Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 60: what you’re looking at

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tv 63 SQUATTER DICK. effected by the robbers. And although sentinels were posted at the other sides, when the word was passed that the enemy was approaching in front, every man rushed to that point to haye their share of the fight, thus leaving the other sides of the house » During the excitement this fact was unheeded by the com- manders, their, whole attention, being directed to. the lawn. Tis was the error. they, had fallen into, and by it, Matthew Keedy, together with his two comrades, was left free to work without interruption. ary He. gained the side verandah of trellis work, and ehoos- ing a spot that was cast into the shadow by a group of trees hard by, he and his men succeeded in gaining the. roof of the porch, unobserved, in silence: He did not, hesitate, having well informed. himself ,of all that was necessary beforehand, and quickly pried open one of the shutters that were at the window. ) Just then the volley rung out from the garrison below, and with an unuttered curse he saw that they had been. betray Still he did not, retract, but, dashed in the window with a powerful, thrust of his foot, and leaped into the apartment, closely followed by his comrades, ye There was a lamp burning upon the table in the center of the room, and by the light he saw all thut was essential. At the further side of the room _two women were crouching in great affright, apparently too greatly alarmed to raise any out- ery. “Grab the nigger wench, boy x4 I "tend to our fine lady,” muttered Keedy, as he forward and grasped Ada, placing one hand over her moutly to stifle any outcry she might atlempt. .) fod ool oe “ond uidily yi wet The mulatto maid was, quickly thrown and held by one of the men, while the other seeurcly bound and gagzed her. Then they began rummaging around the reom to appropriate dy little article of value they might chance upon,.for they knew by the uproar out in dhe grounds that their. comrades met with a reverse, and that this was probably the only cliance Tn the. mean time Mat Keedy had_no particular difSculty with Ada, for she had fainted away when sbe realized that =~ a . conmiclsooks.comn