The Prairie Detective: Secret Service Series No. 24 — page 63: what you’re looking at

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THE PRAIRIE DETECTIVE. 61 better planned, for Dan had no sooner come to a stand-still than he heard voices not far ahead. ‘‘Halloa!”’ he thought; “two of them, eh? We shall have to look into this.’’ He then stooped over so as to bring his lips close to the ear of Vixen, and whispered the single word ‘“Ryan,”’ accompanying the direction with a gesture which was intended to be a command for her to leave him. She understood him perfectly. Giving her comi- cal-looking bob-tail a couple of jerks to signify com- pliance, she started away at a fast trot upon the back track. When the detective was sure she had gone he turned his attention to the more important work around him. Bending his head he could hear the sound of voices, but found it impossible to understand what was being said. He realized the advisability of learning all that was going on, for he fully believed that some underhand work was in progress. Therefore, with- out a thought of the danger of his position, he moved silently, but with rapidity, toward the spot from whence the voices emanated. Sycamore Dan was an adept in the art of gliding about unheard, and this fact was demonstrated by his success in approaching, undiscovered, so close to the men that he could hear every syllable they spoke. The first words which fell upon his ear caused him to start involuntarily. They were spoken by Dick Hatfield. | “You take my message to the chief. He will know by what you say that the attack must be made soon —hbefore the party is thoroughly organized. You will also tell him that the girls are both with us. Per- gsimmon Bill is not the man to let chances slip.”’ Comicboo Ss) (Efe)