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"I obey your orders, Sergeant; but the villains will not hear us at this distance," replied Warren Hickman. "I have no doubt they are looking for the money in the house." At this suggestion they rode some distance farther; and, turning another bend, Fronklyn discovered a three-story building at what appeared to be the end of the avenue.
Hence, though he well knew his Chief's dominant passion, he ventured an argument. "A mighty fine girl, sir, something very special. She saw me through a mountain fever once, and I know " "Oh, the deuce take it, Sergeant! The girl is all right. I grant you all that. But is that any reason why a man should desert the Force? And now of all times? He's only a kid. So is she. She can't be twenty-five."
As soon as he heard the news he took the first opportunity of speaking to the earl. "I have a favor to ask, sir." "What is that, lad?" "It is, sir, that Sergeant Edwards, who, if you remember, advised me about warning the officers of the mutiny, should be transferred to one of the regiments coming on board." "Certainly, my lad; I had not forgotten him.
Before the notes of the call had died away most of the men of his company were on hand, his lieutenants among the first. Within saving time all the rest had appeared, except those who had been excused for one reason or another. "A company fall in!" directed First Sergeant Kelly promptly.
Sergeant Smith, a detective, who apprehended the prisoner, said he had made inquiries in the case, and found that up to this time the prisoner had borne a good character as an honest, hard-working girl. She had quitted her former lodgings, which had no furniture but a small table and a few rags in a corner, and he discovered her in a room which was perfectly bare.
As he drew near, the lieutenant, after a word with the Colonel, walked down to meet him, and there was a short colloquy in the muddy road; then they came back together and slowly entered the camp, the sergeant handing down a bag of corn which he had got somewhere below, with the grim remark to his comrades, "There's your rations," and going at once to the Colonel's camp-fire, a little to one side among the trees, where the Colonel awaited him.
" H.L.S. Maclean, Guides Cavalry. 2nd Lieutenant G. Swinley, 31st Punjaub Infantry. " C.V. Keyes, Guides Cavalry. BRITISH NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER KILLED. Sergeant F. Byrne, R.E. NATIVE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND PRIVATES. Killed. Wounded.
That the commander of seven hundred French and Indians should resort to such elaborate devices to subdue a sergeant, seven militia-men, and a minister, for this was now the effective strength of the besieged, was no small compliment to the spirit of the defence. The firing was renewed in the morning, but there was no attempt to open trenches by daylight.
So the sergeant went up to the palace and presented himself before the princess and said to her: "I can remove your horns, but I want my purse, and my tablecloth, and my whistle back." Then she ordered them to be brought and promised to give them back to him as soon as the horns were removed.
Oh, I see, Sergeant Phipps-Herrick, Privates Rosenlaube and Mitchell. It's your turn to go out on listening post to-night, sergeant. Twelve sharp, stay three hours, go as far as you can, come back and report, take Mitchell or Rosenlaube with you. Captain's orders." The sergeant saluted again, and the two men looked at each other. "Why not both of us, sir?" said Mitchell.
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