I reported to MacHugh what I had heard, and he had Carter close at hand with a squad of the guard." "A very pretty trick on mere suspicion," commented the Colonel in some disgust.

"But go on with your story." Grant sucked in his breath quickly, evidently surprised at the remark.
"Claire was waiting for me upstairs in the dining-room, but after Carter had scattered his men to the outposts, I took a turn about the grounds in hope of thus running across the fellow.

Luck favored me, but, damn him, he jumped into me like a fighting cock, struck me in the face, and taunted me into meeting him there and then." "Good boy! the right stuff, eh, Seldon ?" "I supposed it all a bluff," went on Grant, paying no heed to the interruption, although his cheeks flushed, "but we went at it, behind the pavilion, and I had pricked him twice, when the guard came up and separated us.

At that the fellow took to his heels, and, by Gad! got away--swam the Delaware, while we were beating the west shore.

The next I saw of him he was in command of those ragamuffins who attacked us out yonder.