stood there and listened. One more heavy groan from Smith, but thoughhe now lay in the moonlight, I could see no motion. The road was notmuch frequented, and at this time of the night we might stay for hoursbefore help came to us. It must have been nearly midnight when I atlast heard the sound of… … I stood there and listened.—Page 38 came slowly over the stones and stopped at the dark figure that lay onthe ground. One of the men jumped out and stooped down over it.It is Reuben, he said, and he does not stir. They raised him up, but there was no life, and his hair was soakedwith blood. They…
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