Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 58: what you’re looking at

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- fdently, until they reached the river, near the spot where their x horses were tethered. After seeing that the animals were safe, they proceeded ad down the bank, keeping as near as possible to the water's _ - edge, until they reached the place where, as Wilson said, the boat was usually kept. = “Wilson led the way, and the young men went forward con- z 3 CHAPTER VIII. | Re A RESCUE. * “THERE is no canoe here,” said Wilson, in a tone that — evinced his disappointment. “ The red-skins have stolen it, _ or Simon Atlee has gone off in it himself.” _ “ Are you sure that this is the place where it was kept ?” _ asked Ryeburn. _— “Certain. I have used it so often, that I can easily tell the spot by feeling. I have never known it to be anywhere else, when it was not in use.” _~ “T think we can make a discovery here, Walter. We can judge about how long it is since the boat was taken. If the ~ _ Indians took it, we can probably tell whether the girls were ae with them. [If Simon Atlee went off in it, we may find out how many men were with him.” cs ug “You are right, my boy. I will strike a light, and we will = ook into the question.” | A light was obtained by kindling a little fire of leaves and - tis, and the two young men carefully examined Bs ig! = _ Rear the edge of the water. They at once came to the conclusion that the canoe had ree = ently been there, and that it had been removed during the as apes and a further examination disclosed another important —__ ** ™ “Tt was the girls who went off in the canoe,” said Rye — n, “and they bad no one with them bet Kate's little bro-- oe - ther The tracks are here, plain enough, and there as ates? eas Inc » footmark among them.” ioe ‘<y Be 3 See ee 1B SRT eee ER comicbooks.com <I ae = ‘ ae