Away in the darkness unseen sentinels called the hour.

Then Travers dropped one hand on the other's knee.
"Dan," he said swiftly, "how about that fellow who came in with despatches from Union just before dark?
He looked like a real man." "I did n't see him.

I was down river with the wood-cutters all day." Travers got up and paced the floor.
"I remember now.

What do you say?
Let's have him in, anyhow.

They never would have trusted him for that ride if he had n't been the right sort." He strode over to the door, without waiting an answer.