I wonder what Carter's final response was? Would love to see a continuation to this story.

That was a little sad yet sweet at the same time.

Yes, it was quite a bit like Guilt undeserved.

I've read quite a bit of your stories but up till
now, I haven't had a chance to read this one till now.

Newkirk seems to end up coming to Carter's rescue

yet again. beautifully well written. I could picture
the two of them sitting there talking.

Thank you for such a beautiful piece of work.

Newkirk has such a wonderful way of helping Carter. thanks for such a good human intrest story. But think of what Mary Jane will end up going through. back in those days...

I love a good Newkirk Carter friendship story.
I really hope Carter takes what Newkirk said to heart. Once someone cheats they'll probably cheat again.
The fact that Mary Jane dumped him and dated another man while Carter was imprisoned at a POW camp was very low. A woman who does something like that isn't even worth dirt.
I hope Carter tells Mary Jane goodbye forever in his letter. After all, someone as sweet as Carter deserves so much better.

Great story.

hy hy
nice one
just write more stories XD

perhaps with newkirk on the receiving site )

I liked this story a lot. I’m just a sucker for a good friendship piece. I loved the how you showed the concern of both Newkirk and Lebeau and how they rallied around Carter when he needed it. That’s friendship.
By the way, a little error I noticed (boy, haven’t you missed me?)…

he said, with no more emotion in his voice than if he was reciting something out of the Army manual.

That is actually poor grammar. It’s technically incorrect to said “if _ was”. The word “if” should always be followed by “were” in that case. Actually, both “If” and “Wish” need to be followed by “were” in order to be grammatically correct. That is why the song goes, “If I were a rich man” and not “If I was a rich man”, and the postcard saying is always, “Wish you were here” instead of “Wish you was here”. The only time I think this rule can be broken is if it appears in dialogue. People say “If I was” and “Wish I was” all of the time, so it could be within character for someone in the story to have poor grammar. But unless you are narrating the story from a character’s point of view, the author should avoid the use of poor grammar.

But I really liked the story. I have to say, that’s a very difficult situation for poor Carter. On one hand, Newkirk is right, and Carter should consider Mary Jane’s faithfulness. But on the other hand, there’s the child to think about. I wonder, if I were in Carter’s shoes, might I consider going back to Mary Jane to help her raise the child? I know it can be so hard sometimes to grow up without a dad. I might be tempted to forgive Mary Jane just so that the kid could have a father who wouldn’t run out on him. It’s a sticky business for sure.
And I really loved how you left the ending open. It seemed to resemble a certain Lady or the Tiger story I know. You didn’t make up Carter’s mind for him. Instead, you let the readers do that. When we finish reading it, we all think, “I’d bet he did this…” lol, I loved it! It was a really great way of ending the story, and sort of incorporating the reader at the same time. You left room for the rest of us to write our own endings.

So well done, I enjoyed this story very much; and it was a nice diversion from writer’s block. So thank you, friend, for writing it!-Monker

Another nice, poignant look at Carter and Newkirk's friendship. I wonder what Carter actually say's in that letter. an interesting update to the Carter/Mary Jane story.

I don't see him ever going back to her. The hurt was too deep. What I can see him doing is offering to help out and be a friend, but nothing more. Not that he could do much anyway since he's in a prison camp.

aw, that's a nice story. I like how it's Newkirk comforting Carter. It's usually the other way around.

Very nice story and something I could see happening in the series. Well done.

Wow...poor Carter. Tough situation, but I'm sure he'll do the right thing! Very well written story!

Sounds like Carter's made his decison even though I would have liked to have seen this continue and find out what Carter decided to do. Very well written. I could picture Carter and Newkirk having this conversation. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say Carter will probably marry Mary Jane. But as Newkirk said, you cheat once, you could likely do it again. I think Mary Jane wants to marry Carter because she knows he's to kind and generous to say no. Also, first story where the men haven't gone to Hogan for help with a problem. Good job!