Soldiers were coming to protect it, and the soldiers must have a commander.

In the hurried times of war, when there was not opportunity always for exactness, majors were made overnight when needful out of such material as the Government found at hand.

It might have used worse than that of Allen Barnes to-day and here.
"Oh, there _you_ are," said he at length, turning around and finding Sim Gage standing in the door.

"What brought you down here?
Anything gone wrong ?" "Well, I ain't sure, Doc," said Sim Gage, "but like enough.

One thing, my knee hurts me considerable." In reality he was sparring for time.
"But you're dressed up for a soldier ?" "Yes.