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`` And you 'll throw them down harder than before ? '' queried Mr. Renshaw , gazing keenly at the young chief . `` If it be possible , '' Tom declared . `` Nicolas , be kind enough to go over and ask the foremen to report here at 8:20 promptly . At 8:30 we will enter camp and see what is going on . '' `` I miss my guess , then , '' chuckled Mr. Renshaw , quietly , `` if our arrival is n't followed by war in earnest . '' `` War is never so bad , '' retorted Tom Reade , his jaws setting , `` as a disgraceful peace ! ''