During the hours of darkness reinforcements were hurried across the stream.

By dawn the opposing forces were about evenly mated, and every man in either line knew a battle was imminent.
In this emergency the need of every soldier was felt, and I was returned to my regiment for duty.

We were the first to trot over the recaptured bridge, and through the deserted streets of the village.

Impelled by a curiosity which could not be resisted I wheeled my horse and rode up the gravelled driveway to Judge Moran's door, but to my vigorous knocking there was no response.

The shades were drawn at the windows, the house silent, and yet I felt convinced the old partisan was within, watching from some point of vantage.