The Riflemen of the Miami

CHAPTER I.

THE RESCUE.

If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly.--MACBETH.

"Quick, boys, and be careful that they don't see your heads."

Four men were moving along under the bank of the Miami, with their bodies bent, at a gait that was almost rapid enough to be called a run. They were constantly raising their h...