Mike Vendetti
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1,621 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Mike Vendetti’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The lieutenant was a brave lad, and all that, and could be relied on to do his share in a shindy, as the sergeant put it, but when it came to handling the troop to the best advantage, giving them full swing when they met the foe on even terms and a fair field, but holding them clear of possible ambuscades.
Then Captain Billy is the boss in the business, was the estimate of his men, and every heart beat higher at sight of him.
He would know just what to do for them, and knowing would do it.
Even as he went loping by, Ray had half turned with something like a smile in his dark eyes and a nod of his curly head to the sergeant commanding, and a gesture of the gauntleted hand, a horizontal sweep to the right and left.
Twice repeated, had given the veteran his cue, and with another moment Windsor had the dozen in line, at open yet narrow intervals, with carbons advanced, and ready for business.
They saw their captain ride swiftly up the gentle slope until close to the crest.
Then off he sprang, tossed his reins to the trumpeter, and went hurrying afoot to join the lieutenant.
They saw him kneeling as though to level his glasses and
and looked fixedly forward.
Saw Field run back to his horse and mount in a twinkling, saw him whirl about as though coming to place himself at their head, yet reign in at once, his chargers forefeet ploughing the turf at some word from their leader.
Field was eager to charge, but Ray had seen for himself and for his men, and Ray said No, another moment and all at the front were again in saddle.
Field back with the advance, Ray coolly threaded.
seated astride his pet sorrel, scouting a second ridge far to the north with his glasses, and sending as before,
Scott and his three troopers strayed on to the front, and signaling to the flankers to continue the move.
Ten seconds, study of the position in the long, wide, shallow depression before him, had fathomed the scheme of the savage, the little knot of Indians jabbering in the
Yelping, prodding, and circling about some unseen object on the turf, feigning ignorance of the soldiers coming was at the old time trick to get the foremost troopers to charge and chase, to draw them on in all the dash and excitement of the moment, far ahead.
Three miles perhaps of the main body, and so enable all the lurking band behind that second curtain, the further ridge, to come swooping down to surround, overwhelm, and butcher the luckless few.
Then be off to safe distance long before the mass of the troop could possibly reach the scene.
No, you don't stabber, laughed Ray as Field, not a little chagrined, and
And the dozen at his back came trotting within hearing distance.
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