Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 10: what you’re looking at

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| ‘wad ATAU Id ST Wy fy fy } THB FOREST MONAT SR. At the end of an hour the sky gave some signs of clearing, It was somewhat, lighter .overlhead, but still the earth below was little benefited, thereby., There was, scarcely any vVaria- tions.in the wind, although several fancied that it had some- what aecreased,.. | |» Another hour pened dpeheily opreat and then Beers eaddenly laid his hand on the arm of Ramenanll “ What is. it?” Mmisve A ¢ mea: te “Borne to them on the ‘wind came. the distant bat distinct sound of a horse's feet, as he galloped over the hard pruirie. . The rapid clamp of the, heofs were heard for an instant, and then the varying wind swept the. site from their ears, and, all was still. But in a moment,they rattled. cmiania with dariling: udis- _, tinctness—ihen grew fainter—died away and rung out once more. “Some one is riding fast,’ said Beers. «“ And he is coming this way,” added. oad ~ A. lew, aniputes, convinced them of the truth A single horseman, Was. riding at great speed over the prairie, and was -manilestly aiming straight for the grove where the emigrants had halted for the night. ip gocs 94s a matter of course, all the, sentinels had ‘ohiected it by - this, time, and. there, was great excitement among jhem. They - gathered about Hammond, to receive his directions. ., “Goback to your stations,” said he. n iiineeeretipand ears open forathans, whether they be mounted or afoot, and I will attend to this one.” sill . His orders were obeyed, for he was looked upon ‘as having _authosity inthis matier, and with an interest difficult to duder- _ stand, they, awaited the coming of the horseman. As the lutter eame nearer, he seemed to be heading straight - for Lhe point where Hammond and Beers were standing. .. During, the last few, moments, the sky, had clearedso rapidly _ that objects could be, distinguished. for .quite.a : distance, and (the, bwo, men surained their a meget to catch sight «f the stranger. ait boddr “There he is,” whispered Truanend, ‘as - ‘dim outlines of a horse was discovered through the darkness. EComicbooksscom