"And as all such things turn out, I suppose he grew up and went off and got married to some one else." "He is not married, Mr. Thane." "Well, for that matter, neither are you," said he, leaning forward, his eyes fixed intently on hers. She did not flinch. "I wonder just how you feel toward him today, Miss Crown." She was incapable of coquetry. "We are not the best of friends," she said quietly. "Now, if you please, let us talk of something else. Did I tell you that an old Ambulance man is coming down for a day or two nest week? A Harvard man who lives in Chicago. His sister and I went to New York together to take our chances there on getting over to France. I think I've told you about her,--Mary Blythe?" "Blythe?" repeated Courtney thoughtfully. "Blythe. Seems to me I heard of a chap named Blythe over there in the Ambulance, but I don't remember whether I ran across him anywhere or not. He may have been after my time, however. I was with the Ambulance in '15 and the early part of '16, you see." "Addison Blythe. He was afterwards a Field Artillery captain. I've known Mary Blythe for years, but I know him very slightly. He went direct from Harvard to France, you see." "What section was he with?" "I don't know. I only know he was at Pont-a-Mousson for several months. You were there too at one time, I remember. I've heard him speak of the Bois le Pretre. You may have been there at the same time." "Hardly possible. I should have known him in that case. My section was sent up to Bar le Duc just before the first big Verdun battle." "Why, he was all through the first battle of Verdun. His section was transferred from Pont-a-Mousson at an hour's notice. Were there more than one section at Pont-a-Mousson?" "I don't know how they were fixed after I left. You see, I was trying to get into the aviation end of the game along about that time. I was in an aviation camp for a couple of months, but went back to the Ambulance just before the Verdun scrap. They slapped me into another section, of course. I used to see fellows from my own section occasionally, but I don't recall any one named Blythe. He probably was sent up while I was at Toul,--or it may have been during the time I was with a section in the Vosges. I was up near Dunkirk too for a while,--only for a few weeks. When did you say he was coming?" "Next Tuesday. They are stopping off on their way to attend a wedding in Louisville. You two will have a wonderful time reminiscing." "Blythe. I'll rummage around in my memory and see if I can place him. There was a fellow named Bright up there at one time,--at least I got the name as Bright. It may have been Blythe. I'll be tickled to death to meet him, Miss Crown." "You will love Mary Blythe. She is a darling." "I may be susceptible, Miss Crown, but I am not inconstant," said he, with a gallant bow. She was annoyed with herself for blushing.