THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.

It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.

I faced Hardy again with a question: "Not here! Where has she gone ?" He shook his head, without attempting to speak.
"You don't know?
Conroy, have you seen anything of a young lady since you came up here ?" "No, sir; all these doors was standin' wide open, and this Johnny Reb was prowlin' 'round in here.

I didn't know what his business might be so I collared him.

Ain't that right, Murphy ?" appealing to the soldier at the window, who had faced about at sound of our voices.
"Straight as far as it goes," was the reply, "but maybe that guard back in the ell saw the lady afore we come up." "What guard ?" "One o' your fellows," said the corporal.