highly respectable and thoroughly experienced nurse of middle ge to take the entire charge of a child about a year old good wages to a suitable person � to captain scarlet in due time this advertisement produced the right sort of person and a staid and respectable baby low of about fifty was soon in a room to mr gray s quarters in charge of miss non as the child had already come to he called f everybody it was a charming child � strong and healthy to have no trouble with temper or teeth ever cried and might be seen morning and noon being wheeled by its nurse in a the square or along the outside the broad arrow boundaries and as the weeks rolled by and wore into months to about and could say plain as a staff in april the scarlet were moved from to where had i undergo a new experience for every one there � ok him for a on account of the child would explain take her about with e yes she likes it always wants to go when sees the a bother not a bit of it � e little woman in creation and as good as aid what am i going to do with her when she rows up well says he is going to marry if he don t somebody else will � no fear taking it all round miss had a good time of it and seemed thoroughly to the pleasant places in which her lines fallen it was wonderful too what an immense she was with the fellows at first she � baby had been but very soon that dropped and by the time she could which � he did in very good time no one thought of mentioning her or of speaking to her except as miss scarcely any of the officers for a moment of returning after a few days leave without taking along as the americans say a box of sweets or a bundle of toys for miss indeed the young lady came to have such a collection that after a while mrs nurse s patient soul arose and with captain permission all the discarded ones were distributed among the less fortunate children of the regiment but miss s favourite was himself � after people said it was wonderful the depth of the affection between the big soldier of thirty five and the little dot of a child scarcely two she adored and where was she would be if by hook or by she could convey her small person into his presence once she him turn in at the gates the right band of the colonel when the regiment was returning from a field day and escaping from her nurse s hand set off as hard as she could run in the direction of the band which immediately preceded the commanding officer mrs gave chase but alas mrs nurse was very stout and had the ill luck moreover to come a over a drain tile lying conveniently in her way b baby w while the child unconscious of danger ran straight for neither nor who was on the colonel s left perceived her until she was close upon them waving her small hands and in her shrill and joyous child s voice it seemed to as he looked past the colonel that the child was almost under the of s he called out but was already on the ground and caught miss out of harm s way but when he turned round he saw that his friend s face was as white as chalk as for the colonel when he saw mrs nurse gathering herself up with looks at the he simply roared and miss in as if it was the finest joke in the world that was a she remarked from her proud position on s shoulder just like a comment which gave that person the name of mrs as long as she remained with the regiment a few weeks after this the annual inspection came off and miss the lengthened absence of her again managed to escape from her nurse and boldly as fast as her small feet would carry her right into the mess room where was sitting just baby m union site the general at the late lunch miss not seeing him at first wandered coolly behind the row of scarlet clad backs until she him at the other side of the table then having no awe whatever of she herself in between his chair and the colonel s with a triumphant and joyous laugh the general gave a great start and the colonel laughed � in dismay jumped up and came quickly round the table to take her away well you little rogue said the colonel reaching a for her what do you want i wanted sir said miss and nurse failed asleep so i looked french leave almost the only peculiarity in her speech was the habit of making all regular and who are you my little maid the general asked in extreme amusement oh i m miss with dignity the old general fairly chuckled with delight and as he had put his arm round the child who was standing behind could not very well take her oh miss � hey and who do you belong to why to in surprise at his ignorance to and who is is and i love him miss replied as if that settled everything no no let her see my replied i general who was as proud of his as of miss are you a sir too miss i ng at the handsome old man with more respect what does she mean he cried ba bt laughed well sir she hears ua to the colonel so � that is all dear me what a remarkably intelligent and attractive child exclaimed the general how old is she about two sir now it happened that the 