,BOOK #i1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,RO/OV1 ) HIS KE5 SPORTSMAN'S EYE1 WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO CAT* SI<T 
 ( !SE BLUE ,FR5* DRAGOONS PURSU+ \R ,UHLANS4 ,NE>] & NE>] 9 
 DISORD]LY CR[DS CAME ! ,UHLANS & ! ,FR5* DRAGOONS PURSU+ !M4 
 ,HE C\LD ALREADY SEE H[ !SE M51 :O LOOK$ SO SMALL AT ! FOOT ( ! 
 HILL1 JO/L$ & OV]TOOK ONE ANO!R1 WAV+ !IR >MS & !IR SAB]S 
 9 ! AIR4 

,RO/OV GAZ$ AT :AT WAS HAPP5+ BE=E HIM AS AT A HUNT4 ,HE FELT 
 9/9CTIVELY ?AT IF ! HUSS>S /RUCK AT ! ,FR5* DRAGOONS N[1 ! 
 LATT] C\LD NOT )/& !M1 BUT IF A *>GE WAS TO BE MADE IT MU/ BE 
 DONE N[1 AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T1 OR IT W\LD BE TOO LATE4 ,HE LOOK$ >\ND4 
 ,A CAPTA91 /&+ BESIDE HIM1 WAS GAZ+ LIKE HIMSELF ) EYES FIX$ ON 
 ! CAVALRY BEL[ !M4 

0,&REW ,SEVA/YANY*60 SAID ,RO/OV4 0,Y\ KN[1 WE C\LD CRU% !M44440 

0,A F9E ?+ TOO60 REPLI$ ! CAPTA91 0& REALLY4440 

,RO/OV1 )\T WAIT+ TO HE> HIM \T1 T\*$ HIS HORSE1 GALLOP$ TO 
 ! FRONT ( HIS SQUADRON1 & BE=E HE HAD TIME TO F9I% GIV+ ! 
 WORD ( COMM&1 ! :OLE SQUADRON1 %>+ HIS FEEL+1 WAS FOLL[+ 
 HIM4 ,RO/OV HIMSELF DID NOT KN[ H[ OR :Y HE DID IT4 ,HE ACT$ AS HE DID 
 :5 HUNT+1 )\T REFLECT+ OR CONSID]+4 ,HE SAW ! DRAGOONS NE> 
 & ?AT !Y W]E GALLOP+ 9 DISORD]2 HE KNEW !Y C\LD NOT )/& 
 AN ATTACK--KNEW !RE WAS ONLY ?AT MOM5T & ?AT IF HE LET IT SLIP 
 IT W\LD NOT RETURN4 ,! BULLETS W]E :9+ & :I/L+ SO 
 /IMULAT+LY >\ND HIM & HIS HORSE WAS SO EAG] TO GO ?AT HE C\LD 
 NOT RE/RA9 HIMSELF4 ,HE T\*$ HIS HORSE1 GAVE ! WORD ( COMM&1 & 
 IMM$IATELY1 HE>+ BEH9D HIM ! TRAMP ( ! HORSES ( HIS DEPLOY$ 
 SQUADRON1 RODE AT FULL TROT D[NHILL T[>D ! DRAGOONS4 ,H>DLY HAD !Y 
 REA*$ ! BOTTOM ( ! HILL BE=E !IR PACE 9/9CTIVELY *ANG$ TO 
 A GALLOP1 :I* GREW FA/] & FA/] AS !Y DREW NE>] TO \R ,UHLANS 
 & ! ,FR5* DRAGOONS :O GALLOP$ AFT] !M4 ,! DRAGOONS W]E N[ 
 CLOSE AT H&4 ,ON SEE+ ! HUSS>S1 ! =EMO/ BEGAN TO TURN1 :ILE 
 ?OSE BEH9D BEGAN TO HALT4 ,) ! SAME FEEL+ ) :I* HE HAD 
 GALLOP$ ACROSS ! PA? ( A WOLF1 ,RO/OV GAVE RE9 TO HIS ,DONETS HORSE 
 & GALLOP$ TO 9T]SECT ! PA? ( ! DRAGOONS' DISORD]$ L9ES4 ,ONE 
 ,UHLAN /OPP$1 ANO!R :O WAS ON FOOT FLUNG HIMSELF TO ! GR\ND TO 
 AVOID BE+ KNOCK$ OV]1 & A RID]LESS HORSE FELL 9 AMONG ! HUSS>S4 
 ,NE>LY ALL ! ,FR5* DRAGOONS W]E GALLOP+ BACK4 ,RO/OV1 PICK+ \T 
 ONE ON A GRAY HORSE1 DA%$ AFT] HIM4 ,ON ! WAY HE CAME UPON A BU%1 HIS 
 GALLANT HORSE CLE>$ IT1 & ALMO/ BE=E HE HAD RI<T$ HIMSELF 9 HIS 
 SADDLE HE SAW ?AT HE W\LD IMM$IATELY OV]TAKE ! 5EMY HE HAD 
 SELECT$4 ,?AT ,FR5*MAN1 BY HIS UNI=M AN (FIC]1 WAS GO+ AT A 
 GALLOP1 CR\*+ ON HIS GRAY HORSE & URG+ IT ON ) HIS SAB]4 ,9 
 ANO!R MOM5T ,RO/OV'S HORSE DA%$ ITS BREA/ AGA9/ ! H9DQU>T]S 
 ( ! (FIC]'S HORSE1 ALMO/ KNOCK+ IT OV]1 & AT ! SAME 9/ANT 
 ,RO/OV1 )\T KN[+ :Y1 RAIS$ HIS SAB] & /RUCK ! ,FR5*MAN 
 ) IT4 

