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was the gentle query that recalled him . `` Read it -- aloud , '' he said , and though her voice was tremulous , the tone was clear and the hush breathless . Even Lilian and her lover could hear every word . CAMP ON TONTO CREEK , December -- , 5:30 A.M. DEAR GENERAL : Almy scores again . General Crook sends his best congratulations . The little Bennetts should be safely with you to-night . We see them as far as El Caporal .