" In
ten minutes the regiment was tramping through the dark, silent streets,
on its way to the new position.
"I think we deserve a rest," growled the Lieutenant-Colonel to Peter.
"We shan't get it," said Peter, "If there's anything hard to be done, we
shall have it." Then he smiled. "You'll have to have an understanding
hereafter, before you make a man colonel, that he shan't run for
office."
"What are we in for now?"
"I can't say. To-day's the time of the parade and meeting in City Hall
Park."
It was sunrise when the regiment drew up in the square facing the Park.
It was a lovely morning, with no sign of trouble in sight, unless the
bulletin boards of the newspapers, which were chiefly devoted to the
doings about the Central Station, could be taken as such. Except for
this, the regiment was the only indication that the universal peace had
not come, and even this looked peaceful, as soon as it had settled down
to hot coffee, bread and raw ham.
In the park, however, was a suggestive sight.
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