Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 11: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

LAMORA’S WARNING. 18 The horseman had reined his‘ horse down’ to a walk, and was advancing quite cautiously. He continued onward until within a dozen féet *of the ‘two men, “wlien ‘he “reined up. : . “ Who comes there ?” — Rogen cawe bor “ A friend.” fl : pe AS © “ What do you seek ?” “ You are in breat duiigér, and I beaive; warhe to* warn you of it.” , “ Good cm gad exclaimed Beers, in an | uudertine + that is a woman!” | oe Hammond bad otcea ‘the wiesdrtigal. oot aint musical voice, and he now walked forward, so as to stand beside the “horse. The dim light showed that Beers spoke the truth 5 “te was @ woman seateil upen the horse. 1 9 © “ May Task yourmame?? 9) owen) Sa ooo | There was’ a ae eae “aur ‘the. the female answered : o? Dose crult coon . “Tam Lamora; and I speak the erat” | “ Weido not ‘doubt it,” responded the aindzed Hammond. _o“ Whrateis it you have to say ?” i low “A thousand Blackfeet warriors are coming down on this | grove, two vor three’ ‘hours before sunrise, and if you aemein, there will not be one who will escape alive” 12: hae a “ What shall wd do?’)s 0) pool et eee “ Make ready as soon as possible and deavecrwesstinand:” Let there not be ‘a moment’s delay, and you will be saved” | “ But they can follow us to-morrow, (if not to-night.) and at- “tack us by daylight.” - ‘miomel to tapes } | “ They can, but they will not,” replied Lamora, with the great- Mont est earnestness. “ This is a* great war-party on ax seu 8 southward to fight the Cheyennes. They are to meet'a 7 hig Ways off to-morrow ; the Blackfeet have given chbadelees just enough time to massacre you and your friends, if you'remain ~ in this grove, as they expect’ you. will ; but if they come here and de not find you, they will have no time to follow up your Wagons, and thus, you.see, if you improve your time, you will be saved.” > “ Beers,” said Hammond, turning to the man beside him, “ rouse the men and have this thing done without a moment's ee ee Comilchooksreom