Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 23: what you’re looking at

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tne DESERTED ols. | | = Se camp, where not a'single | person was visitile ; but ‘a few min- utes examinatién showed that a large ‘number of Blackfeet Indians had encamped ‘there, but all had been gone several *Shotiral YSUGTR St) Tro asGe us. A Tittle carefal examination ‘of the surrounding ground, ‘by ‘means ofa toreh! sliowed’ further that they had mounted their horses and gone due westward, exactly in the opposite - direction from: their friends, and the very course they. would have desired them to take Of | ‘This was a’ pleasing discovery ‘for Teddy, but he was re- minded that* he liad started out to procure a much-needed supper for himself and friends, and 2 night had: closed around him without his*baving done so s0. So. But good fortine atvaited Him.’ This ‘was @ country 0 f bountiful game, “and the Blackfeet’ had evidenily heen feast. ting, for they liad left behind’ them such ‘an abundauce of buffido-meat and: venison, that Teddy found no difficulty in picking up an all-sufficiency for his friends. : “To make tle Toad "as eonvenient, ‘however, ‘as possi - and made sure that he had & | {30 Blak Tom eo apne of pti | - In-his‘explorations ‘around the “ae a stirring that it was burning vi srously, and threw quite an circle” of light” _the Surrounding plestab enw tooliogikta 25, J2706Rs = Eteyh - Peddy was standing by the fire, lookin gt on he > em- hems, and feflecting how good lie felt” his din ner. pe -it'snddenly occurred to him that he was’ ‘a fine target for Dd » foe that might be A ae The thought had scancel y crossed his mind, when ‘he. saw -soinething “flickering before his eyes ; he heard, whizz, and _ knew on the instant that an arrow had ‘#issed his face by scarce _& band’s breadth. jet _Instinetively he threw ‘his “head ‘back, “abd then’ » Jumped “Waele fi the darkness” bea eelOne, * Bethe Vargia, but’ that’s a Ueetle too Hed, as. me uncle obsarved,-wheit by mistake he shaved off iits Nose” Thetead of the mustache on his chine Begorra; if I kin only get a chance at the spalpeen.” Gonmmicloooksaconn ~~