Laura Brayton — page 196: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

LAURA BRAYTON. . 187 “Were you assaulted but alittle while since in the street?” he asked of young Putnam. “J was just informing this lady of the fact and of the murder of a poor woman who arrested the hand raised to slay me,” said the latter. “And I have just heard the ruffian boasting of his deed,” said the captain. “Itis not a minute since that he was washing the blood of his victim from his hands and cursing the misfortune which pre- vented him from earning a thousand dollars by slaying you, for that is the price Sharp puts on your life.” | | “The villains! Can we not go and have both ar- rested? The murderer of that poor woman must not escape!” cried Putnam, hastily. “He shall not. He thinks he is unknown. But we have him in our power, and car afford to wait. When his master is at our mercy, we will also have him by the heels. Our patience will be rewarded by. success. I can almost see the end—a triumph -_ which will repay long years of wrong and of suffer- ing.” Bat I will go back to my post. While those wretches are together they must be watched.” “Let me go with you, captain,” said Putnam. “No, itis not best. You are voung; the least noise, the simplest ejaculation, might lead him to discover that real and not supernatural causes for his terror are in existence, and should he discover any of the gecrets which are now our advantage, it might de- stroy all our plans, even if it did not endanger our lives. Remain here, watch, while the ladies retire to a rest which they will need, for the events of the morrow will be exciting. Should anything occur that should be known here, I will return.” comicbook €O