tisyoingtohave;andtioyleherehyou,</p>
assureasthepiper.”</p>
”,ifyoukeupyour</p>
ndtogo,”ralphsaid;”buttherpsisquitefull.wehave</p>
refuseddozensofrecruits.”</p>
tiookeddo.atlasthesaid:</p>
”aybethattheyeasasoldier;</p>
butillgosureenough,ifidieforit.theresnolaopunish</p>
aofsoldiersand,whereveryour</p>
regintgoes,sureenoughilltraafterye.theresnyanodd</p>
ightkeselfuseful,andtheyllsoousedtosee</p>
about,aeandgointotheca.”</p>
nopersuasionuldaltertideternationand,astheyfelt</p>
thathavingsoattachedafelloghtbeofreal</p>
utility,andfort,heboysdoheafteoonthey</p>
spoketocaptainteeaboutit.atfirsthesaidthatitwas</p>
iossible,ashehadalreadyrefusedsonyoffersofservice;</p>
butuponhearingallthestory,andthinkierover,he</p>
saidsuddenly:</p>
”bythebye,thereisaightgohus.youknow</p>
ihaveorderedalightt,builtverystrongforthe</p>
untains,tonition,powderforblowingup</p>
bridges,okingpots,andstores.ihavenotengagedadriveras</p>
yet.ifyouririshnandshorseslikestogo</p>
asadriver,tobeginisehihefirstvat</p>
rifle.ifearthathehavelongto,after</p>
heene;andashehasalreadyserved,yousay,hewillbe</p>
betterthaotakehis</p>
plaart.”</p>
upontheirretuintheeveningdoylesjoy</p>
kneillylaughedso</p>
thatshehadtobegofhiostop.</p>
theday,tiohcaptainbarclayandsighe</p>
e.hereithe</p>
latterusketryenteringuponhis</p>
dutiesiionhtherpsbygoingdoothebutts,and</p>
agasrkerauedtothettage;asit</p>
ainthere,quietly,untilthe</p>
rpsarchas,ifheoventurealohe</p>
toightatanytibesubjecttoarepetitionoftheattack</p>
uponthedayofhisarrival.</p>
atthettagehesoonbeake</p>
hielfusefulinanyper,pleased</p>
everyone.evenrieaethets,</p>
uandahesaidantbroadgrin,</p>
atthepantobyoekeouthisfeordsof</p>
fren;andcaptainands.</p>
barclaybothfeltcheered,andforted,atthethoughtthatthis</p>
devotedfellohandtolookafterandassisttheboys,</p>
intiofdanger,suffering,orsiess.</p>
chapter4:startingforthevosges.</p>
thedayforthedepartureoftherpshand.theparty</p>
atthebarclayshsadness,atthethoughtsof</p>
separation;butallstrovetohidetheirfeelings,forthesakeof</p>
theothers.captainands.barclayhattheboys</p>
shouldleaveingoodspirits,andhighhope;heboyswished</p>
tokeepupanappearanerelygoinguponanordinary</p>
excursion,iocheertheirparents.</p>
thedaybeforestarting,thewhole</p>
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