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Mrs. Daneeka

           Moraletherewasebbingrapidly,andDunbarwasundersurveillance.GroupwasgladDocDaneekahadbeenkilledanddidnotintendtoaskforareplacement.

           NoteventhechaplaincouldbringDocDaneekabacktolifeunderthecircumstances.Alarmchangedtoresignation,andmoreandmoreDocDaneekaacquiredthelookofanailingrodent.Thesacksunderhiseyesturnedhollowandblack,andhepaddedthroughtheshadowsfruitlesslylikeaubiquitousspook.EvenCaptainFlumerecoiledwhenDocDaneekasoughthimoutinthewoodsforhelp.Heartlessly,GusandWesturnedhimawayfromtheirmedicaltentwithoutevenathermometerforcomfort,andthen,onlythen,didherealizethat,toallintentsandpurposes,hereallywasdead,andthathehadbetterdosomethingdamnedfastifheeverhopedtosavehimself.

           Therewasnowhereelsetoturnbuttohiswife,andhescribbledanimpassionedletterbegginghertobringhisplighttotheattentionoftheWarDepartmentandurginghertocommunicateatoncewithhisgroupcommander,ColonelCathcart,forassurancesthatnomatterwhatelseshemighthavehearditwasindeedhe,herhusband,DocDaneeka,whowaspleadingwithher,andnotacorpseorsomeimpostor.Mrs.Daneekawasstunnedbythedepthofemotioninthealmostillegibleappeal.Shewastornwithcompunctionandtemptedtocomply,buttheverynextlettersheopenedthatdaywasfromthatsameColonelCathcart,herhusband’sgroupcommander,andbegan:DearMrs.,Mr.,Miss,orMr.andMrs

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