Rocky Mountain Sam — page 204: what you’re looking at

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

’ ROCKY MOUNTAIN SAM. 195 Fayaway uttered a scream of delight, and clapped her little hands, and the Indians gave a yell of rage. The renegade made no outcry, but stood irresolute fora moment, as !f paralyzed by the sudden coup which bade fair to baffle all his schemesin an instant. ‘Then as those above were rapidly drawing Miss Mollie up toward the car, and as Sam was continuing to call out to her not to be frightened, Firefoot drew his revolver from his belt, and leveled it with bent brows and steady hand. “What! would you shoot her, ye blatherin’ coward?” cried out McGuire, indignantly. But the real intention of the renegade was soon apparent. Crack! went his pistol, the tightened line was severed by the bullet midway between the car and its swaying burden, and Miss Mollie with a piercing shriek, fell into the lake. ‘She'll be drowned, sure! Oh, the blackguard!” groaned McGuire. ‘Big Horn had staggered to hisfeet, and was looking over the side of the car, as Sam cocked his revolver, and expres- sing his emotions merely by the gritting of his teeth, leveled it at the renegade with an aim that had seldom been known to err. But the great hunter placed his hand upon his wrist. - ‘‘Be you dog gone crazy, pard?” said he, sternly. “See, thar’s acouple on ’emin the water arter her already. Bad as Firefut is—an’ I reckon thar’s wus’n even him—what would be the gal’s fate if left to the redskins alone? Put up your barker.” Sam returned his pistol to his belt with some reluctance, as though he could not see the force of his comrade’s rude reasoning. Three stalwart Indians had sprung into the lake at once, and, as the locality of the accident was but a few yards from shore, Miss Mollie was dragged out and landed high and dry almost before before she thoroughly realized the fact of her immersion. Fayaway was at her side in an in- stant, and it was evident that she had suffered nothing more than a severe fright.. Sam, undismayed by the failure of his first attempt, was rapidly preparing another lariat when the elements of nature, which had thus far, befriended the brave rescuers so steadily, proved inauspicious. The moon, which, though low down in the west, had thus far vouchsafed them her (ee) GComicbooks