Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 44: what you’re looking at

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es a a white men can, and that they are also much better “allowing a trail.” “ Perhaps they are silently iooking for us now, and at any moment they may come across us and kil: -s.” “T hope not. I hope that father’s rum will be our salya- tion here, as it aided us to make our escape from the house, However sharp their eyes may be, it is not likely that they will be able to follow us in this darkness, even if they are sober enough to use their senses. They will be more ready to sleep off their drunken fit, than to go stumbling about in the forest.” . “Tf that is so, I will be very thankful, for I have been frightened enough already. But it seems to me, Kate, that we are still too near the house, and that we had better go farther if we can.” “Tam willing to go now, for we have rested enough. Ben- ny is so sound asleep that I don’t like to wake him, and I must carry him ip my arms.” “ Let me take him, Kate.” “No; I will carry him as long as I can, and will give him to you when I get tired,” “ Are you sure that you can lead us away from the house ?” asked Martha, as they rose. “Tam certain of it. You had better take hold of my dress, cousin, so that we may keep together. We might ___. easily get separated and lose each other, in this thick darkness.” aes On they went, stumbling against stones and stumps, push- — _ {ng through briers and bushes, and running against trees, for _ the night was so black that they could not see a step of the way before them. This rough style of traveling soun woke : up litde Benny. Kate succeeded in quieting him when he ___ eried, but he was so restless, and jumped and twisted about in her arms so much, that she was glad to transfer her burden to Martha. | They had gone but a little way further, when Martha sles : _ became weary, and it was agreed that they must stop and rest — > he a while. | _ Accordingly, they sat down again, in the midst of the forest, by the thick darkness, which seemed eee totes wa of stone. | , = . . —. ~ Tcomic book <s.com