Chapter VI - Fires of Hell   ... “Let’s go boys!” As our thundering horses again gallop to Six Mile House. I agonize over Lavinia’s fate. When we near the property, I see chimney smoke and window silhouettes. A cloud of dust rises from the pounding hoofs halting on the parched ground. "Circle the house, and wait for my signal!" Sheriff Cleary shouts ...   ... He makes his way near the bed and pushes it aside. Motioning toward the floor with his pistol, a trap door is revealed. I too take aim. Leery of what lurks underneath, he slowly pulls open the squeaky hinges. Cautiously, we peer into a large opening which reveals only darkness. Then both of us quickly jerk our heads back as ...   ... I stand and shake his hand, finding his grip weak and unmanly soft. He is soft spoken with beady eyes and skin a ghostly pale. With pronounced high cheek bones and sunken chin, his elongated face displays an eerie smile ...   Continue to chapter ...   TABLE OF CONTENTS         Prologue I.      Shiloh Plantation II.     Six Mile House III.    The Arrival IV.    Charleston Tour V.     Highwaymen VI.    Fires of Hell VII.   City Bastille VIII.  Coming of Age IX.    Presidential Ball X.     Voyage of Faith XI.    Day of Reckoning XII.   Fall Harvest XIII.  New Year Politics XIV.  Lurking Danger XV.   Steps to Eternity XVI.  Haunting Love