Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 55: what you’re looking at

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the Indians did not take them here, they would not be kely ‘ to Jook for them in the darkness. I think we had better car out your other plan.” ae . “That we had better go down the river, to my father’s house ?” “Yes; by way of the river.” “T suppose it will be the best thing to do, though I dislike y. to leave this place while it is possible that the girls may be somewhere about. We had better not go back by the way — we came, because the Indians, if they have found the man — | you killed, will be likely to bury him there, and we might meet them,” “You are right. I had not given you credit for so much caution, Go on, and I will follow.” George Ryeburn led the way, and the two young men turn- ed their faces toward the river, taking care to avoid the path by which they had come.” Again they -were obliged to grope their way through the ae pled =. ‘ thick darkness with which the earth was covered as with a 3 pall, and they found the task more difficult than before, as ~ they had nothing to guide them bat their own instinct and the 4 bark of the trees. B They had passed over about half the distance between the house and the river, when George, who was still in the advance, 4 suddenly stopped, and whispered to his companion to remain quiet, Wilson halted, and stood motionless in his tracks, while his _- young friend got on his hands and knees, and noiselessly rept forward, diverging from the course which they had been following. ee He had heard a slight noise among the bushes, and had ome to the conclusion that an Indian was wandering oF — _ Yesting there, as they bad seen no animals abroad that — 4, night. i -_- When he reached the place from which the sound proceed- — eed _ ed, he was confirmed in his belief, for he heard the sound of — - Jow and regular breathing. He crept still closer, and drew It seemed a-hard and unfair thing to killa sleeping enemy; — but he knew that an Indian would show him no mercy under — a 5 ~ as * — - Comicbooks:com ~ .* = : * ie >. ~ oe. 3 r * .