"
"I must have been watched over to-night when forgetfulness was rewarded
so well. Dick, we've found out what we came for and neither should
linger here. Do you need anything?"
"Nothing at all, sir."
"Then we'll go."
Colonel Kenton carefully closed and fastened the window and door again
and the two mounted their horses, which they led into the road.
"Dick," said the colonel, "you and I are on opposing sides, but we can
never be enemies."
Then, after a strong handclasp, they rode away by different roads,
each riding with a lighter heart.
CHAPTER XII
THROUGH THE BLUEGRASS
Dick's horse had had a good rest, and he was fighting for his head before
they were clear of the outskirts of Pendleton. When the road emerged
once more into the deep woods the boy gave him the rein. It was well
past midnight now, and he wished to reach the army before dawn.
Soon the great horse was galloping, and Dick felt exhilaration as the
cool air of early October rushed past. The heat in both east and west
had been so long and intense, that year, that the coming of autumn was
full of tonic.
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