Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 82: what you’re looking at

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84 SALOUEH, THE CHEROKEE. ~ guch promises as would be sufficient to tempt him from his al- legiance. J ~ He opened the subject to Fiftoe that night, when he met him near the spring in the valley. He told the Indian how he had fallen in with Hetty Crawley, bow he had conceived a violent passion for her, and how he»desired to gain pos- session of her, and how he had formed a plan for the attainment of his object, which had been frustrated by Sa- loueh. “The white maiden does not love Saloueh; ” saidvhe. “ She hates him, and it would be wrong to let him have her, for she would never make a wife for him, but would run away as soon as she could. If you will help me to get her, and to carry her to Fort Toulouse, you shall go with me, and I will do great things for you. I will give you rifles, and hatchets, and blankets, and beads, and | medals, and whatever you wish, so that you will be a great Man among your own “That is good,” replied ‘the warrior; “ Piftoe is nobody ; among his own people now, and the English will kill him if they catch him. How can we get the White Rose, and how ? can we keep her the chief?” ” “If you ya help me, we can kill Saloueh, or can slip out of his way, and suf we can easily find her and take her with ) That w be th est thing todo.” ‘oul w “Very well. I shall rely upon you to help ar: Latinac went to sleep with his mind relieved, chuckling over the thought that he would yet be more than even = Saloueh, and a tak would attain the object of his de- aie immediately went to Salouch, and gaye b him full details of the conversation. “Tt is good,” replied the chief. “ The Frenchman is foolish. Let us first find the White Rose, and then I will speak to him about the matter.” Early in the morning, Saloueh and his party ascended the mountain, reaching Tellikee’s ee Stafford and Crawley had left it. 4 \ | )