THE WOMAN AT THE HOUSE The men marched on for a long time, and, after a while, they heard the hum of many voices and the restless movements that betokened the presence of numerous troops.

Dick, who had dismounted, walked forward a little distance with Colonel Winchester, and, in the moonlight, he was able to see that a large division of the army was gathered near, resting on its arms.

It was obvious that the important movement, of which he had been hearing so much, was at hand, but the colonel volunteered nothing concerning its nature.
The troops were allowed to lie down, and, with the calmness that comes of long experience, they soon fell asleep.

But the officers waited and watched, and Dick saw other regiments arriving.

Warner, who had pushed through some bushes, came back and said in a whisper: "I've seen a half-dozen great mounds of fresh earth." "Earth taken out to make a trench, no doubt," said Dick.
But Warner shook his head.
"There's too much of it," he said, "and it's been carried too far to the rear.