Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 30: what you’re looking at

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- pointed out, and saw a faint gleam, which was at first sta _ tionary, and then was seen to move. “ You are right, Alice,” he said. “ There is a light, and it seems to be coming in this direction. I wonder what it can — mean ?” | Alice uttered a slight shriek, and started back from the door. “Tt is an Indian!’ she exclaimed. “ “Shut the <oor, fa- ther!” Jacob Ryeburn had seen the same object which had excited * the terror of this daughter. The light being suddenly raised, had flared, and he had caught a glimpse of the paint and feathers of a red-man, who was holding it. It was only a slight glimpse, through the foliage, but it was sufficient to — convince him that there was one Indian in the forest, if not more. He immeiliately shut and bolted the door, directing his wife to hasten to close the back entrance. Hardly had this been done, when a rush that caused the house to tremble was made aguinst the front door. Jacob Ryeburn’s house was built in nearly the same man- ner as that of Simon Atlee. The principal points of difference — between them were, that the doors of Ryeburn’s house were very thick and strong, and that there was no Jog partition on — the lower floor—the place that was occupied by the negro © man and woman being separated from the rest of the apart- ment by a sort of curtain of blankets. | In the front room, if it may be so called, were two win- dows, on opposite sides of the house, each about two feet square, unglazed, and provided with stout shutters. In the © back part was one smaller opening, without a shutter. The | doors were fastened by stout wooden bars, and were capable of resisting any ordinary attack. The greater part of one side of the front room was taken up by a broad and deep — fireplace, with jambs and back of stone. The garret, in which Mrs. Ryeburn slept, with Alice and Maggie, was reachel — _ - by means of a ladder. | As soon-as Mr. Ryeburn had discovered the character of his visitors, and had attended to the fastening of the doors and windows, he called to the negro man, who had already - come in to see what was the matter, and took down his rifle Eomicbeoks:co ; ———— = ~, . - " ¥ ~ ‘ = » = ~~. - - = _ Fe ee et ee om ee i re Te