I'll cook up some food for you, so that you needn't stop on the way to do any cooking.

You must make the distance in the shortest time you can!" "After delivering the despatch, then what ?" asked Bob.
"Well, if you want to, you can come back here." "Of course I want to," said Bob.
"But you must rest first, and I'm not at all sure that you'll find us here.

Perhaps you'd better wait in Mobile, at least till my next despatch comes.

Then General Jackson will tell you what to do." "If you'll just give me permission to start right back, I'll be here in a week.

I kin make twenty-five miles a day, easy, an' that'll more 'n git me back here in that time." "Very well, come back then." At daylight Bob was off, and when the boys awoke they were full of curiosity to know the meaning of his absence.