Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 201: what you’re looking at

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194 | DYING FOR THE FLAG. evident that he suffered mentally as well as physi- cally. Pere Sch ate is the villain who struck this blow ?”’ gasped the dying man. Captain Chetwood stood before him. ‘Ah, Chetwood, you have finished me, and now gloat over the deed. But—but you haven’t won. She will hate the man who killed her promised husband. You have lost the game after all.’’ The man gasped, choked, and could say no more, and in a few minutes was dead. Captain Chetwood shuddered. It was true; he had slain the man to whom Bertha McVane was engaged. She would hate and scorn him now. But he could not be blamed. In self-defense he had slain the villain, aman who lacked the honor- able nature of a gentleman or foeman honestly fight- ing for love of country. | ‘“The man is dead,’’ uttered a ranger, who stood = ear. ‘*Dead! Mary, your are avenged at last!’ It was a fervent amen that fell from the lips of ‘Loyal Mose.’ A moment later he had vaulted into the saddle, and was ready to leave the scene. ‘The dead colonel was left where he had fallen, among several of his men, and the ‘‘Loyal Tigers’? continued the pursuit after the fleeing Confederates. The rangers came to a halt as the shadows of night fell over the fields and woods. It had been a day well fought, a day well won, and great satisfaction prevailed among the “Toyal Tigers,’’ as well as throughout the entire army. “The day is won, my friend,’’ said ‘‘Loyal Mose’? to Captain Chetwood, ‘‘and night comes. Perhaps you would like to return to camp.”’ ‘““And vou ?”? ‘Oh, as for me, I shall chase the enemy until morn- - comicbooks.co