. Tom Strong, Lincoln's scout : a story of the United States in the times that tried men's souls. ace, and there answered for the missing men,without detection. In the afternoon, they camevery near being caught. Some of the otherprisoners thought this was being done just forfun, to confuse the Confederate clerk who calledthe roll, and thought they would take a hand inthe fun too. There was so much dodging anddouble answering that Little Ross, the good-humored little clerk, lost his temper and orderedthe captives to stand in squads of ten to becounted. By this time he had called the rollhalf a
. Tom Strong, Lincoln's scout : a story of the United States in the times that tried men's souls. ace, and there answered for the missing men,without detection. In the afternoon, they camevery near being caught. Some of the otherprisoners thought this was being done just forfun, to confuse the Confederate clerk who calledthe roll, and thought they would take a hand inthe fun too. There was so much dodging anddouble answering that Little Ross, the good-humored little clerk, lost his temper and orderedthe captives to stand in squads of ten to becounted. By this time he had called the rollhalf a dozen times, with results varying fromminus one to plus fifteen. When he gave hisorder, an order obedience to which would havecertainly told the tale of two absentees, he wenton to explain why he gave it. Now, gentlemen, theres one thing sho;theres eight or ten of you-uns yere that aintyere. This remarkable statement brought a shoutof laughter from the Confederate guards. Theprisoners joined in it. Little Ross himselfcaught the contagion and also began to laugh. Tom Strong, Lincolns Scout 229. H £ • bo oj bo «} ^t- „ c i or£ o * §* ^ 3 — a ~ in rrt - >*>.G -*.£ U I U H*0 O rt rt :t3 U £ u-g -,_ O ?«+- en <u O cot3 !£ C O c« ^ u * <u as **5 o ~u£ G CO r- • a S 9 c bo <L) J3 O C O j_ cy q 8 .^OtJ A- u C bo Ss d. c *- — to LD c £ •* w ri HoSoa8 .Sprt fcU co-* 3/;o h CO 230 Tom Strong, Lincolns Scout The dreaded order was laughed out of courtand forgotten. The two men crept upstairs early the nextmorning. The first night daylight had caughtthem at work, so they had not dared to return,but had stayed and had worked through the36 hours. They brought back the handle ofthe knife, with a mere stump of a blade, andthe depressing news of failure. But men whoare fit for freedom do not cease to strive for one road to it is blocked, they seek very day, when the fifteen had gatheredtogether and the two had told their tale, a pal-lo
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