The Maid of the Mountain — page 36: what you’re looking at

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38 “ THE MAID-OF BHE MOUNTAIN. so tew speak, 2, surt of jien on the land, and if yew say go, we'll dew it, though it ain’t quite clear to my mind that yew hey. y got the saw on your side.” - “ Begone, I say ! r” *« Ain’t I goin’? Don’t hurrya man. Yew can’t say I hain’t behaved like a gentleman. Say, how dew yew like it as fur as yew’ve got?” A shriek broke from the heart of the mountain; Josh put hés fingers in his ears and fled. The captain and’ Elliot fol- lowed more slowly.. They found the men collected in knots, eagerly discussing the strange event. The Mexican, bound hin, ith listening to the conyersstion of a party near "a derisive amile on his face. He evidently was ie at the turn affairs had taken. At oe thought Elliot, as he saw his face. - = ‘ - CHAPTER vy. a a eo oe "Tue scornful emile of the Spaniard madeXMiat angry. He approached De Castro and demanded what he meant by bring- ing them,to that place, and what he knew of it? ee SP RE ee -eilan, mos baely Niby by the. ncieee route te iS emote Miiarastithe beige? | man,“ You have not done so.” sad in haf ane yous met I told you we were not away. Lut, - if you wi eee ae eae tel ge there yeu “te wapedag setae of hast picts bes to us that we know all about our coming, "do you take of that ? de Dios! ‘Ts it possible that you Lave heard Tas Voice?” - _ “Tt is true. ‘Tam satisfied you know all abont it: Inform me quickly of the secret of this place, or I wiil find & means tomebeameay 1 | > = rh mee we & a COMiCchoOokxs.COn