And--if my section is ready, dad--I'm a little tired, I think.
Good night, everybody; good night, Mr.Hamil--and thank you for taking care of me." * * * * * Cardross, enveloped in blankets, glanced at Hamil.
"Did you ever know anybody so quick to give credit to others?
It's worth something to hear anybody speak in that fashion." "That is why I did not interrupt," said Hamil.
Cardross looked down at the dying coals, then directly at the silent young fellow--a long, keen glance; then his gaze fell again on the Seminole fire.
"Good night, sir," said Hamil at last.
"Good night, my boy," replied the older man very quietly..