The Yankee Champion — page 148: what you’re looking at

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THE YANKEE CHAMPION. 141 few paces and fell. The lantern had fallen in an upright position, and it still burned. The scene and the circumstance had aroused the energies of the boy, and as he saw him fall he quickly uttered: ‘“Now let us go, Luke. I am stronger now, and I know I could reach the river.”’ “No, no, there are more to come yet. The man who answered Wimper was not far off.”’ “But he may not be able to get through the thick bushes.”’ “Yes, he will. He was in the wide path, and he can easily cross over to here. -_Ha! there he comes— don’t you hear his steps?”’ The crackling of the bushes could be plainly heard, and ere long aman emerged from them and entered the narrow path not more than two rods above the place where Wimper had fallen. Heat once detected the light and made for it, and as he came up, Soper could see from his hiding-place that it was Goss. The Tory picked up the lantern, and as he turned it round, its rays fell on the stiff corpse of the Indian. He sprang forward and held the light down to the pale face. “My God!’’ he uttered, starting back in alarm, “it's Wimper! I wonder if he’s dead,’’ he continued, as he again approached the body and laid his hand upon the face. ‘‘Dead! Where’s the man that did it?”’ : As Goss spoke he turned about and cocked his pistol. ‘‘Give me your pistol, quick!’’ whispered Luke. Gideon drew the weapon from the place where he had put it and handed it to his companion. Goss had begun to gaze up and down the edges of €o mn io | : Eomichooks