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Waring's Peril, by Charles King
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Title: Waring's Peril
Author: Charles King
Release Date: January 3, 2008 [EBook #24148]
Language: English
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WARING'S PERIL.
BY
CAPT. CHARLES KING,
U. S. ARMY,
AUTHOR OF "THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER," "FOES IN AMBUSH," "AN ARMY PORTIA," "TWO SOLDIERS," "A SOLDIER'S SECRET," ETC.
[Illustration: Publisher's logo]
PHILADELPHIA:
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
1894.
COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA.
CHAPTER I.
"Ananias!"
"Ye-as, suh?"
"What time is it?"
"Gyahd-mountin' done gone, suh."
"The devil it has! What do you mean, sir, by allowing me to sleep on in this shameless and unconscionable manner, when an indulgent government is suffering for my services? What sort of day is it, sir?"
"Beautiful day, Mr. Waring."
"Then go at once to Mr.