If you will light a fire under that tree, I will hand out from the house flour, tea, sugar, and some cooking things." There was a general murmur of approval, for all felt silent and awed at being so close to the house of death and sorrow.

Two men got their horses, and rode off to fetch the sheep.

The others carried the various articles requisite up to the place fixed for the bivouac, while Wilkins was installed in the house, to assist in anything that might be required there.
"The poor things told me to tell you, captain, how grateful they felt to you for the exertions you have made.

I told them how it was we came to be here; and how you had ridden, when you got the news, to be here in time.

Mrs.Donald did not say much, poor thing, she seemed half dazed; but her sister, who seems wonderfully cool and collected, quite realized what they had escaped; and there's many a young fellow who would give a good deal, to win that look of gratitude she gave me when she said: "'I shall never forget what I owe you all.' "I am just going to send off one of my men, to fetch my wife over here.