CONTENTS



PROLOGUE

NEAR THE FRONT

THE MARKSMAN'S WORK

THE HALTED BATTLE

THE MASTER'S RAGE

THE BAD SAMARITAN

THE WAY WITH MUTINEERS

THE MERRY TRUCE

THOSE MULES  .

A MIDNIGHT VENTURE

EAST TENNESSEEANS

THE GEORGIANS

THE BATTERY

THE EAGER MUSTER

THE OBSERVANT MAN

MADAME B.'s REVIEW

THE GENERAL'S YARN

FHE ORDER

THE NEW YEAR'S TOAST

THE SMUGGLERS

JIM'S PARDNER'S TALES

THE FORGOTTEN OUTPOST



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