The Maid of the Mountain — page 31: what you’re looking at

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back we will send sume of the men to bury it. No Christian man would have left the body so long exposed to the sun. me on.” | Their course. took. them. by the cide,of the stream, which flowed on as ly as though no murder had been done upc ite: Saas eir path was stopped~at last by the which, the stream ran by a mere rift in eek Ty urned back,-and, skirting the base of ta onmuens All at once a deep ee ears, Bie» held up his land, and Lane “ sopoe.The gran wes rail Elliot. “Whoever you are,” replied Reaper atishsarchey ent . no questions, but go back as you came. Put miles and miles between you and this place, whitened as it is — a men’s bones.” “ Where, are you?” said Lane. “ Show yousnif or by fhe heavens above our dendn the rangers shall find you ou . wha laugli was the reply, and. the monotonous voice ent on: © Whio ‘can tell the tet SbG anes cdiateneadite way prtinat ~ toradheons those who eng henerraratth I speak rned in time “You.can not sell the fateinistore for you, dismal death awaits all who enter this valley,and will not» tabs wal wae oy ret It. is a Golgotha. — Do not re Your faces westward, and go back whence you came.” sear mindiiintataniel oes Sar: enatabdlt his stout quivered like in aspen leaf. But it was over” in an instant. He was not the man-to lose his courage. He was simply shocked. Recovering his eee a out: * 5 “Tae; out and face ns ” er ba t come fr ther purpose? replied shavolome voice re in good faith to warn you of the death which - gee ere war at what do you warn us?” — conmicldooks.conn