So the next company went on guard, double sentries, and we did a little catching up on our sleep. That night was peaceful and silent, and the Spaniards did not disturb us nor we the Spaniards. The new guard had been heavily briefed as ...
Beyond the ford there was another little bank that marked the narrow river's brim during high water . Against this were the wounded and dead of the men who had crossed and done the shooting that we had heard back in the trail .
Across the Andes
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