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I v wi h hr. Jam~' oft n n tic d Viol t'. bri ht :mil~' \\'h n .her-

c iv d I tt r~ from abr ad. n day at th end of on I tt r, Viol t t d
p nd ring and in thought. h wa · foil wing Donald along th trenche.
in Franc , r nd ring aid t th wound d, but grea wa h r . urpri when
. h notic d in th nv lop a .·mall crap of pap r which tated that on-

aid w uld b coming hom in a w k. It had e m d like ten year to
Viol t :inc ·h la:t 'aW Donald, and it had b n only thr e year .
Vwl t t pp d into th hall, ·h m t Jam ·. " ood morning, r. Jame. ,"

ga p d Viol t. "Why, how ar you, my littl Violet?" r plied Jame . "A
t day i · your birthday and you al.. g t your diploma a a nur e, I have
brought thi littl remembranc to you."

" h, thank you, J arne·; you n v r forg t ·uch a ignifican tim a a
bir hday, do you?"

r. Jam ·went on hi way and Viol t r turned to a ward so he might
what th ·mall packag contain d. : h op n d th box, he aw
it wa. a b autiful \ ri:t watch with "Violet" engrav d on the back of it.
n th littl card h r ad thi · :

"Wh n it i, tim to tak your pul ,
You'll find a us for what i in it.
n . cond thought, I'd lik to add,

I wi h you· d tak min ev ry minute."

Viol t at in . il nee for quit a whil and then he exclaimed: "Wha
:hall I do? I lov Jame and hav ah\·ay lov d him. H i th ideal of

my h art and y t I cannot ace pt hL· propo al and prov untrue to onald.
omething mu ·t b don , for in only anoth r w k Donald will come home
and I can giv Jam s no mor time. I hall b happy if I marry Donald,

but not n arly a· happy a· if I hould marry Jam ."
Th next w k Donald arriv d hom and great wa' Violet' joy in on
r :p ct, but her h art wa ad, for h thought of th paration b twe n

h rand Jam .
The n xt month Viol t, Donald, Jam · and orne more of their friend
w nt to th b ach. n night Viol t f 11 overb ard and a onald wa

not v ry n ar, Jam · aved her lif . Thi cau ed Violet' lov for Jame
to incr a· . Finally he told onald that . he really loved Jam b tter,

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