Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 45: what you’re looking at

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“CHASIN’ A GAIL” » 47) heard no shout or discharge ee ee one nothing serious had befallen him.- -At a late hour the two lay aownr, andeslept ott tactting: and when they rose with the break of day, their friend was still missing; but, to their inexpressible relief, he came _— the stage of actién in the course of an hour. . “ Bars and bufflers!”’ he exclaimed, in answer to their mein tions; “but this isa little the quarest plate: I ever ove in. What do you's’pose I've been doin’ ””) “ Makin’ a fool of yourself,” replied old Stebbins. “Nomeed of that, when I’ve’ got ‘a couple handy, always,” retorted Black Tom; “ but what do you thinle it-was ?”. “Dancing the Donnybrook jig,’ replied Teddy. “Ye might've got some old ishe-bear; or the baste fur ta partner ; yees) would be a fine couple, and aaa nce > ctosd i “No, sir ; Preteen chasiv aga!” 960 eh ‘4Did: yéccoteh her ?"! fic! tienda mane oc} erodw » e# No;!’equse Ij daresn’t.” et aif en atic: Hedend) Semeve tob bade ane ates, Ee Te Staal ¢-aneaman ‘experience he After seieegeliciey ie his friendson ehacpitontiinigceventiniy, he~had quietly pursued his way down the cafion, and “had nearly reached his home, when he heard the tramp of a horse, | near at hand: The darkness» was so great that he could see eee he knew the ‘horse “was coming directly toward ° to one side and allowed it to pass. . | = horse snuffed, and showed some uneasiness, proving: that he-was aware’of the personality of somie ‘one; but he»continued steadily onward, and passed by: miiw nieuw sew od*sur' '*Pll foller and Parn soniethin’. ‘bout yer,” concluded the | trapper, as he moved silently behind the animal, that could be — easily followed by the sound of its hoofa me _A short distance of the animal turned off into what might be-termed a branch: eajion, leading off'at a'sharp angle from: the one that held Stebbins and Teddy at that moment, In- deed, the hunters had observed through the day that there were several entrances into the chasm in which ney ‘hak chosen to make their quarters forthe time; ‘In the course of half an hour the gradual rising of the ground brought them upon the prairie. “As the horse stepped Conmmcoooksaconn