Klondike Kit's Four-Footed Pard, or, Pay Dirt at Eldorado — page 15: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER V. ‘Where are you goin’, Kit?’’? asked 4 if ae Jones, as Kit turned and started down + | | .- THE CABIN IN THE. WOODS—CAUGHT— tae . ; A FIRE AND WHAT CAME OF IT. ‘tng. tepabin i fealied Kae “How do you know it’s a trap, » “Well, for Heaven’s sake, don’t leave Jones??? demanded Kit. me here alone. Consarn it, don’t you “Because I was behind that rock, know that them three toughs would be | there, and saw those three fellows carry glad to plug me for tellin’ you what they 2 off the man you call the colonel.’ had done to the colonel ?”’ | ‘‘Did they take anything else?” Kit did not deign to make any reply to ~— “Ves,” and the peddler shuddered; this, but hurried on to Dirk Hawley’s “they took all those—those other things og-house. ¢ 3} D ad ; ; ' that were in that hole.’ / As on his previous call at the place, it ‘Where did they ra ee tilem 2”? was deserted, but a careful search of the « = “Up the hill, yonder, waka that shout. walls revealed a belt with a brace of re- for you is comin’ from. That’s what volvers. —~ - makes me think it’s a trap.” This was exactly what Kit was looking “T should think the colonel could have for, and he felt a hundred per cent. stood those three men off,’’ mused Kit. better as he buckled the strap about his ‘f!’m sure ‘he had revolvers and I know waist. | he has nerve enough to use them.”’ ‘(Where now, Kit?’ asked Jones, who ‘“‘He has plenty of nerve, no doubt; but had followed the youth to the cabin. he had no chance. ‘They sneaked up be- “Din going up the hill to have a look ef , hind him and keeled him over witha for the colonel,’ replied Kit. ~ club, Then, while he was helpless, they ~ ‘‘What shall I do?’ ; bound and gagged him.’? ‘“You stay here and keep watch for : : “You were arnred,’’ said Kit; ‘‘if you “Dirk Hawley. I'll leave my dog with saw it all why didn’t you come to his * you, and you’ll not get hurt so long as ap : ‘Tescue t ee he’s around. * , | Jones got red and confused and. mum- As it was rapidly growing dark out- | bled some evasive réply. sidé, and Kit believed that he would have Kit knew that he was honest enough, to scout into the very midst of his .ene- | - but he was certainly a coward, and the mies, it would be difficult to manage youth felt a contempt for him. Biff, and for this reason he had concluded ® > If the peddler had had moresand in his to leave him at the cabin. | aah, « make-up Kit would never have been. ‘“You’re doing a foolish thing, Kit,”’ - _, thrown from the bluff, a few hours be- said Jones. ‘Those sHoms will be laying fore; instead of coming to his assistance, — however, Jones had made off to insure his own safety. KLONDIKE KIT WEEKLY, DIAMOND DICK, JR. BREAKS THE RECORD. + 3 37 OD Peg for you.” | “Of course they’re laying for me, but if I’m not good for three hobos of the .j wt tm, - e f a yp pe ae sre SS