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    egnizeyou,now.

    ”thereisnostake,lonel”hesaid,gravely;”no

    stifieyourpledge,andassurahatthese

    aretheofficerseer,any

    stakeghtbefatal.”

    ”theseareyword.”

    ”itisarvelousdisguise,”gaettasaid,hisdoubtsno

    rest;”aheensecredit.

    ”therearethedispatches,geheyaredoneupiwo

    quills,andsealed.theyareoftheutstiortandst

    not,atanyhazard,fallintothehandsoftheehe

    dispatchesareinduplicatesothat,incaseoneosin,the

    purposeisserved.

    ”thisisaairesandotherfrench

    authorities,theogiveyoueverypossibleassistance.

    ”thisisaspeaireoflun.

    ”hereisalettertogeneralaurelles,atorleans.ifheisnotin

    hechiefofhisstaffo

    sendastaffofficerhyou,throughthelines,asfarasyou

    requirehithehorsesareirain.

    ”noure,foryallant

    youngfellows.”

    sosaying,heshooktheybythehand;andtheyhurriedoff

    tothetrain.

    chapter15:theexpedition.

    aspecialtelegraadbeefortourstostation

    steratorleans,torequesthioorderthet

    forhetrain,tobegotoutoftheirboxeshoutanyloss

    ofti;andtodoanythingelseheohehorses

    required.agly,asthetrainingoutsidethe

    station,theguardcaroundandaskedateaarriageforthe

    ohehorses.heappearedalittlesurprised,wojews

    ansheinquiry;ashehadexpectedthattheyersof

    highrank,andiortance.

    ”theplintsofthestationster,”hesaid,”andisthere

    anythinghedohthehorses”

    ”yes,”ralphsaid.”giveplintstothestationster;and

    saythatishallbechobligedifheoutofthe

    horseboxes,e,ahenatohe

    headquartersofgeneralaurelles.e,ina

    vehicle.”

    fiveer,andthe

    guardranup.

    ”thisen.acarriageisengaged.”

    uponarrivingatheadquarterstheyfoundthatoothe

    forethoughtofloheyedfor,uponsending

    intheias,theyitted;althoughseveral

    officers,ofallgrades,.

    thelohestaffgaveaventofsurprise.

    ”thereissostakehere,”hesaid,totheorderlywhohadshown

    then;”iorderedthelieutenantsbaritted.”

    ”thesearethegentlehecard,lohe

    orderlyanswered.

    ”itisso,”ralphsaid.”ifyouontalone,

    attertoyou.”

    theloheallcabi,adjoining.

    ”hu,”ralphsaid;

    ”andhavedisguisedourselves,toendeavortopassthroughthe

    gernlines.”

    ”oh,isthatit”thelonelsaid.”istreallyapologize;but

    noone,”hesaid,sling,”uldregnizeyou,inthatdisguise,

    tobefreners.beforeustaskyoufor

    soproofthatyouareyoustateyourselvestobe;forat

    presentihaveonlyyourcards.”

    ”