He did not see Dick, but his very presence gave the lad a shiver.

He believed afterward that before he saw him he had felt the proximity of Slade.
The man, carrying a rifle, was hurrying toward the center of the town, and Dick, after one long look, hurried at equal speed the other way.

He knew that Slade, if he saw him, would recognize him at once.

Dusk and a muddy uniform would not protect him.
It was his idea now to go down through the ravines and make another trial toward the South.

He saw ahead of him a line of intrenchments, which he was resolved to pass in some fashion, but the face of fortune was still away from him.