Beadle's Dime Novels No. 119: Blackeyes — page 47: what you’re looking at

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MISCHIEF ‘BREWING. 49 “Ts it possible ? That. _ girl, with the rene pmo gad : eyes, like your own ?” © “She is your daughter.” “ She took one of my friends out of our prison last night, and I was sure that she was going to lead him into trouble.” “JT will look to the matter, though I do not think she meant to harm him. At present we must think about your- self, for you are in danger here. It must be that my brother knows you, and you muy ort sure that he does not mean you any good.” “Give me my rifle, and shite’ me wow T may leave the house, and I will have no fear of him and the whole pueblo.” “Your rifle is here, but you could not leave at present, as the only way is through the other room. Some men are in there now, and others are expected every moment. They are —but I ought not to tell you what they mean to do. P “« Anna, perhaps my life is at stake.” “You must know it, sefior, though I am betraying my own countrymen. Remain here, and in a short time you will be able to see and hear them. They will not enter this room, and we will not be disturbed.” Certain that some mischief was brewing, and anxious, for his own sake, as well as for the sake of his: companions, to learn what it was, Ward seated himself by the side of his wife, and occupied the time in conversation, until she arose, and led him to the adobe partition which separated the two rooms. Telling him to be very quiet, she removed ‘a ‘brick from the wall, so that he could look through and see what was going on in the other apartment. , He saw half a dozen men, white Mexicans and Tii@ians, seated around the table, on which some papers and maps were lying. Padre Abrojo, wlio took the lead, was speaking in Spanish, occasionally interrupted: by the questions and _ re- marks of the others. Ward soon discovered that the padre was explaining the nature and particulars of an organization under which the Mexicans and Indians were to rise, massacre _ ) he “Americans and all officers appointed by them, and take reible possession of the government. He stated that Gen- eral Kearney had gone to California, and Colonel Doniphan had moved down into Chihuahua with his force, leaving connicloooks.comn)