Part 34 (1/2)
”Bicker was going to do that”
”What was the signal to be?”
”Three white handkerchiefs stuck on the ends of a crossto show these at ten in theor four in the afternoon, from the southwest corner of the stockade, behind the nal to be if you wanted the enemy to hold off for a while?”
”A red shi+rt if he wanted them to hold off for one day and a red and a blue shi+rt if they were to hold off for two days”
”You are certain about these signals? Re a lie it will all co the strict truth,” answered Drossdell
CHAPTER XXVII
SIGNALS AND WHAT FOLLOWED
The interview over, Captain Moore lost no ti Hank Leeson
”You must depart for Fort Prescott without delay,” he said
”I'm ready now, captain,” replied the old hunter
”You et there”
”I'll do thet too”
”I have received iest our enemies will hold off two days I will try to ive you three days I rite a letter to Major Hardie at once”
This was early in the , and inside of half an hour the letter ritten and the old hunter was off, on the back of the freshest andhorse the fort possessed He went fully armed, for he knew that he carried his life in his hands
As soon as Leeson had gone the young captain sued butter and condensed milk
Dr Nestor was incredulous, but on an exaed A cat that had drunk of the diluted condensed milk was found in a stupor from which she could not be aroused
”It's awful,” said the surgeon
A trustworthy cook was called in, and all the butter and condensedbeen tampered with, were throay
This put the soldiers on short rations so far as these commodities went, but nobody complained Some suspected Bicker and Drossdell, and there was talk of a demand on the captain to have the traitors shot, but it ca