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Title: Both sides of the border; a tale of Hotspur and Glendower
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
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Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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s sword, but before he could guard himself the staff againdescended, and he fell senseless beside his comrade. Rogerat once knelt beside them, tore off strips of their garments,and, rolling them up, pressed them into their mouths, and withstring which he had brought for the purpose tied them intheir place ; then taking out a few pieces of cord he tied theirhands behind them and their ankles together, dragged theminto a dark entry, and left them lying there. The whole trans-action had occupied but two or three minutes, and hadattracted no attention whatever. The soldiers shout mighthave been heard, but there was no clashing of weapons, and ashout was too unimportant a matter for anyone within hearingto take any trouble about. Oswald, seeing that Roger neededno assistance, had occupied himself with stripping off theouter pair of leggings, and had made these, with his cloak andcap, into a bundle, and, pressing the drovers cap down overhis eyes, was ready by the time Roger came up to him.
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WHO rs GOING TO I EACH Ml BACK TO HOTSPUR 107 It was splendidly managed, Roger. It did well enough, the other said carelessly. It maybe an hour before anyone stumbles over them, and long beforethat we shall be at sea. They made their way back through quiet lanes until nearthe port, and then boldly went down to the side of a smallcraft. You are just in time, my men, the skipper said. Inanother five minutes we should be throwing off the ropes andhoisting sails. Now that you have come, we shall do so atonce. The tide is just right for us, and we have nothingfurther to stop for. The boat was a large fishing smack, and had put intoDunbar but that afternoon with the intention of disposing ofthe catch. Two others had, however, come in still earlier.The market being glutted, the skipper had determined to takehis catch, which was a heavy one, on to Leith, and had agreed,for a very small sum, to carry the two drovers to that port.Oswald and Roger aided in getting up the sails, and in a fewminut

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