Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 32: what you’re looking at

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31 SALOUEH, THE CIIEROKEE. “Tam not ready to admit that your claim is stronger than mine. If I eyer come within reach of him, I am sure that T will not think of sending for you to take my place.” “If there is a God of vengeance, I pray that he may di- rect our steps to that wretch, and that he will strengthen our hands -when we meet hin, for he must die, or I can not live.” “The Catawba has been gone along time, Matthew, What can have happened to keep him away so long ?” “ Many things may have happened. Catamarra {s well uc- quainted with the Cherokee country, but it might take him a long time to gain the intelligence for which he was sent. It is likely that he has got on the trail of Saloueh, or of some other chief, with his party,” “I wish he would come, for I really feel lonesome ‘without him. The red-skin loved Hetty so much, that I have taken 5 | to him.” _ “He might well love her, for she saved his life, and nursed him, and took care of him when he had no other friend. He is a fai fellow, and we could have no better man to help ©. us in our for Hetty, for he seems to take as much in- terest in it as we do ourselves. As I feel quite easy about him, I believe I will Jie down to sleep, Stafford, if you- will hol first watch to-night.” watch.” Matthew Crawley stretched himself on the ground and went to sleep with the practiced readiness of a man accustomed to _ forest bivouacs, while his friend, after examining the priming of his rifie, paced silently about the little camp. Crawley had been asleep about an hour, when the quick » ears of the watcher caught the breaking of twigs in the forest that lay back of the little stream. He seized his weapon, placed himself in an attitude of defense, and was about to - awaken his companion, when Crawley started up, instantly com ‘the tion of affairs. The ery Of a whippowil was heard, three times repeated — The friends, as if understanding the signal, laid down theit | weapons, and quot the approach of the man who had — made it. well. I feel wakeful, and am — ‘willing to~—~ COMmichooks.com , . e oO —_ a o eT — a [ —— ————————————— ———— | _