Beadle's Dime Novels No. 139: The Border Foes — page 70: what you’re looking at

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: S received her caresses, and then sat down by her side, looking ag “Ow oi 1 Um * Bera Mir eager to meet the savages. Ema Ae tne: Oe sesctiny In « few minutes I _ if he accepted the responsibility. His mdster, with a cheer- ing farewell to Alice, hastened toward the fort. The captain returned in a very short time, though his ab sence scemed a long one to Alice. He was fully armed, and “T will have -a dozen food men here in a few minutes,” said he. “Now, Alice, I want you to tell me all about it.” Alice told her story in as few words as possible, and asked her lover if she had done wrong in endeavoring to procure assistance against the will of her parents, “T can not blame you, my dear, brave girl,” he replied. “It was a dangerous venture, but you acted for the best, and - you would have succeeded, if it had not been for your ‘ec dent.” As they were talking, a number of men came down from the fort, and Alice found herself surrounded by friends, all of whom were well armed and willing to serve her. One of them led a horse, upon which she was carefully lifted, and the party set out for Jacob Ryeburn’s house. e Captain Hood walked by the sive of Alice, and talked with her as she rode. She asked him how he bad bappened to fing her, and what he had been doing away from the fort. “The truth is,” be replied, “that I had what is called a presentiment about you. It came on me last evening, and 7 could not shake it off. 1 felt sure that something bad hap pened, or was about to happen, to you er your family. I _ ‘ eth ee - could not account for the feeling, but it troubled me somuch, — _ that T at Jast concluded to take my ride and a lantern, and go down to your house, in spite of the darkness, to make sure — that you were all safe. I took no one with me bet Boone, because I was ashumed to let any one know my reason for leaving. I would have passed you without noticing you, hud it not been for the dog, who became uneasy, and at fast left ermees Fou cry, and Pa: te the plece-waers I feral YaRE ok = eae Soabaeeaiyscy gata ae wer > 7 - ~