Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 77: what you’re looking at

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DICK MAKES A STRIKE. 79 without any questions being asked? For’ my part, Pa enough sight rather be where tough knocks is going on, than to.act as a woman-stealer. But if the captain says ‘ You come wits me,’ what can I do?’ argued Wapper, earnestly. “ Thet’s what I told’ em. Thet no doubt you'd good reasons, but they didn’t ‘pear to b’lieve me. So you did get the gal, = ae added Laflin, with well-assumed nonchalance. Yes, we got her safe enough, but whuat’s the use? Mat Eeedy ‘promised us big pay if we'd help him get ‘her safe ‘to the rendezvous, but just as we were congratulating’ our- ‘upon making a good thing out of a bad night, after all, why the wench up and gave us the go-by.” “How so” queried Laflin, his voice slightly trembling, despite his efforts to appear unconcerned. Then Jack Wopper gave a succinct account of the abduction and subsequent escape of Ada, adding: “It was well carried ont, and I glory in the gal's spunk, although she did knock me out of a nice nest-egg. Keedy will have cause to remember her as long as he lives, for she Jet a hole into his side that youcould almost ran your hand in. ‘He was too mad to feel it then, much, but if it don’t Jay him on his back before long, then IT miss my guess. A couple » oO inches higher, nnd Wie never "a? Kicked 1 “Whar is he now!” — eat _ “Somewhere near here, on the ae. 1 believe thereida's crazy in real earnest, after that gal. He swears he'll bunt until he finds her, if it’s a month trom now, and TI jist helieve he’s mad ‘enough to do it, to6. Thornton and T are on the same lay, but unless T make a strike soon, Pm going to light out from this part of the country. The band is played out, and the whole swamp is overrun with -red-coats and rangers, after those that are ay “ That so?” “Youbet ye! And if you'll take a fool’s advice, Dick, you'll be making yourself scarce in these parts before long.” ' -* Much ’bliged, Jack, but I must find the c1p’n fust. Then Tl travel. Which way would I be most likely to strike him ” ~ “€¥ don't know: but, beat around here, sort o°, and unless : Gm et ee eee you'll be upt to light conicloooks. com &