Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 52: what you’re looking at

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54 SQUATTER DICK. “Really, my deur sir, if you came collecting tribute, it should be-with a stronger force’ at your back,” languidly drawled-the colonel, as he seated bimself'in an arm-cliair and began paring’ his finger-nails, not heeding the fiery glauces that Sloan darted upon him. “ This is'a spécimen of your vaunted English courtesy, I presume. Butitis ouly another item in your account,” sueered the partisan. ; “ As I was about to say, Mr. Sollars, when your friend so politely interrupted me, that the fact of this money being in ‘yout’ possession, has’ ‘becdinie Known to'Mat Keedy’s Vand of Tories, and that an attack will be made upon your house to- night, ‘by nearly fifty men. “/“ Kvé'you prepared to meet it? Think of your daughter, and renieuiber that this Keedy is a rejected suitor for ‘her band. What would be her fate if the attack proved successful and she fell inte his power?” : “And how comes it that you are so well acquainted with the plans oF” this outlaw? te demanded the colonel, now fully aroused | ‘ “YT have it from a trustworthy source. And now, sir,” turn- ing to the officer, and speaking in an earnest tone, “ I address yey “as a’ géiitleman—as a’'soldier; but let bygones be by- gones, and’ forget 1 any’ sree we e may have for each ‘other, for tlie tithe being’ ~~ “ Have you any troops that you can get here before ten o’- ‘clock ? “Speak plainly ;‘my present force does not putnumber your own,” he added, ag the other eyed him | steadily, as if lie would ipead Nite Ghee th so CUbT TT ferry and if heretofore I have mistaken you, pardon me. To didly, the med T have With nie ate: ‘all T can pat present,” slowly returned Cvulogel wae eae ed sik NOUs il. = ( f 86 » “Thank you, sir. I have a proposal to make, which I trust you will consider well.” You will be outnumbered two ‘to one, and, although your men are braye, as I can testify ” _ with a faint smile—‘tke met you will have to do with are ‘the ‘most’ desperate, ferocious set of demons that could be ¢ath- ered in the whole country. You might beat them off, Dot it ‘would'be at # fearful loss, even then. They Would not hes: comiclooks.conn