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MARCHING ON NIAGARA
"And what of the prisoners they had?" asked Henry, as soon as he could get the chance.
"The prisoners were taken away three days ago."
"Were there any little girls among them?"
"Yes, four little maidens. One from the south and three from the east, with two women and forty-one men," was the reply.
"Three girls!" murmured Henry. "One of them must have been Nell! And they took them off three days ago? Oh, Dave, I'm afraid we have lost her forever!"
