Casca 27: The Confederate by Tony Roberts

Author:Tony Roberts [Roberts, Tony]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

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The Colonel was busy dictating a letter that very night. He sent it by courier to John Smith, knowing it would take days to get to him, but by then the trap would be set and Longinus would take the bait, he knew it. All that remained now was for him and his men to move north and then west, and then south. And Longinus would be caught in a vise. The Colonel grunted in satisfaction. Now he would send a second letter, a mission that the courier would probably not return from, but the price of one life was nothing compared to finally snaring the Beast. He was fairly confident in which direction to send this man, and Rebel pickets would pick him up once he got close to the Beast.

The next morning Case woke with the bustle of the camp and a burst of excitement as a Union soldier was brought in by the pickets. The men decided to hold the prisoner until Mosby turned up, which he did fairly soon after. By this time the entire camp was up and ready to move off. Case watched as the scouts retold Mosby the events of the previous day and the small, intelligent looking man cast a look in his direction. Case grinned and waited for the inevitable meeting. Mosby has a strong jaw and large nose, and he’d heard that he’d been a lawyer before the war. Laws are suspended in times of war. Where had he heard that one before? He thought deeply, searching the recesses of a mind that had nearly two thousand years of experiences to recall. It had been in Roman times, that was for sure. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it exactly, but it was as true today as it had been way back then.

“Sergeant Lonnergan?” Mosby’s voice interrupted his musings. Case almost jumped, startled. He’d not been aware of the Major’s approach, flanked by his men, but he covered up his surprise with a salute. “You must be the famous Tennessee lawyer, Major Mosby.”

Mosby’s eyes widened, and he turned to look at his men who all shrugged. The Major turned back and smiled thinly. “Famous, Sergeant Lonnergan? I was a relatively small time lawyer in Howardsville, Virginia. Not Tennessee.”

Shit, talks like a damned lawyer, Case thought. He smiled nonetheless. “I’m the equally famous farm hand from Lynchburg, Virginia, Major.”

Mosby laughed, his teeth white and even. “Well in that case I’m honored, Sergeant. And these are your men?”

Case introduced them to Mosby who was pleasant and courteous to each. “Good men, Sergeant. Glad my men could help yesterday.” He turned and curtly gestured to the two men who guarded the prisoner. “But there’s a small mystery to clear up, Sergeant, involving this man.”

Mosby retrieved a folded piece of paper from his jacket. “This man was carrying this. It’s addressed to you, Sergeant.” Case looked in surprise at Mosby, then at the Union courier who glared hatefully at him. Case’s heart sank.

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