Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 34: what you’re looking at

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WHAT THE MOON SAW ON THE OLD STONE PIKE. 27 CHAPTER V. WHAT THE MOON SAW ON THE OLD STONE PIKE. “PH have a carriage here at eight, sharp, major,” said Captain ‘T'rafton. “All right, me boy; I'll be ready. And now if you’ve funds handy, faith, I’d like to touch you for fifty, just to ease me mind, and the landlord’s impor- tunities. ”’ ‘“There you are, Major de Banyan. I'll hand you a check for the balance when the little affair is settled.’ } ‘“Truth, you’re an angel without wings, me jewel; and here’s a long life to you for a fascinating Don Juan as ye are.’’ The bumper was drank, and the pair of military scoundrels—and Major de Banyan showed himself to be a thorough-paced one—quitted the room. It was half-past eight when.a carriage rattled into Laurel place and stopped at No. 6. Two men occupied the vehicle; only one, however, alighted. He walked up the steps, rang the bell, and was admitted. Mary Bluff was seated in the dimly lighted parlor, waiting for Captain Trafton. And he had come. ‘“Mary,’’ he said, having, Indae ttle changed his tactics since the former interview, ‘‘I have pondered over this matter since I was here this. afternoon. Your accusing words have sunk deep into my heart, and I humbly confess that I have, indeed, acted to you the part of a villain. Forgive me if you can—I can never excuse myself.”’ Comicbooks.co