Beadle's Dime Novels No. 138: Tim, the Scout — page 63: what you’re looking at

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‘ TIM'S REPORT. — 65. “a “Sure that wasn’t the first thing I did ye wouldn’t have liked,’ thought Tim. But he ontys said: “Sure I gave her the letther. ” “Yes: but you did not tell her to make arrangéments to leave this dangerous region. However, that trouble is over, I will attend to that. You went to Harrison’s camp?’ “Vis; but first I must tell ye: I hadn't but just come to Nale’s cabin, when I met the very man ye tould me to Kape - away from. Ye mind him—Ed. Lewis?” “Yes. You met Aim here?” aiiih “Yis. ‘The blaguard have an eye like a haw Says he, ‘Who was that ye shad-wid ye at the cabin the other day? I was afeard I was gone, but says I, ‘It was an Indian trader, goin’ home.’ ‘Phat was his name? says he. ‘ Name?’ says I. ‘Av course,” says he. ‘He have a name, haven’t he ? says he. ‘ Ye’re mighty right) says I, ‘he havea good name ty his own. ‘ Phat is it? says he. * How wud I know ? says I; ‘he wanted his name for himself” * Were you’ fool enough to travel about the Indian country with a™man that didn’t give you any name? says he. ‘I’m just that fool,’ said I, ‘seein’ he paid me; an’ wid that I whips out the’ goold guineas ye giv’ me. As soon as he put his eyes on thim, he swore I had been dalin’ wid a Britisher. ‘Come along, ye blaguard, says he; ‘sure ye must go to camp.’ That was whatrl wanted, but I raised the wake av a hullaballoo about it, and thried to get away. But he cayght me and: med me go wid him. Well, when we got to camp at night, he took me sthraight till Harrison. ‘The ould man looked at me 4 minit. ‘Phare did I tell you to go the othernight ?» ‘To the divil” said I. ‘Did you go ? says he. ‘ Yis, says ‘1; ‘hut the blaguard don’t know good company when he sees it, and he wouldn’t have me? That pl’ased the ould» man, an’ he questioned me a bit, an’ then Jet me go ag’in. I wint ont Antil the camp an’ skylarked round wid the boys, and found out all about their number and phat they are goin’ to do.” “Good! What is their number?” Tim hitched a little nearer the captain, in sttch a position that he could rise to his feet by a single spring, before he answered, é¢ Ei a ghteen thousand comicbooks.com