By that time I was able to get to my feet once more, and felt my way forward to the front stairs, for I knew I could never lift the trap.

In the hall I met the soldier, and he made me hide here behind the stairs because the fight had begun again." "And you never saw the man's face, Miss ?" questioned the sergeant.
"No; he seemed to try and keep out of sight, and, in the cellar, it was too dark for me to distinguish features a few feet away.

He acted as though afraid I might possibly recognize and identify him." "You can give no description?
He reminded you of no one you had ever seen ?" She was trying to think, to recall every detail to memory, but only shook her head.
"He was not a large man, rather slenderly built, but strong; young, I think--the same one I saw before and told you about, Lieutenant Galesworth, and he wore the same uniform." My eyes turning from her face encountered Miles; and he burst out, "I'm jiggered if this don't beat me, sir.

Of course the lady is telling the truth, but where did that buck ever get one o' our uniforms?
We didn't bring no change o' costume along, an' I could tell you now, within ten feet, where every one o' the lads is posted.

They ain't any of 'em been long 'nough out o' my sight to pull off this kind of a stunt, an' every mother's son of 'em has got his own clothes on.