Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 35: what you’re looking at

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ae Searc’ “ad, ae — siser aed the apartment. “ Sammy, have you seen yore . “ Yes, sir,” replied the boy. “She stepped out of doors a : little While ago. She told me to put up the bars, but said “2 that She would be back in a few minutes.” =a 2 Wailing a short time, in the hope that she would 1e- se turn, the anxious parents were forced to conclude that she a | gone out with the-purpose of endeavoring to make her . way to the fort. As it was useless to attempt to follow her, ‘mentally consigned her to the care of Providence, and are gave their attention to matters pertaining to their own safety. is Z CHAPTER V. 3 THE BESIEGERS. ; niece: ATLEE and his companions worked their -course | af through the forest without much difficulty. They were not _ = better uble to see their way after dark than other people, but kept to the road, and they carried a lantern, by which — they were enabled to make pretty good progress. The = darkness troubled them somewhat, however, enough to draw _ eS forth from them some broad oaths and savage exclamations, =~ when they chanced to stumble, or to stray from the path. ie Crossing the river caused them a little delay, although the 4 ford Was an easy one, and they could not travel quite so rap- “ae fly after they left the road and struck into the forest-path; it was not ten o'clock when they came in sight of Jacob : . burn’s house, or would have been in sight of it if the 5 = - <= darkness of the night had permitted them to see it. . ia “I know where we are now, boys,” said Simon Atlee, as 5 he called a halt. “The house is just beyond us, only a few Tods ahead, and you might sce it if it was daylight.” ties _ “What are your plans, father ?” asked Will. “What are Ress & ar How do you mean to get at them ?” . No Sar | neeced, my boy, _The thing is simple enough, mt > pata pee sa als yoo: cg ae = 3 4 i ' ri € ¥ > »comicbooks:.com