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Remembering the time for her to act was almost at hand, she
became calm--more from the womanly instinct to help him than from
the effort of her will.
Dr. Barnes said to Nichol, "Look around. Don't you think you have
seen this room before? Take your time and try to remember."
The captain did as he was bidden, but soon shook his head. "Hit's
right purty, but I don't reckerlect."
"Well, sit down here, then, and look at that picture. Who is it?"
"Why, hit's me--me dressed up as cap'n," ejaculated Nichol,
delightedly.
"Yes, that was the way you looked and dressed before you were
wounded."
"How yer talk! This beats anythin' I ever yeared from the
Johnnies."
"Now, Captain Nichol, you see we are not deceiving you. We called
you captain. There's your likeness, taken before you were hurt and
lost your memory, and you can see for yourself that you were a
captain. You must think how much there is for you to try to
remember. Before you went to the war, long before you got hurt,
you gave this likeness of yourself to a young lady that you
thought a great deal of.


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