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to send them over home In her sleigh.
The side door had been barred. but
Mr.. Horton pried It open for them.
SO they had no need to come this way
and face everybody-and explain"
"You know how sorry ! am" said
Mis-. Button. 'Of course they are ex-
cusable for leaving as they did. Why.
where are the others goingY'
The music had suddenly stopped.
Some one among the m with
start;ed eyes and paling face. sprang
up saying. Its FIRE" Almost at the
same instant the colonel and Scott
reached the veranda without A dozen
officers were there, intent and listen
ing. II tell you I heard IT. plainly"
said . Of their number. 'aDd the
Foster sleigh isn't back"
Heard what, sirr" demanded the
-cosonel.' "What's the troublef'
"A cry for hetp. OF something. over
yonder." , ~ r%,
There presently appeared round the
tcorner Of the building the sergeant Of
the gusrd. and with him a buyly SOL
fdier. -bleediug at the nose. One hand
Ecovereds1 damaged eye; w4th the other
De saiuted Captain Shame.
"Sir. l have to report Trooper Raw
don assaulting . noncommissioned OH
GER" ,9iF -
Major Scott gave tongue. 4
trooper -Rawdonr cried he. .Why.
be now haeta months furloughs from
General Crook. HsnR, TIE bess man Of
~ escort" !
REFUSED toSobey my orders q 60 to
Fhis quarters, 'Htf.r and assaultkd me
when / tiled to enforce EN-. Sergeant
Blunt says he won't confne him unless
ECaptaiu Shame orders It."
zone moment. sergeant" interposed
Colonel Button. Has any disturbance
cry for help-been heard at the
guardhouse. OF vas this the explains
~ TOM" )
mo. 8. sir. hasn't called on half past
1even."
mo. g. cried two or three men at
the instant andfwithout h word Cap
tain Sumter hurried away.
--"No. o." . repeated the colonel.
That's Just back Of sumter's quar-
tiers" f'
Afar across the giistening level a
few lights gfimfhesed family in the
: row Of. officers quarters. but there was
. no sign Of moving humanity. Only
the hurrying form Of Captain Sumter
!, could be seen. halfway across the
parade. The Fosters sleigh was no
i, where in sight sumter's quarters
were about the middle, Of the row.
,fLaniers were at the eastward end.
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By forms 'darted from the sAadow Of the
Jtt middle Quartefs. One came running
outsacross the parade hardly eslsck.
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