A Rose in No-Man's Land
“Guy Webster yelled as he dashed into the office.
“You shouldn’t be chasing nurses. I thought you were a happily married man.” Mark Tremayne tossed his pen on the desk and pushed his writing pad to one side.
“I am, mate.” Guy flung himself into one of two vacant chairs.
Watching Guy’s cheerful grin as he imparted his news, Mark wondered, not for the first time, how two such complete opposites could have become friends so fast.
“I wanted to see Smithy before I left on that recruiting drive. Imagi...ne trudging around the country for a week expounding duty to the Empire. We’ve already got so many volunteers we can’t accommodate them,” Guy complained, even though the grin never left his face.
“Who’s Smithy?”
“My cousin, mate. I have to take my company out for target practice before I go.”
“It’s your own fault. You’re too soft with the troops.” Mark offered him little sympathy. “If you give an order, make sure it’s obeyed.”
“I know, but they’re only boys.”MoreLess
“You shouldn’t be chasing nurses. I thought you were a happily married man.” Mark Tremayne tossed his pen on the desk and pushed his writing pad to one side.
“I am, mate.” Guy flung himself into one of two vacant chairs.
Watching Guy’s cheerful grin as he imparted his news, Mark wondered, not for the first time, how two such complete opposites could have become friends so fast.
“I wanted to see Smithy before I left on that recruiting drive. Imagi...ne trudging around the country for a week expounding duty to the Empire. We’ve already got so many volunteers we can’t accommodate them,” Guy complained, even though the grin never left his face.
“Who’s Smithy?”
“My cousin, mate. I have to take my company out for target practice before I go.”
“It’s your own fault. You’re too soft with the troops.” Mark offered him little sympathy. “If you give an order, make sure it’s obeyed.”
“I know, but they’re only boys.”MoreLess
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