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On a Sunday in May of ’65, back in Gainesville, when Forrest’s men had finally accepted surrender and the deadness of defeat, a Union trooper had worn those spurs into church. And Boyd Barrett had sold his horse the same day to buy back those silver bits because he knew what they meant to his cousin Drew.
Then for the first time he heard of Forrest’s plot to capture Nashville, and of Kate’s part in it, of her condemnation, and imprisonment as a spy, and how Fred had secured her pardon. Calhoun listened to the story in wonder. When it was finished, he exclaimed: “Why, Kate, you are a heroine! I am proud of you.”
Calhoun thought it wise not to dispute with the Judge, so he changed the subject by asking the number of Knights of the Golden Circle in the state. “That, under my oath, I cannot give,” answered the Judge. “I see by General Forrest’s letter that you have taken only the first degree of the order. That entitles you to very little information.
In one pocket of the money belt were his papers, among them the parole written out in Gainesville which could prove he had ridden with General Forrest’s command, far removed from any Arizona guerrilla force. But to produce that would change Drew Kirby to Drew Rennie, and that he did not want to do. "I rode with General Forrest, attached to General Buford’s Scouts," he said absently.
"That true, Kirby, you were one of General Forrest’s command?" "It’s true," Anse drawled. "Mean’s nothin’ now, th’ war’s long gone, hombre." "Maybe it’s over back east—not here! You stayed to the end, boy?" "Yankees took me prisoner before that." "Sergeant Wayne!" "Yes, suh?" Anse’s captor responded. "Put him to sleep!"
I am now surprised that one so young should be selected for so important a commission.” “No apology is needed,” said Calhoun. “I confess I was indignant at first, but I now see you were right in receiving me as you did. Have you received General Forrest’s letter yet?” “Yes, and it makes all plain. By the way, I see that your name is Calhoun. Have you ever noticed our password particularly?”
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