Civil War Saga by Sara Orwig

Author:Sara Orwig
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62681-627-5
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2015-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Moving in dark shadows, Caleb dismounted and waved his arm. Men mounted on horseback reined while Will caught up with Caleb. They moved forward with only the slight sound of footsteps as twigs snapped. They ran in a crouch to a wagon, ducking down to wait as a guard rounded the corner of the armory that had been the Memphis and Charleston foundry. He walked past only yards away and turned the corner out of sight.

“It’ll be three minutes before he’s back,” Caleb said. “C’mon.” They rushed to the building where Caleb hoisted Will to his shoulders. Will yanked tight the leather gauntlet and then wrapped his hand and arm with a scrap of woolen blanket. He slammed his fist through a high window.

Glass shattered and tinkled inside as he hit the window again. Unwrapping his hand, he tossed the blanket over the window ledge and scooted inside.

Caleb drew a deep breath, his thumb on the trigger of his Colt revolver. Had anyone heard the glass break? It was almost time for the guard. C’mon, Will.

Caleb ran to the back door, waiting, hearing Will strike the lock inside. Another blow. Three minutes should be up. Caleb squeezed into the slight indention of the doorway and waited, holding his breath, his hand held high, revolver ready. Another clank came from inside the building.

He heard the footsteps. Stop, Will. The footsteps were louder and Caleb held his breath, pressing his back against the door. The guard strode in front of him, only a few feet separating them. He turned, and they looked into each other’s eyes.

As the guard swung his rifle, Caleb lunged and they went down. Caleb swung the revolver, bringing the butt against the man’s head. With a grunt the guard fell back, resistance going out of him. Caleb yanked off his belt, rolled the guard over and trussed him, dragging him out of the way of the door. He picked up the rifle as the door swung open.

“Lord, Will, that took forever,” he said as he pulled out a match and struck it, waving it in the air. Men rode forward and Caleb turned to light a lantern. He waved his arm as the men neared.

“Get rifles and get out of here! Thad, John, Charles—stand guard.” The men fanned out, riding around the corner of the armory while Caleb ran inside, picking up a crate, looking at a nest of rifles on a shelf.

“Get ammunition,” he called as he picked up the crate and heaved up to the wagon bed.

“The guard’s stirring, sir,” a man said to Caleb.

“Place a gun against his head, but don’t shoot. That’ll keep him quiet until we go.”

“Yes, sir.”

Men ran through the armory, gathering what they could. In minutes Caleb placed another load of ammunition in the wagon as the driver looked down at him.

“Get this wagon the hell and gone!”

“Yes, sir!” Lawrence flicked the reins and the team moved forward, the wagon lurching over the rough ground.

“Grab what you can carry!” Men scurried through the armory.

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