Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 25: what you’re looking at

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TEDDY's LUCK. 27 “ They kin wait as well as mesilf” he concluded, when he recalled the fact. ““Thrue, I have a sooper within, and be the same towken, their sooper is without—but, then, what's the difference ?” However, he concluded that, as the night was now quite well advanced, there was no objection to his rejoining the trappers, and so he started forward. — . There was & moon above the tree-tops, and where the country was open he had quite a clear view for a distance of several rods; and, as he recollected very well the route taken in his hunt, there was no fear of his losing his way. As he moved along, he could see the dark Tine of the ridge outlined against tle sky beyond, and he knew that only a short distance on the other side, his comrades were looking for his coming. Teddy had a pretty correct idea ‘of the gastronomic capacity of his friends, and so he had’ loaded” himself down pretty heavily with the plunder found around the Blackfoot camp- fire. - All’ that he carried was Cooked and prepared, rea ready for eating. Ee ee ee sensible that he had a very heavy load upon upon bis back ; and, coming across'a large, iat rock, he'sat"down upon’ it for a few minutes’ rest. “ Begorra, if the spalpeens ate all of that, it'll do till they raich the States ag’in. Hilloa, there !" This exclamation was caused by the sight of a man walk- ing in a direction at right angles to his own, and only a rod or two in advance. He was walking leisurely, Tike some one who was returning from a wearisome hunt ; ‘and, what surprised Teddy, he was certainly a white man, rather young in years. “ Hilloa, Tsay called out the Irishman, again. | ae abruptly paused, and looked inquiringly to- “ Well, what is it ye want ?” : “ Who the blazes be yees ?” itmegeeng | “T don’t know as that concerns you penned the eee pre! his walk, and almost dt Me disappearing the tlarkness. The exasperated Teddy shouted to him to hold on, calling comliclbooks.com