And think! Nell was engaged to me--she loved me--and, by God! She married a slacker when I lay half dead on the battlefield!" "She was not worth loving or fighting for," said Carley, with agitation.
"Ah! now you've said something," he declared.

"If I can only hold to that truth! What does one girl amount to?
I do not count.

It is the sum that counts.

We love America--our homes--our women!...

Carley, I've had comfort and strength come to me through you.