The Yankee Champion — page 171: what you’re looking at

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164 THE YANKEE CHAMPION, p CHAPTER XxX. THE HEART’S CONFESSION. As Walter Nixon noticed that the man began to approach he exclaimed: ‘“Who comes there?’’ ‘Nobody that wants to hurt you,”’ returned the new-comer. ‘‘Don’t be in a hurry about shootin’, for I’ve got a pistol as well as you.’’ Our hero was favorably struck by the sound of the stranger’s voice, and instinctively he lowered the muzzle of his pistol. — **Who are you?”’ he asked. ‘“‘An’ who are vou?”’ was the laconic reply. As the stranger came up, he opened his lantern and held it up to the face of the young man. ‘“T guess you be Captain Nixon,” he said, as he lowered the light. “You guess rightly, then.”’ “Then I’m nobody but Luke Soper.’’ ‘“‘Luke Soper!’’ exclaimed Walter, in tones of wild delight. “Yes, sir.’ | ‘‘Let me grasp your hand. There. God bless you! I know you have saved the boy and his sister.” ‘I have, sir,’’ returned Luke, in a tone of deep feeling. ‘“‘They are where there can’t any harm come to ’em. But who is this?”’ } ‘‘Look, and see if you recognize him.”’ Luke held his lantern close down to the face of the dead man. “Tt’s Dow. You’ve finished him, capt’n.”’ ‘It’s none of my work, Soper.’’ , com cboo cS: COM