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Kincaid's Battery

Chapter 8 ONE KILLED

Word Count: 1168    |    Released on: 30/11/2017

the comparative merits of Victor's and Moreau's restaur'--hah! Greenleaf snatched up his light cane, sprang erect, and gazed close into the mi

ing," rema

"Do you happen to be Mr. Samuel Gibbs?--Don't sto

swore Gibbs, "

crubbed: "Why

"he's got to go back thro

"I may as well knock off, too

"you'll ride on; we

layfully remarked Kincaid. The bull-drivers loomed out of the

the handkerchief came forth, its owner smiling playfully and drying his fi

ible, Hilary going half-way with him but recovering and turning to the aid of his friend. Maxime tore loose from his opponent, beseeching the bull-drivers to attack, but beseeching in vain. Squawking and chattering like parrot and monkey, they spurred forward, whirled back, gathered lassos, cursed frantically as Sam fell, sped off into the fog, spurred back again

his knees unaware that the Italian, with yet another knife, was close behind him. At a bound Hilary arrested the lifted blade and hurled its wielder aside, who in the next bre

ng after him. It took Kincaid's strength to hold him, and Gibbs and his partner would have edged away, but--"Stand!" called Hilary,

utcher tarried. Hilary passed the revolver to

bbs was the first to see. "Stand back, you hell-hound!" cried

se (as bidden), and was about to le

e wheeled. "Come, all hands," he continued, and to Greenlea

trying to cut the lasso; the one he had back yonder flew into the pond." He reined in: "Here's where they--Why, Fred

d river, Kincaid and his friend held soft counsel. Evidently the drovers had turned their horses loose, knowing they would go to their stable. No despatch to stop Greenleaf could be sent b

would be an ornament to a field-battery I'm about to take command of. I'd like to talk with

ed in French--"do you want to make a hundred dollars--f

ed and took

y morning outbound train, and here a dozen or so passengers always poked their heads out of the windows. This morning they saw an oldish black man step off, doff his hat delightedly to two young men waiting

," cried the o

watched the train vanish into the forest. Then, as his ho

horse, came up almost abreast of

uncle

in' suit o' clo'es what L'

cut me to

, as to dat, I don't 's

again, but suddenly again was grave. "I on'y wish to Ga

time we meet

e same sawt o' clo'es

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1 Chapter 1 CARROLLTON GARDENS2 Chapter 2 CARRIAGE COMPANY3 Chapter 3 THE GENERAL'S CHOICE4 Chapter 4 MANOEUVRES5 Chapter 5 HILARY --YES, UNCLE 6 Chapter 6 MESSRS. SMELLEMOUT AND KETCHEM7 Chapter 7 BY STARLIGHT8 Chapter 8 ONE KILLED9 Chapter 9 HER HARPOON STRIKES10 Chapter 10 SYLVIA SIGHS11 Chapter 11 IN COLUMN OF PLATOONS12 Chapter 12 MANDEVILLE BLEEDS13 Chapter 13 THINGS ANNA COULD NOT WRITE14 Chapter 14 FLORA TAPS GRANDMA'S CHEEK15 Chapter 15 THE LONG MONTH OF MARCH16 Chapter 16 CONSTANCE TRIES TO HELP17 Chapter 17 OH, CONNIE, DEAR--NOTHING--GO ON 18 Chapter 18 FLORA TELLS THE TRUTH!19 Chapter 19 FLORA ROMANCES20 Chapter 20 THE FIGHT FOR THE STANDARD21 Chapter 21 CONSTANCE CROSS-EXAMINES22 Chapter 22 SAME STORY SLIGHTLY WARPED23 Chapter 23 SOLDIERS! 24 Chapter 24 A PARKED BATTERY CAN RAISE A DUST25 Chapter 25 HE MUST WAIT, SAYS ANNA26 Chapter 26 SWIFT GOING, DOWN STREAM27 Chapter 27 HARD GOING, UP STREAM28 Chapter 28 THE CUP OF TANTALUS29 Chapter 29 A CASTAWAY ROSE30 Chapter 30 GOOD-BY, KINCAID'S BATTERY31 Chapter 31 VIRGINIA GIRLS AND LOUISIANA BOYS32 Chapter 32 MANASSAS33 Chapter 33 LETTERS34 Chapter 34 A FREE-GIFT BAZAAR35 Chapter 35 THE SISTERS OF KINCAID'S BATTERY 36 Chapter 36 THUNDER-CLOUD AND SUNBURST37 Chapter 37 TILL HE SAID, 'I'M COME HAME, MY LOVE' 38 Chapter 38 ANNA'S OLD JEWELS39 Chapter 39 TIGHT PINCH40 Chapter 40 THE LICENSE, THE DAGGER41 Chapter 41 FOR AN EMERGENCY42 Chapter 42 VICTORY! I HEARD IT AS PL'-- 43 Chapter 43 THAT SABBATH AT SHILOH44 Chapter 44 THEY WERE ALL FOUR TOGETHER 45 Chapter 45 STEVE--MAXIME--CHARLIE--46 Chapter 46 THE SCHOOL OF SUSPENSE47 Chapter 47 FROM THE BURIAL SQUAD48 Chapter 48 FARRAGUT49 Chapter 49 A CITY IN TERROR50 Chapter 50 ANNA AMAZES HERSELF51 Chapter 51 THE CALLENDER HORSES ENLIST52 Chapter 52 HERE THEY COME!53 Chapter 53 SHIPS, SHELLS, AND LETTERS54 Chapter 54 SAME APRIL DAY TWICE55 Chapter 55 IN DARKEST DIXIE AND OUT56 Chapter 56 BETWEEN THE MILLSTONES57 Chapter 57 GATES OF HELL AND GLORY58 Chapter 58 ARACHNE59 Chapter 59 IN A LABYRINTH60 Chapter 60 HILARY'S GHOST61 Chapter 61 THE FLAG-OF-TRUCE BOAT62 Chapter 62 FAREWELL, JANE!63 Chapter 63 THE IRON-CLAD OATH64 Chapter 64 NOW, MR. BRICK-MASON,-- 65 Chapter 65 FLORA'S LAST THROW66 Chapter 66 WHEN I HANDS IN MY CHECKS 67 Chapter 67 MOBILE68 Chapter 68 BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT69 Chapter 69 SOUTHERN CROSS AND NORTHERN STAR70 Chapter 70 GAINS AND LOSSES71 Chapter 71 SOLDIERS OF PEACE