"
Fernando's heart gave a tremendous bound. Had she really asked about
him? Then she had not forgotten him in five long years. Could this be
true? Terrence had not the strictest regard for truth, and he might be
only telling this out of mischief.
"Terrence, are you telling me the truth?" he asked.
"Ivery blissid word of it is the gospel truth, me frind," Terrence
answered. "The little girl still lives at the village beyant Baltimore,
and if ye want her, ye kin win her."
"Terrence, you are trifling with me; Morgianna cares nothing for me."
"Don't ye belave it. If she didn't, why did she ask about ye the very
first chance she had? Me boy, whin a girl remembers a fellow after five
years, it's some sign. Now if ye want that blushin' damsel, lave it
all to me."
"Terrence, let us go to sleep, we have a hard march before us
to-morrow."
"I take it at yer word, captain."
In less than ten minutes the light-hearted Irishman was buried in
slumber.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE CRUISER'S THREAT.
Terrence and Sukey both volunteered to accompany Fernando's detached
riflemen in the vigorous campaign which was before them. Fernando's
riflemen now numbered one hundred and sixty-two, composed mostly of
frontiersmen, all dead shots. Sukey declared that he was in the game and
would kill a British officer for every stripe Captain Snipes had caused
to be laid on his shoulders.
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