They served me a mighty mean trick, and I'll give ten dollars apiece to have 'em fetched back to me.

That's a good chance for some on you to make some money tonight." His audience listened to him as they would have done to a preacher with whom they had no sympathy, and no one was tempted by the reward to go in search of the deserters.

Christy moved up nearer to the speaker.

In his disguise, with his face smooched with some of the color he had received as a present from Mr.Gilfleur, the French detective, with whom he had been associated on his cruise some months before, he did not appear at all different from most of those who listened to Captain Sullendine.
He had laid aside his gentlemanly gait and bearing, and acted as though he had lately joined the "awkward squad." "How d'e ?" called the orator to him, as he saw him join the group of listeners.

"I see you come from the other side of the p'int." "Well, is that agin the laws o' war ?" demanded Christy.
"Not a bit on't," replied the captain pleasantly, as though his potations of whiskey were still in full effect upon him.