Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 63: what you’re looking at

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= “Tt is not difficult. We can almost step across the river a at the ford now, when it is light enough to see it.” ae : “Do you mean the place where the big tree has fallen’ =. across ?” ite, “Yes. Are you thinking of Wilson? You need not give yourself any trouble about him, for he can find the way with- out any difficulty. Sit down, Kate, and try to be quiet.” “T am not thinking of Wilson. George, I must go dow there.” “ Down where ?” a “To your father’s house.” . q “Are you crazy, Kate? You must not think of such a thing.” . _ “T can't help thinking of it, and I must go.” “Why should you run into danger? You could do no- ” “ My father and my brother are there, George. Wickedly as they have acted, they are mine, and I love them. They will do some great wrong, or they will. be killed. Perhaps I : could put a stop to the trouble; perhaps I could draw them | . off. I might do something, and I feel that I ought to wry.” = “Even if you could, Kate, it is now too late. All the — harm that was possible has been done, I am afraid, before this time.” Seis “While there is doubt there is hope, though God only — knows what may have happened there. Oh, George! it pains . ; me more than IJ can tell, to feel that it is my family that has Caused such trouble to yours.” —. “ Bat it is not you, Kate,” said George, soothing her as well BAS * a8 he could, for she had burst into tears. “Whatever has happened, you may-be sure that I will not lay it up against _ You, who are so good, and pure, and innocent,” “a “Let me go, George,” pleaded the agitated girl. = “There is no one to go with you, and you can not go ae _ alone. There are Indians in the woods, as you know, and ~ _ You would be in danger at every step. Sit down and calm _ yourself, for we can do nothing but wait.” et G2 -_ Martha Garnet added her entreaties to those. of George _ Ryeburn, and Kate sat down upon the ground near them, ~~ ~ =