Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 67: what you’re looking at

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After making a thorough search upon the island without any further discoveries, Laflin lightly ran across the bridge and hastened to where Sloan was impatiently awaiting his return. Making known his presence by a signal that the young partisan recognized, he then hastily detailed the result of his scout. “And now, what must be done?” despondently asked Sloan. . “Nothin’ much, till day comes. We'd better stay byar till then; ac’ we may cotch ‘em yit. P*r’aps we've passed ’em on the road, an’ ef so they’ll be hyar purty soon. String the men out an’ tell ’em ef they see anybody to halt ‘em, an’ on- less they gives the word Washington, why then shoot or cap- ter em,” returned the squatter, after a moment's thought. CHAPTER IX. ADA’S ADVENTURES Whew Ada Sollars recovered from her swoon, for a mo- ment she was sadly bewildered and knew not where she was. But then it all came back to her ; how she had been seized and bound, by the man who had had the impudence to solicit her hand. eae Osi | es From the splashing of the horses” feet, as well as the cold, damp air, she knew they were in the swamp, although, owing to the position in which she was held, nothing could be seen but the tree-tops oyerhead, and an occasional glimpse of the starry dome far above, (hrough little rifls in the interlacing mass of boughs. She remained motionless and did not strug- gle, for such of course would avail nothing unless to further enrage the brate who held her. res | Bat hee mind was now clear and her brain in active play. Naturally proud and high-spirited, she was also quick-witted, and lier present danger rendered her doubly so. Every mo- ment was dangerous that sle remained in the power of such a person, and she determined to escape; but in what manne, she left the moment of action to determine. 213 8 Conmmicloooks.corn