Beadle's Dime Novels No. 153: Mohawk Nat — page 21: what you’re looking at

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A CURIOSITY. 23 “ Why wouldn’t he, when you told bim that you were after them marauders? He'd be a bigger fool than I think he is, ef he didn’t lie about. it. d then, Lordy, he’s an Injin! Didn't I tell you an Injin Ties for the fan of the thing, or because it’s meat and drink to him ?” *“Tf I believed he was one of those, I should repent having saved him,” said Lewis. “ But I believe he told the truth.” “ What made him run away ?” “You forget that you had been pointing your rifle at his breast and threatening his life. Under the cireumstances, | do not wonder that he ran away. I should have done the same.” “ The upshot will be, that he will make the hills too hot to hold us We may as well get out of this now, while times are good. Id like to find the female that worked that moe- easin. It’s about the neatest little foot ve seen in a good bit of time.” “So should I. Do you think it can be an Indian woman ?” “ Must be. What white woman do you s’pose is up here ? The panthers would hev had a white woman before she had gone twomile. ‘Sides, she’sa Huron. That’s plain enough.” “ How do you know it?” “Oh, look at the moccasin. Don’t you see it’s Huron make? Thar’s ez much difference between the make of a moc- casin in the tribes ez thar is in their canoes. Shall we take the back track ?” “ What did we come out for ?” “ Fur the varmints, to be sure! Tm with you. Go whar you will, I doubt ef ya Aas eee whar Mohawk Nat won't dare to foller.” Connicloooks.corn