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The Red Acorn

CHAPTER XVIII
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I guess no one'll overhear us, ef we're keerful.
"Hev ye enny idee who I am ?" he asked abruptly, as they sat down on one of the rude benches with which the room was furnished.
"Not the slightest," she answered, "except that you appear on the roll as 'James Brown, No.

23,' no company or regiment given." "Very good.

D'ye reckon thet enny o' them in thar hev ?"--pointing over his shoulder with his thumb to the ward.
"Of course I can not tell as to that.

I never hear them say anything about you.

They seem to think that you are one of the loyal East Tennesseans that are plentiful about here." "I've been afeered fur the last few days that some uv 'em were Rebels in disguise, an' thet they sort o' suspicioned me.


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