Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 35: what you’re looking at

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“T's meself that thinks he ddes,” retorted Teddy, “ for he’s tr'ated’ me like a gintleman all the way through.” “ Ain’t yer going to climb up ag’in ?” asked Tom. “What's the vse, when it’s more comfortable here, as Micky McFee remarked when he was axed to come out of the gutter.” 4 , | The Irishman made no attempt to re-climb the tree, although hé looked caréfully about in every direction in quest of the dreaded creature. Some fifteen minutes passed and nothing was seen or heard of their dreaded foe, when the hunters, who were excessively hungry, cautiously descended to the ground again. The first thing done was to replenish the fire, and they de- termined that if the brute should reappear, they would try the. effect of dashing some of the brands in his face. as The next proceeding was to attack the provisions which Teddy had brought back with him, and with such ravenous appetites, they were not long in “ throwing themselves outside” of an immense quantity of food. eo ere FF By this time night was. well advanced, but there was no. thought of sleep upon the part of any one, excepting Teddy O'Doherty. He had acted as sentinel the night before, and As he was entitled to rest, he was permitted to stretch out near'the fire, with his blanket’ gathered about him, when he sunk off into utter-unconsciousness. | . There was some apprehension regarding the horses, and after a while Tom stole away from the fire into the grove to see’ whether they had been disturbed. Waving cropped their full of the rich herbage they were found asleep, as free from alarm as was the sleeping Teddy O'Doherty. Added to the terror inspired by the very appearance of the dreaded creature, was that of amazement at the unac- countable manuer in which it had acted toward the Irishman, Twice it had had him completely in its power, and yet had not harmed a hair of his head. Why was this? Was it possible that it had really formed a sort of partiality toward Teddy? Such things have been known among wild animals, but it was hardly possible in this case. What, then, could be the explanation ? 214 2 Conniclooks.com