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Katie's thoughts seemed to be running in that channel which Harry was using for his own; for she suddenly looked at him with earnest scrutiny, and said, abruptly, "But you are as bad." "As bad?" "As bad as me." Harry sighed. "Mr. Ashby," said Katie, innocently, "will want to see you too, you know." "Of course," said Harry. "Oh well, then," said Katie, "I needn't see him at all.
Ashby, who had been strangely quiet after the shooting, was taken to the local police station and placed in a cell. Just after the two had been taken care of, and while the crowd still lingered, a young man pushed his way through to the center of the crowd. "I heard that Jim Duff had returned to town," began the young man.
His eyebrow dark, and eye of fire Showed spirit proud, and prompt to ire; Yet lines of thought upon his cheek, Did deep design and counsel speak. It was with mingled feelings of sorrow, suspicion, and gladness that John Manners received news from Sir Henry de la Zouch, who had gone over to his castle some days before, that he was coming back upon the morrow to escort his guests to Ashby.
Wild courage, much manliness, much chivalry, ardent devotion to Ashby and the cause, individualism of a citizen soldiery, and a naive indiscipline all their own such were Ashby's men! Not a few now acted upon the suggestion of the devil who tempts through horse flesh. In the dust they went by Steve like figures of a frieze.
"Stand back there, friends," warned Rafe Bodson, who still held his revolver in his right hand. "We don't want to see any more of the party hurt." Jeff had the gun in a moment, despite the insane fury with which Ashby fought. "Take care of this, Rafe," requested Jeff, turning over the gun, which Bodson received with his left hand.
He's patrolling between here and the pike." "You're lying. You said he was with Ashby, and Ashby's away north to Newtown the damned West P'inter that marches at the head of the brigade said so! You haven't got the truth in you, and that's a pity, for otherwise I like your looks first-rate." He rose. "I'm going foraging for that mountain dew "
The cavalry moved to Harrisonburg. Munford had succeeded Ashby in command, and Munford came to take his orders from his general. He found him with the dictionary, the Bible, the Maxims, and a lemon. "You will draw a cordon quite across, north of Harrisonburg. See, from here to here." He drew a map toward him and touched two points with a strong, brown finger. "Very well, sir."
And still Rance did not waver, but calmly puffing sway at his long, black cigar he looked blankly into space. Presently a voice outside calling, "Boys!" sounded throughout the room and brought him back to actuality. He sat straight up in his chair while Nick, shifting uneasily about on his feet, muttered: "Why, that's Ashby!" "Oh, if " began the Sheriff and stopped.
During the night Ashby had withdrawn the 7th Virginia, with the exception of a few patrols, from in front of Banks, and joining Jackson, by a rough track across the mountains, before daybreak, had been directed to cut the communication between Front Royal and Strasburg. The 6th Virginia had accompanied Jackson, the 2nd, under Colonel Munford, destroyed the railway bridges eastward of Front Royal.
So overjoyed was he that he put his arms round her slender form, and unconsciously pressed her close to his heart, while her head sank down on his breast. And there, all the time, only a few paces off, was Ashby himself! But the beauty of it was that Ashby just then was not thinking of Katie at all. He had come here to see Dolores.
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