Well, sir, it was only a flesh wound, so we soon got him comfortable, and there he lay all night." "How did he get away to-day ?" "We were all out, sir--went over to Mr.Carr's place to borrow his horses.

The colonel took a message, sir.

[Here the fellow grinned again.] I don't know what it was.

Well, when we'd got the horses, we rode round outside the town, and came into the road between here and the colonel's.

Ten horses we got, and we went there to give the ten men who were patrolling the road the fresh horses.