To "touch" the major's "heart" was an operation of more than ordinary difficulty.

It was that very thing, however, which the letter to the battalion Commanding Officer from the A.D.

C.S.had achieved.

The effect of this letter upon the members of the mess, and most especially upon the junior major in regard to their relation to their chaplain, was revolutionary.

Hence the major's visit to Barry upon the evening of his return.
It was with an unusually cordial handshake that he greeted the chaplain.
"We are glad to have you back with us, Captain Dunbar," he said.