These we disposed of, after a short fight, in which I got this graze on the cheek, and Callaghan his sword wound in the shoulder." "How did you dispose of them, Kennedy ?" the colonel asked.
"I ran two of them through.

Callaghan cut down one, and shot another.

The fifth man cried for mercy, and we simply tied him up.
"We then found Mademoiselle Pointdexter, and, learning from her that the carriage in which she had been brought there was, with its horses, still in the stable, we got it out, harnessed the horses, and put an old woman who was mademoiselle's attendant in the carriage with her.

Mike took the reins, I mounted a saddle horse, and we drove her to her father's house at Versailles, saw her fairly inside, and then, as you know, got back here just as the regiment was forming up on parade." "A very pretty adventure, indeed," the colonel said warmly, and loud expressions of approbation rose from the other listeners.
"And why did you not tell us, when you came in ?" the colonel went on.
"I had not seen Baron Pointdexter, and did not know what course he would take--whether he would think it best to hush the matter up altogether, or to lay a complaint before the king; and, until I knew what he was going to do, it seemed to me best that I should hold my tongue, altogether.
"When I went to Versailles, today, I found that he had laid his complaint before the king, and that the Vicomte de Tulle, who was the author of the outrage, had been ordered to his estates.

I may say that I had the honour of a private interview with His Majesty, who graciously approved of my conduct, and gave me this ring," and he held out his hand, "as a token of his approval." "Well, gentlemen, you will agree with me," the colonel said, "that our young ensign has made an admirable debut, and I am sure that we are all proud of the manner in which he has behaved; and our anticipations, that he would prove a credit to the regiment, have been verified sooner than it seemed possible." "They have, indeed, Colonel," the major said.