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I SAW more of Casey than of any one else. He was a very decent chap and a man of the world and thoroughly dependable. Over our drinks--we had many a drink together, when the guard could be bribed and no superior was in sight--we discussed the rottenness of the Legion and all that pertained to it. He confided in me and told me that since he could not get into the Flying Corps or the Ambulance he had decided to get out of the Legion by hook or crook, and had written home to California for the necessary money. "Not that I shall ever be any more good for anything, but I can't stand it any longer. I am broken completely--I shall never be able to do any more work."
It was useless to console him or contradict him--he was a broken man and he knew it.