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Tarzan explained to the chief that his people would follow him in a canoe, probably the next day, and that though he might go on ahead of them the chief was to receive them kindly and have no fear of them, for Mugambi would see that they did not harm the chief's people, if they were accorded a friendly reception. "And now," he concluded, "I shall lie down beneath this tree and sleep.
"That's just the point of the gift, I reckon," beamed Darrin. "Oh, I see," cried Dick. "These sweaters are our orders to go ahead and make the baseball nine." "That's just it," declared Dave. "Well, it's mighty fine of the girls," murmured Dick, gratefully. "Are you -going to accept yours, Dave?" "Accept?" retorted Dave. "Why, it would be rank not to."
She had come home, prepared to be very nice to him, and she was finding it easy. "And you never answered," said Crittenden. "No; and I don't know why." The birds were coming from shade and picket for midday had been warm into the fields and along the hedges, and were fluttering from one fence-rail to another ahead of them and piping from the bushes by the wayside and the top of young weeds.
A few moments later, Tahoontowhee, who had crept on ahead, glided up to us and whispered that there was a high breastwork of logs on the ridge, and that many men were cutting bushes, sharpening the stems, and planting them to screen this breastwork so that it could not be seen from the Seneca trail north of us, along which lay our army's line of march. A pretty ambuscade, in truth!
And after the new engine had been backed champing down, and harnessed to its long string of vestibuled sleepers; after the air-hose had been connected and examined; after the engineer had swung out of his cab, filled his cups, and swung in again; after the fireman and his helper had disposed of their slice-bar and shovel and given the tender a final sprinkle, and after the conductor had walked leisurely forward, compared time with the engineer, and cried, "All Abo-o-o-ard!" then, as your coach moved slowly ahead, you might notice, under the receding catalpas, the little girl waving a parasol or a handkerchief at the outgoing train.
Sam also fired, and between them they brought down four rabbits, which had just run out of a hollow log a short distance ahead. "Good shots!" cried the guide enthusiastically. "Couldn't have been better. I see you are used to hunting. Many a city chap would have missed 'em entirely.
"He's got a room here up on the third floor," said Shocker, as he saw Dave hesitate. "Come on, I'll show you." He went ahead, up the somewhat dilapidated stairs, and Dave followed. In the pool and billiard parlors below some men were laughing and talking, and clicking the ivory balls together, but upstairs it was silent, and nobody seemed to be around.
Passing over the events of the war, which we shall consider later in connection with its great generals, let us look ahead two years. On April 9, 1865, General Lee, as we shall see a little later, surrendered his army to General Grant at Appomattox Court House. By this act the war was brought to a close, and there was great rejoicing everywhere.
No, they hadn't charged. They turned, too. For all they knew, there might have been a thousand Apaches in hiding there, and when the lieutenant turned they turned. It was not until Lieutenant Strong and the rest of the men came up with them that they pushed ahead and found the officer and his horse lying among the rocks by the stream.
Alas, I little guessed what lay before me; and it was just as well, perhaps, that I did not; otherwise But I must not get ahead of my story.
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