lies so quietly in my lap - now that he sees how I am
sandwiched in with rocking-chairs, small boys, and servants. The men
march fifty minutes and halt ten, each hour, and during every ten
minutes' rest Harold and I take a little run, and this makes him ready
for a nap when we return to the ambulance. From this place on I am to
ride with Mrs. Cole, who has her own ambulance. This will be most
agreeable, and I am so delighted that she should have thought of
inviting me.
Camping out is really very nice when the weather is pleasant, but the
long marches are tiresome for everybody. The ambulances and wagons are
driven directly back of the troops, consequently the mules can never
go faster than a slow walk, and sometimes the dust is enough to choke
us.
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