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By the way, who was it you thought started all this trouble? I'd like to know that." "One of the family," muttered Tanner, his thoughts still busy. Then, recollecting Schofield's question, he appeared about to speak, hesitated, and at last said: "Bless my soul and body if I know! No, I wouldn't want to say what I thought, Code. I never was one to run down any man behind his back!"

It is probable that Hood thought it advantageous to take a line by which he might avoid the risk of expeditions from Decatur, and could more safely turn Schofield's position at Pulaski, by operating further from our line of railroad and making it necessary for us either to retire rapidly toward Nashville, or meet him so far from our supply line as to be dependent, like himself, on wagon transportation.

Mallaby," said the detective, and called the Freekirk Head jailer. "But I know who is going to take Schofield's place." He glared at Nat Burns, who cowered silent and miserable in his corner. Despite his sailing as Nat's guest he had never brought himself to like the man, and now he was glad to be well rid of him.

He began his movement just as Grant had concluded to allow Schofield's army to remain quiet till spring. On the 19th of February he reached New Market, seven or eight miles above Strawberry Plains and twenty-five from Knoxville. Schofield was at first disposed to regard the enemy's advance as an effort to find forage and to strip the country more bare than it already was, if that were possible.

I'm afraid the old M. C. won't show much speed till she is thoroughly overhauled. May Schofield's policy runs out July 20th. See about this, sure." There was very little pertaining to the next race until the entry for June 6, two days before the event. Then he read: "Nat is quite happy; says he can't lose day after to-morrow.

I found General Schofield's corps on the Powder Springs road, its head of column abreast of Hooker's right, therefore constituting "a strong right flank," and I met Generale Schofield and Hooker together. As rain was falling at the moment, we passed into a little church standing by the road-side, and I there showed General Schofield Hooker's signal-message of the day before.

I purposely allowed the Army of the Tennessee to fight this battle almost unaided, save by demonstrations on the part of General Schofield and Thomas against the fortified lines to their immediate fronts, and by detaching, as described, one of Schofield's brigades to Decatur, because I knew that the attacking force could only be a part of Hood's army, and that, if any assistance were rendered by either of the other armies, the Army of the Tennessee would be jealous.

Meantime, Colonel Sprague, in Decatur, had got his teams harnessed up, and safely conducted his train to the rear of Schofield's position, holding in check Wheeler's cavalry till he had got off all his trains, with the exception of three or four wagons.

The concentration of our cavalry had been so complete that when it took an independent line of retreat it ceased, for the time, to be any efficient part of Schofield's forces, and left him without cover for his flank or means of rapid reconnoissance. Nothing more than scouting parties and patrols from Forrest's column had gone north of Mount Carmel during the day.

His defeat by the American fishermen had been hard for his pride. "I suppose you mean that crooked Schofield's boat?" he flashed back, his face darkening. "What do you mean by that?" They were below now in her father's little cabin, and she turned upon him with flashing eyes. "Just what I said," he returned sullenly. "You say things then that have no foundation in fact," she retorted vigorously.