She would be here but a day or two longer; he could afford to wait without interrogating her.
But as to the real intruder, spy or thief,--that was another affair, and quickly settled.

He gave an order to the officer of the day peremptorily forbidding the entrance of alien servants or slaves within the precincts of the headquarters.

Any one thus trespassing was to be brought before him.

The officer looked surprised, he even fancied disappointed.

The graces of the mulatto woman's figure had evidently not been thrown away upon his subalterns.
An hour or two later, when he was mounting his horse for a round of inspection, he was surprised to see Miss Faulkner, accompanied by the mulatto woman, running hurriedly to the house.