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"He's going fast. " So the nurse whispered to Miss Stannard, as with Mr. Dilke and Old G. A. R., she came in that December afternoon. As the three neared the little bed, shut off by the screens from the rest of the ward, they found the Angel already there in the arms of a tall, dark gentleman, while by Joey's pillow knelt a slender lady with shining hair and grave, sweet eyes like the Angel's.
The Major tried to smile a welcome. "They've come -- ter -- carry -- Angel home, they have," he whispered, "her dad -- an' her -- mammy."