Beadle's Dime Novels No. 119: Blackeyes — page 53: what you’re looking at

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THE LIBERATORS. 89 to Bent, and I.must interpose my authority... Still, Ivcan’t help thinking that if you had made. proper use of your ad- Vantages, and had: laid aside your confounded caution; there pe) have, been a different state of affairs,” “She will forget him after a while, and I can wait.” “Tp will never do for a soldier to wet for an enemy. to sur- render. He should attack or lay siege.” “Speaking of enemies, major, what do you take haa" prece to be which. i is approaching from below?” ., _ The party had just passed a large. grove at the right, and had commence the descent of aslope, down which the road Wound into a valley. Up the slope, was approaching a body of twenty or. thirty Mexicans and Indians, armed and.mount- ed, and a smaller party was stealing sheng the rivgrobank, at the left, as if to cut-them off. “ What can they be?” inquired the major, in ‘some varie ity. They appear to be armed and in hostile array, but.is it. possible that we have enemies in New Mexico? I thought that this province had submitted quietly to our arms.” “It may have been a Mexican’ submission. These poopie are not noted for good faith.” “Tf they are enemies, we must retreat, for we are unable to resist them,” “ That would. hardly os possible, sir, as some of saat are well mounted, and it would not do to.expose Miss Fanny to si chance. of being. shot. Beicion, our retreat is nearly cu ” “ They have halted, Sardis, and are sending a flag of truce tous. This is strange, indeed. Suppose you ride. forward, and learn what it means, We will remain _— until you. return. ” The captain put a white handkerchief on the. ‘point of his sword, and.rode slowly down the slope, meeting a long-robed priest ond a man in Mexican uniform, who advanced. toward him from the other party. He addressed these persons, and asked them who they were, why they had halted pees What was the object of thew white flag. “ The flag was.shown because we wished to offer. you terms of Surrender,’ replied the priest. > Surrender ! To whom, and for what purpose ?” comicbooks.com