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Title: At the front
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 Shute, A. B. ill Lee and Shepard. pbl C.J. Peters & Son. prt Berwick & Smith. prt Norwood Press. prt
Subjects: Youth Conduct of life Voyages and travels Adventure stories Armed Forces Soldiers Battles Guerrilla warfare Cavalry Rifles Youth and death
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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it, or to annoy and harass him. 166 AT THE FRONT What do you suppose will be his route tothe capital and the Ohio River, Major? askedColonel Lyon. By Barboursville, London, and Richmond. Then, the main body of his army will passwithin forty miles of Liberty, and the cavalry ofwhich you speak must be within twenty milesof us ; and the theory conforms to the meagrefacts we have wrung from this man. Middleburg, where Siah was to go to informthe enemy of our presence, is not more than tenmiles from Liberty, suggested Major Lyon. Did you expect your messenger would finda Confederate force at Middleburg, Mr. Kinnell? asked the staff-officer. I reckon I haint got nothin more to say.I aint one o your ginrals, and I dont makenothin by talkin, rejDlied Kinnell doggedly. Colonel Lyon placed a gold half-eagle on thetable before him. Will that open your mouth? he asked. Ill tell you all I know for that I exclaimedthe prisoner, his eyes brightening as though hehad not seen so much money for a year.
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Ill, tell you All I know Page 166 THE EXPEDITION OP THE THREE SCOUTS 167 Speak; and if you give lis any false infor-mation, it will be all the worse for you, addedthe colonel, as he gave the man the coin. Didyou expect Siah would find a Confederate forceat Middleburg? I did not; but Cunl Chipton lives there,and Siah was to go to him. I expected the cunlto do the rest on t, replied Kinnell, putting thegold piece in an old wallet. How large is the Confederate force in thatregion? asked Deck. I was over there this arternoon, and sawCunl Chipton. Who is he ? inquired the colonel. He aint in the army; hes a farmer. Hesaid two ridgimints o calvary was down byBuck Creek, twenty mile from Middleburg.Thats all I know; and now I want to gohome. Not to-night; you will have to sleep at thecamp. If we find that you have humbuggedus, you will lose that gold coin, and may hangon the nearest tree, said the colonel. Cor-poral! 168 AT THE FPvONT I haint told you nothin but the truth; Imwillin to swear

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