Moonlight Rebel
“What he chanced to see on the winding path below him had him doubling back. There was a cloud of dust approaching. It could only mean one thing. An army on horseback. Straining his eyes, the old man saw the flash of red uniforms. It was all the warning he needed.
The matter was far too serious for him to lose any time. His loyalty was with Morgan. The British were an unknown element. They could carry off the children, rape the women, and leave the others for dead.
Jeremiah whipped his horse har...der. The wagon shuddered and shook as it took the road quickly.
Aaron saw him first. Why was the old man in such a hurry, driving as if the very devil were behind him? Though he and Jeremiah hardly ever exchanged words, this was too unusual for Aaron to ignore.
"What is it?" he demanded, hurrying out.
Jeremiah left the wagon where it stood. One of the groom's helpers came to take the sweating horse in. To Aaron, Jeremiah said only, "I have to see the master." Aaron hated being a nonentity on the plantation, despite his hard work.MoreLess
The matter was far too serious for him to lose any time. His loyalty was with Morgan. The British were an unknown element. They could carry off the children, rape the women, and leave the others for dead.
Jeremiah whipped his horse har...der. The wagon shuddered and shook as it took the road quickly.
Aaron saw him first. Why was the old man in such a hurry, driving as if the very devil were behind him? Though he and Jeremiah hardly ever exchanged words, this was too unusual for Aaron to ignore.
"What is it?" he demanded, hurrying out.
Jeremiah left the wagon where it stood. One of the groom's helpers came to take the sweating horse in. To Aaron, Jeremiah said only, "I have to see the master." Aaron hated being a nonentity on the plantation, despite his hard work.MoreLess
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