Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 20: what you’re looking at

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22 SQUAYTERS DICK. deseended, clasping the deadly knifethat was Duried to the dilt in the fated sentry’s throats2)-/f a rips Sten 7 Pr? SS tBh Ser _ Not a moan or ‘gasp eame from the stricken man, but-his head fell back and he hung, a dead weight; by the hand. that Laflin still held. Gently easing him down, the spy ‘suffered the corpse to drop into, the, water, where it immediately sunk from sight.; -He did not pause to see whether it arvse again, but. placing the’ blood-stained knife in its sheath, he ran mane the log and entered the shade... hibar enh nas si saharni _~ Then, he, exercised more. caution, and stealthily. proneeded until,he came .to the house. .He cowld, see the faint light shining through. the’ chinks';aud: crevices, antl “soon found varied now and then, by a loader burst. of laughter, or the clinking sound of glass. "To ‘lesson the chance of discovery; Laflin glided around to the-opposite side from that where the door. was situated, and crouched down. by the side-of a con-- venient bush under which he founda crevice large enoveh to admit, his hand, where the chinking-had fallen.out.) > _ Matthew Keedy was speaking, ‘Ladlin-distenedywwith Jemercet to the plans for robbing Kingston and the Dexters.. Then came Bivins, and the spy listenedyin. ‘breathless suspense for the decision. “While the leaders deliberated, his” ‘eyes’ Yoved over the walls of the room,-so. far as he could see them, and made a mental note of their contents.“ ) . 96 - pee) ~~ At wasa,very large, oblong room; the’ caleba of ‘rouch bark-covered logs; that had been. chinked;but now, mosteof this _had:fallen,outy Slabs'and. boards were loosely laid across. the rafters, thus forming a sort.of, left... The walls were hung: with old garments and. disguises, guns and - pistols,.swords: and knives, belts,, bowies, ate For roma articles. - da’ one corner guns were-stacked also. ~ o gyi .~ floret Yeetgery » A-rade table ran the entire Jength.of tie oiecwsaepetd it was seated some thirty of the most ferocious-looking villaias that-were, ever, gathered, inside. they faur walls'.of-'a Yoom. There were exceptions, it is true, for there were «good-looking maps predenis- bat, aes gener: thing wen ruffians. — Oo pepe! .Pue.congultation ofthe dendleow now endrdjona: advancing to the head of-the table, Mat Kieedy spoket., §) smn coe’ commicloooks.comn