IN THE SADDLE



provided with even the dotl)tful authority of the
insurrectionary government.
  Before daylight in the morning Major Lyon was
on his feet; for he felt that he was loaded with a
heavy responsibility. He was charged with the
protection of the railroad bridges in the vicinity,
though he was to be immediately relieved from
this duty to enable him to assist with the more
vigor in suppressing the guerillas and other pred-
atory bands. Artie, now his orderly, slept in the
tent with him, and he was sent to have " The As-
sembly of Buglers" sounded; and this is the call
for the troopers to appear on the parade.
  There was a commotion at the guard quarters;
and before Artie had roused the bugler from his
slumbers, he was calle4d by the officer of the day.
Was Major Lyon awake     He was, for he had
called his orderly.
  "1 Inform him at once that the sentinel from the
by-road reports the disappearance of the enemy in
the bog," said the officer.
  As soon as lie received the information, the
major hastened to the guard tent, where the sen-
tinel who had brought the news was detained.
The trooper repeated his information to the comn-



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