,! 9/ANT HE HAD DONE ?IS1 ALL ,RO/OV'S ANIMATION VANI%$4 ,! (FIC] 
 FELL1 NOT SO MU* FROM ! BL[--:I* HAD BUT SLI<TLY CUT HIS >M 
 ABOVE ! ELB[--AS FROM ! %OCK TO HIS HORSE & FROM FRI<T4 
 ,RO/OV RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE1 & HIS EYES S\<T HIS FOE TO SEE :OM HE HAD 
 VANQUI%$4 ,! ,FR5* DRAGOON (FIC] WAS HOPP+ ) ONE FOOT ON ! 
 GR\ND1 ! O!R BE+ CAU<T 9 ! /IRRUP4 ,HIS EYES1 SCREW$ UP ) 
 FE> AS IF HE EV]Y MOM5T EXPECT$ ANO!R BL[1 GAZ$ UP AT ,RO/OV ) 
 %R9K+ T]ROR4 ,HIS PALE & MUD-/A9$ FACE--FAIR & Y\NG1 ) 
 A DIMPLE 9 ! *9 & LI<T-BLUE EYES--WAS NOT AN 5EMY'S FACE AT 
 ALL SUIT$ TO A BATTLEFIELD1 BUT A MO/ ORD9>Y1 HOMELIKE FACE4 ,BE=E 
 ,RO/OV HAD DECID$ :AT TO DO ) HIM1 ! (FIC] CRI$1 0,I SURR5D]60 
 ,HE HURRI$LY BUT VA9LY TRI$ TO GET HIS FOOT \T ( ! /IRRUP & DID 
 NOT REMOVE HIS FRI<T5$ BLUE EYES FROM ,RO/OV'S FACE4 ,SOME HUSS>S :O 
 GALLOP$ UP DIS5GAG$ HIS FOOT & HELP$ HIM 9TO ! SADDLE4 ,ON ALL 
 SIDES1 ! HUSS>S W]E BUSY ) ! DRAGOONS2 ONE WAS W\ND$1 BUT 
 ?\< HIS FACE WAS BLE$+1 HE W\LD NOT GIVE UP HIS HORSE2 ANO!R WAS 
 P]*$ UP BEH9D AN HUSS> ) HIS >MS R\ND HIM2 A ?IRD WAS BE+ 
 HELP$ BY AN HUSS> TO M\NT HIS HORSE4 ,9 FRONT1 ! ,FR5* 9FANTRY W]E 
 FIR+ AS !Y RAN4 ,! HUSS>S GALLOP$ HA/ILY BACK ) !IR 
 PRISON]S4 ,RO/OV GALLOP$ BACK ) ! RE/1 AW>E ( AN UNPLEASANT 
 FEEL+ ( DEPRESSION 9 HIS HE>T4 ,SOME?+ VAGUE & CONFUS$1 :I* HE 
 C\LD NOT AT ALL ACC\NT =1 HAD COME OV] HIM ) ! CAPTURE ( ?AT 
 (FIC] & ! BL[ HE HAD DEALT HIM4 

