Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 12: what you’re looking at

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14 THE FOREST MONSTER. lost time, while L.make a few more inquiries of our unknown friend.” Beers darted away, and. almost immediately was detected ~ the rapid moving to and fro, and the bustle of getting ready to start. “ Your orders are being obeyed,’ said Hammond, addressing the lady, who. still sat her horse beside him. “Tt is well that they are,” she replied, with a sigh of re- lief ; “ the Blackfeet know that you are encamped here, and they have no reason to think, “3h oe not be here when they are ready to strike.” + De. yemcepian-eheas Reonanit | “ Over that ridgt of hills, several. nile. to ‘the northward. They have been riding, throwing the tomahawk, and making every preparation for the great battle which is to come off to-” morrow between them and the age “ This, then, is only a diversion?” ~.. | |» “ That is it; they naturally think that. si he you in their way, they may as well podulgt in a’ little: preliminary practice.” We. ecleesiaone sean we Pickton that there were a large number of Indians'in our vicinity, and we heard the - sound of your horse's feet long before we heard you. Being thus warned and prepared, could we not have made a success~ ful defense, with the shelter of these trees, _— you probably know are very numerous about us?” . “ No,” was the instant answer of prays “if there were no more than a hundred Blackfeet, you. might, repe? them ; but a thousand. would overwhelm you. Phere ‘are sounds of pre: paration upon-the part of your friends.” “ Yes; we shall.soon be on the move.” ¥ Keon: straight to the westwart ; there is now enough Hehe to prevent your going astray, and you will find, when daylight comes, that, Beesme hes, beaaght pee faggen3 Fare- well!” » Ere Hammond could hecncaa. or even thank her, the Hides had wheeled about and was off on a gallop. Almost instantly, he vanished in the darkness, and the rattle of his hoofs grew fainter and fainter, until they, too, died out in the dis- tance. =. : conmmicloooks. corn