Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 203: what you’re looking at

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196 DYING FOR THE FLAG. poor chap lays out here, wounded bad; mebbe he’s dead fore this. I don’t know who he 1s, only that he fit like all git out, and fell._where he’d piled the rebs in dozens. He’s called for Captain Chetwood a dozen times.’’ Quickly the captain sprang from his horse and stood beside the soldier, Johnson. ~ ‘‘Show me the spot.”? ‘“This way, captain.’? Johnson led the way some little distance to the left, where a smoldering fire was discovered, under the branches of a tree. ‘Captain Chetwood, why don’t he come?”’ The voice sounded. familiar. Releasing the bridle rein, the captain suddenly stepped into the circle of light. | There, on a little grassy mound, with. face drawn and white, his body racked with pain, lay a wounded, dying soldier. ~ Quickly, Captain Chetwood knelt beside the fallen man. ‘‘Captain, you did come!’’ cried the soldier, in a tone of thankfulness. | ‘“‘T did come; but how did this happen? Are you badly hurt, Andy, my brave boy ?”’ ‘“They have fixed me, captain. I’m going to dle, and—and I am so glad you have come. I can die in peace now,’’ uttered Andy Potter, huskily. ‘‘Calm yourself, my boy. I will call the surgeon ) ‘"No, no,’’ the dying boy interrupted. ‘‘He saw me. The wound is goin’ to kN] me, he said so, but I knew it afore. We had a tussle a little ways from here, and I got the worst on’t. They have fixed me ° for certain.” Captain Chetwood was deeply moved. Somehow, he had taken a deep interest in the awkward, but — \ > Eomicbooks (E(0)