"Was he running _towards_ his troop or _away_ from it ?" "_Way_ fr'm it, seh," replied the old negro, with unmistakable truthfulness, "t'odes de ice house whar Miss Hallie an' de chillun was at.

Yas, seh." "And Mr.Morrison tried to stop him ?" "Ha!" cried Uncle Billy, with a chuckle.

"He mo'n tried, seh.

He _done_ it!" The General nodded, his lips tight shut.
"So I understand.

But what did he do--or say ?" At this question Uncle Billy suddenly developed dramatic abilities that his master had never dreamed of.
"He say--" and Uncle Billy's arm shot out as he pointed something deadly at an invisible foe--"he say, '_Halt! Dudley! Halt! Bang!_'" Uncle Billy's hat dropped down on the floor with a whack.