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Chapter 9

           "Iftheladybeasattractiveasyousay,Isupposewe’llhaveCaptainCassiusoutherealso,beforelong?"

           "Beforelong!Isthatallyouknowaboutit?Heishere;camealongwiththefamily,andisnowresidingwiththem.Somesayhe’sapartnerintheplantingspeculation.Isawhimthisverymorningdowninthehotelbar-room‘liquoringup,’andswaggeringinhisoldway."

           "Aswarthy-complexionedman,ofaboutthirty,withdarkhairandmoustaches;wearingablueclothfrock,halfmilitarycut,andaColt’srevolverstrappedoverhisthigh?"

           "Ay,andabowieknife,ifyouhadlookedforit,underthebreastofhiscoat.That’stheman."

           "He’sratheraformidable-lookingfellow,"remarkedtheyoungrifleman."Ifabully,hislooksdon’tbeliehim."

           "Damnhislooks!"halfangrilyexclaimedthedragoon."Wedon’tholdcommissionsinUncleSam’sarmytobescaredbylooks,norbullieseither.Ifhecomesanyofhisbullyingoverme,he’llfindI’masquickwithatriggerashe."

           Atthatmomentthebuglebrayedoutthecallformorningparadeaceremonyobservedatthelittlefrontierfortasregularlyasifawholecorps-d’arméehadbeenpresentandthethreeofficersseparating,betookthemselvestotheirquarterstopreparetheirseveralcompaniesfortheinspectionofthemajorincommandofthecantonment.

           

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