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"What do you mean by that?"

"You know very well You've believed another h and too far"

"The other man is not here He can't face you"

"No, not now But if he's on earth he'll face me sometialloped away to

his own train

"You ask if we're to join in with the Yankees," he flared out to

Jackson "No! We'll cao on with

them"

"Well," said the scout, "I didn't never think ould, er believe ye

could; not till they git in trouble agin--er till a certain light wagon

an' mules throws in with us, huh?"

"You'll say no ot

to ride and see if we can get any trace of Woodhull"

"Like looking for a needle in a haystack, an' a damn bad needle at

that," was the old man's comment