Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 43: what you’re looking at

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« =e? WANDERING IN THis DARENESS, that I am afraid of them, although the confession may prove me guilty of ingratitude to Providence. God helps those who help themselves, and I feel as if we would be safer if we were _ farther away from the savages.” _ “Perhaps so, but we all need rest now, for you and I are ‘ tired out, and Benny has already fallen asleep on my lap. In _ a little while we will start, if you wish, but I think it will 2 puzzle you to say where we are to go to.” 7 “ We can do nothing but go straight ahead, I suppose, as __ We have been going. I shall be satisfied to take any direction that will lead us away from the house.” a “hat will be easy enough, I think, for I judge that we _—— have come nearly in a straight line, so far, and when I sat ) down here, I was careful to keep my face turned in the same direction.” — The yells and shouts of the savages, which the girls had heard in the direction of the house, gradually died away, and all around them wassilence and darkness. The darkness was so deep, and the silence was so intense, that both silence and darkness were like a weight upon the breasts of the fugitives, - hindering their breathing, and oppressing them with a sense of indefinable fear. ; “T declare, Kate, I must speak,” said Martha, after sitting | while without uttering a word. “I must say something, _ nd somebody must answer me, or I am afraid I shall go “Say what you please, cousin. I suppose you can do so — Without talking very loud.” 7 ~~ “T don’t mean to raise the neighborhood and bring the . Savages on us, I assure you. Do you think the danger is = : “By no means. I think we are in danger as long as we | 2m are in this neighborhood, but I believe that the immediate dan- : 7 @er has passed. The Indians were yelling and whooping ss ~ Madly cnough a while ago, but all is still now, and I hope _ Shey have given up the chase.” P __ “Perhaps they are always quiet when they are hunting for 2 = ee Do you think, Kate, that they can see in the dark, ¥ ~ Nd that they can follow a trail by the smell, as a dog can?” $ ort have heard that they can see in the dark better thaa aS ; "comicbooks.com — wo: nee? : Ca - r . = ~ ~~ aa . ae eS ee eee eee eee ee.