Who?”
“The girl, the one who lives here all on her lonesome.”
“Well not quite on her lonesome, not with the bunch of darkies here too.”
“Yeah well, you know what I mean.”
“What do you mean Sam?”
There was a pause while the Private searched for the right words. Tie her wrists, but not over tightly, and then leave her. “You should have simply let us take what we wanted and we would have left you alone … well, maybe we would.”
He laughed as she attempted to react. I have the report from that unsavoury event to review Captain, and so we will travel by coach, that way I can make better use of my time.”
The previous day had brought a report of four Union Bummers found hanged over by the Pine Road. It was from Lieutenant Evans Sampson of Logan’s XV Corp. “Then I shall leave her in your capable hands Mister Sampson. “Well, I’ll be damned,” he exclaimed looking at his friend
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“What is it, Private Hill?” Lieutenant Sampson had been dragged from the girl’s bedchamber just at the point where her confinement was becoming interesting.
