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THE FOOT CAVALRY.
Captain Sherburne told Captain McGee that the invaders were coming, and there was a stir in the ranks of the defenders.

The cavalrymen, disciplined and eager, said nothing, but merely moved a little in order to see better along the road over which the enemy was advancing.

The original defenders, who were infantry, talked in whispers, despite commands, and exchanged doubts and apprehensions.
Harry walked up and down in front of the warehouse with Captain Sherburne, and both watched the road.
"If we only had a little artillery, just a light gun or two," said Sherburne, "we'd give 'em such a surprise that they'd never get over it." "But we haven't got it." "No, we haven't, but maybe rifles and carbines will serve." The hoofbeats were fast growing louder, and Harry knew that the head of the Northern column would appear in a minute or two.

Every light in the warehouse or about it and all in the village had been extinguished, but the moonlight was clear and more stars had come into the full sky.
"We can see well enough for a fight," murmured Captain Sherburne.
Everybody could hear the hoofbeats now, and again there was a stir in the ranks of the defenders.