Beadle's Dime Novels No. 119: Blackeyes — page 67: what you’re looking at

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A NEW VICTIM CHOSEN. 69 “ That, I believe, is her barbarous name,” replied the padre, who was greatly surprised at the knowledge exhibited by the young man. “Do you know her ?” “T do, and I know that she is within those walls” Pot “Really, my son, there is eentaaie wonderful in this. Are you a sorcerer ” “T dreamed a dream, in which I saw that lady, in one of the rooms of this accursed building, together with a number of Indian women and_girls, who were collected together as if they had been affrighted by the shock of an earthquake.” “The vision was as true as if you had seen the reality. You are a wonderful dreamer, my son. I advise you to dream that you have accepted the proposition which I haye made to your? “T will reflect upon it, and I thenkeyee: for giviug me time, On consideration, I am inclined to think that I will accept it. I will be prepared to answer in the morning.” “T bid you farewell, and hope, for your own sake, that you may dream something to the purpose this time.” Padre Abrojo then departed, leaving the young man to meditate upon the new — of affairs which had oe dis- closed to him. a2 CHAPTER = A HUMBUG. — ential BENT was not a man‘to sit’ down quietly, and ponder the astounding intelligence which he had just received. He was by no means elated at learning that he was not to be | ° sacrificed upon the altar of the Sun, for he had been told that another victim was accepted and in readiness—one whose life was dearer to him than hisown. The knowledge, that Fanny Buttress was that victim had stupefied him at first, and almost Paralyzed his faculties; but, when the reaction came, he found his nerves strengthened to meet the emergency, and his mitnd and body indued with greater energy and capacity for ac- tion, = 129 3, COMICOOOKS. CO