,C\NT ,O/]MANN-,TOL/OY MET ! RETURN+ HUSS>S1 S5T = ,RO/OV1 
 ?ANK$ HIM1 & SAID HE W\LD REPORT HIS GALLANT DE$ TO ! ,EMP]OR & 
 W\LD RECOMM5D HIM = A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS4 ,:5 S5T = BY ,C\NT 
 ,O/]MANN1 ,RO/OV1 REMEMB]+ ?AT HE HAD *>G$ )\T ORD]S1 FELT 
 SURE HIS COMM&] WAS S5D+ = HIM TO PUNI% HIM = BREA* ( 
 DISCIPL9E4 ,O/]MANN'S FLATT]+ WORDS & PROMISE ( A REW>D %\LD 
 !RE=E HAVE /RUCK HIM ALL ! MORE PLEASANTLY1 BUT HE /ILL FELT ?AT 
 SAME VAGUELY DISAGREEABLE FEEL+ ( MORAL NAUSEA4 0,BUT :AT ON E>? IS 
 WORRY+ ME80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF AS HE RODE BACK FROM ! G5]AL4 0,ILY98 
 ,NO1 HE'S SAFE4 ,HAVE ,I DISGRAC$ MYSELF 9 ANY WAY8 ,NO1 ?AT'S NOT IT40 
 ,SOME?+ ELSE1 RESEMBL+ REMORSE1 TORM5T$ HIM4 0,YES1 OH YES1 ?AT 
 ,FR5* (FIC] ) ! DIMPLE4 ,& ,I REMEMB] H[ MY >M PAUS$ :5 ,I 
 RAIS$ IT40 

,RO/OV SAW ! PRISON]S BE+ L$ AWAY & GALLOP$ AFT] !M TO HAVE A 
 LOOK AT HIS ,FR5*MAN ) ! DIMPLE ON HIS *94 ,HE WAS SITT+ 9 HIS 
 =EIGN UNI=M ON AN HUSS> PACKHORSE & LOOK$ ANXI\SLY AB\T HIM4 ,! 
 SWORD CUT ON HIS >M C\LD SC>CELY BE CALL$ A W\ND4 ,HE GLANC$ AT 
 ,RO/OV ) A FEIGN$ SMILE & WAV$ HIS H& 9 GREET+4 ,RO/OV /ILL 
 HAD ! SAME 9DEF9ITE FEEL+1 AS ( %AME4 

,ALL ?AT DAY & ! NEXT HIS FRI5DS & COMRADES NOTIC$ ?AT ,RO/OV1 
 )\T BE+ DULL OR ANGRY1 WAS SIL5T1 ?\<TFUL1 & PREOCCUPI$4 ,HE 
 DRANK RELUCTANTLY1 TRI$ TO REMA9 ALONE1 & KEPT TURN+ SOME?+ OV] 
 9 HIS M9D4 

,RO/OV WAS ALWAYS ?9K+ AB\T ?AT BRILLIANT EXPLOIT ( HIS1 :I* TO 
 HIS AMAZEM5T HAD GA9$ HIM ! ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS & EV5 GIV5 HIM A 
 REPUTATION = BRAV]Y1 & !RE WAS SOME?+ HE C\LD NOT AT ALL 
 UND]/&4 0,SO O!RS >E EV5 MORE AFRAID ?AN ,I AM60 HE ?\<T4 0,SO 
 ?AT'S ALL !RE IS 9 :AT IS CALL$ H]OISM6 ,& DID ,I DO IT = MY 
 C\NTRY'S SAKE8 ,& H[ WAS HE TO BLAME1 ) HIS DIMPLE & BLUE EYES8 
 ,& H[ FRI<T5$ HE WAS6 ,HE ?\<T ?AT ,I %\LD KILL HIM4 ,:Y %\LD ,I 
 KILL HIM8 ,MY H& TREMBL$4 ,& !Y HAVE GIV5 ME A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S 
 ,CROSS4444 ,I CAN'T MAKE IT \T AT ALL40 

,BUT :ILE ,NI*OLAS WAS CONSID]+ !SE QUE/IONS & /ILL C\LD REA* 
 NO CLE> SOLUTION ( :AT PUZZL$ HIM SO1 ! :EEL ( =TUNE 9 ! 
 S]VICE1 AS (T5 HAPP5S1 TURN$ 9 HIS FAVOR4 ,AFT] ! AFFAIR AT 
 ,O/ROVNA HE WAS BR\<T 9TO NOTICE1 RECEIV$ COMM& ( AN HUSS> 
 BATTALION1 & :5 A BRAVE (FIC] WAS NE$$ HE WAS *OS54 

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