Beadle's Dime Novels No. 13 — page 50: what you’re looking at

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52 CEDAR SWAMP; OR, WILD NAT’S BRIGADE. . When Tom heard what was expected of them, he merely gave a long whistle, remarking with a savage chuckle, that Preston would have to pay well. Every thing, with this sol-— dier, resolved itself into a question of pay. The morality of an action was unquestioned if it was to be rewarded with a full purse. - “Tt seems,” continued Turner, “that the captain has had you to assist him in several jobs of this kind before. Does it pay well ?” “Twict. In Lunnon.* First rate—drive ha long,” an- ewered Blanchard, whose answers were ratlier terse, though sufficiently expressive. “Where are we to take her? That is about all that is to be settled upon.” “Find ha place. Get ha hempty ’ouse sarieberig hand fix hup ha room to receive ’er.” “Well, Pll look up ‘the house, and to-morrow evening meet me here about this time to arrange our plans in a definite manner. There must be no bungling work; the girl is tg.dis- appear in such a manner that we leave behind no trac by which we may be followed.” “Trust hus for that.” “Then you can return fo your cards and I will try to get a little sleep. This riding about is enough to wear out a man made of any thing less durable than cast-iron.” Tom left the room, when the door was locked from within. For some time, Turner stood looking musingly out the win- dow. Not. until the clock, striking nine, had aroused him from his reverie, did he throw himself upon the bed for the needed rest and sleep. When the tory arose the next morning, he passed half an hour in private conference with Jim Fagan ; and, though he did not betray any of the secrets intrusted to his keeping, he nevertheless, for a consideration, received—or rather was to receive—valuable assistance. Fagan undertook to provide the room in which the young girl was to be imprisoned, although he abstained from mentioning that it would be in an unrented building which belonged to him. In the afternoon, Fagan took Preston’s agent to see the house. comiclbooks.com