Elizakissedhishand;thenlefthimandcommunicatedAndreasHofer\'sordertothewomen。Theyreceiveditjoyously，andhastenedtothewagontogetthearms。
HalfanhourafterwardastrangeprocessionwasseenmovingalongtheroadleadingtoCastleSteinach。Alongcolumnofsoldiers，withoutarms，withheadsbentdownandgloomyfaces，marchedontheroad。Onbothsidesofthemwalkedthewomen，withheadserect，andproud，triumphantfaces，eachshoulderingamusketorasword。HereandtheremarchedtwoTyrolesesharpshooters，whowerewatchingwiththekeenanddistrustfuleyesofshepherds\'dogsthesoldiersmarchingintheirmidst。
CHAPTERXVIII。
CAPTUREOFINNSPRUCK。
GeneralKinkel，governorofInnspruck，hadjustfinishedhisdinner，andrepairedtohiscabinet，whitherhehadsummonedsomeofthesuperiorofficerstogivethemfreshinstructions。To—day，the11thofApril，allsortsofnewshadarrivedfromtheTyrol;andalthoughthisnewsdidnotalarmtheBavariangeneral，hethoughtitneverthelesssomewhatstrangeandunusual。HehadlearnedthatLieutenant—ColonelvonWreden，despiteGeneralKinkel\'sexpressorders，hadrashlyevacuatedhispositionatBruneckenanddestroyedthebridgeofLaditch。Besides，vaguerumorshadreachedhimaboutaninsurrectionamongthepeasantsintheneighborhoodofInnspruck;