“Then you’ll be waiting here for orders—for days maybe?” she asked, when she had greeted him.
“That’s so, ma’am—with wood on board, and everything ready to get up steam at an hour’s notice. Colonel Bayard said he might be back any day, with orders to go to Qadirabad at once.”
“And did he tell you that if Major Ambrose or my brother was with him, you were to let me know, because I’ll be coming too?”
“Why, no, ma’am. To Qadirabad—just now?” He looked at her in astonishment, but Eveleen was not to be cowed by looks. She had realised that it was almost certain the General would send a member of his own staff with Colonel Bayard if he let him go to the Khans at all, and why not Richard or Brian? She looked sweetly at the sailor.
“And why wouldn’t I? Sure it’s just the proof of peace my pres
