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‘MARCH AND COUNTERMARCH. 89 They allowed that.this kentry is growin’ too hot fur ’em, and they meant.to take that gal of Landry’s fur Charley, and to cl’ar out with what plunder they kin git holt of. I make no doubt that they’re on the way now.” ;, Black Arrow stopped only to look at John Wilson, who was sinking rapidly, and to speak a, few words to Bulkley, who had taken his partner’s place as leader of the caravan. Then he collected his red warriors and rode off at full speed. CHAPTER XIV. READY TO STRIKE. ‘Te vigilance committee had not been idle after the execu- tion of Lawrence Satterlee. George Warner, with his accus- that they never would be more ready to strike than they-were, If they should not combine and attack the enemy, the en- emy would be sure to attack them at some moment. when they could not combine. ought no longer to and preparations were at once made for war. Warrants were procured against certain per- sons who were known to huve committed crimes, an] the en- tire force of the vigilance committee set forth, in strong array, as a posse comitatus, to execute the warrants. To their great being connected with him, was to be found there, and the grand movement of the regulators was necessarily a fuilure. As there could be no battle without an enemy, the army valiantly marched back to Colonel Landry's, where they were regaled with a good dinner, and a council of war was held. It was unanimously agreed that nothing could be done until the whereabouts of Roder and his men could. be ascertained, and the men gradually dropped off and returned to their re- spective homes, with the exception of a few who chose to re- main as the guests of Colonel Landry. conniclbooks.conn