"
Stubbs looked and gasped, then mumbled:
"I wonder, I wonder--"
For the objects upon which his eyes rested, the movements of which had
sent him scurrying down the road in fear for his life, were nothing more
than a drove of about a dozen sheep, which, thrashing about in the field,
had led Stubbs to suspect the presence of the Germans.
Stubbs, after the one look, turned and strode majestically to where the
horses had been left. The laughter of the troopers rankled in his ears
and his face was a dull red. He was mounted when Hal, Chester and the
others returned.
"Stubbs," said Hal, as they rode forward again, "you could have whipped
all those fellows yourself."
"Well," replied Stubbs, "they might have been Germans."
He lapsed into silence.
Night was fast falling when the British came in sight of a little house,
and Hal decided that they would stop there and commandeer something to
eat. Accordingly they rode up to the door, where Hal, before dismounting,
hailed those within with a shout.
A woman appeared in the door, and learning what the British required,
invited them to dismount and enter.
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