Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 249
hill they ran in panic terror — aninglorious retreat. But Victor Bacheaux still carried the flagstraight in the face of the enemy. He heardthe mad rush behind him, and knew his com-panions had deserted him; but he did not turnhis head. Never look back, the captain hadsaid. On and still on he went,… … Vvf7 / ;>$£ THE GAY LITTLE BAND BEGAN THE LONG ASCENT. The cheer-ing in the fieldbelow becamefrantic; shoutafter shout rentthe air around;but Victor Ba-cheaux heard only the guns of his enemy—saw only the dreaded English archers. He kept repeating the captains partingwords — Your kings flag, and…
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