Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 55: what you’re looking at

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HUNTING FOR—WHAT?.. 57 en light his pipe. “Give us the chance and: we'll show.’em a thing or two,” ; or | The matter was discussed pro.and con, when it was agreed that the three should separate and take different directions, Each of the three were to search for gold and Indians. By. this means there was a better prospect of finding the precious metal (han if they went-in-company, and if danger from the Blackfeet threatened, there was. scarcely a. possibility that it would escape the vigilance of all three. Oki Stebbias took somewhat the same route that he fol- lowedin his morning hunt, his principal purpose being to look. out fer Blackfeet Teddy went up the brook, his, object being gold, while Black Tom, afier getting clear of | the caiion, diverged to the right, his purpose being both. 5] Leaving the two former to, themselves for the present, it becomes necessary once more|to follow the adventures. of His course led him across a. short: space of open. prairie, when he entered a wild. section, betier fitted for the. habita- tations of the chamois or mountain goat, than for any other He was constantly passing around deep chasms, climbing rocks, clambering through bushes, sometimes leaving the debris. and loose stones rattling behind him, with a noise that was. startling, until he fuued himself in a small, narrow valley, through which ran a stream somewhat larger than the one in the cafon that he had left a short time before. The trapper carefuily surveyed the bluffs and elevated points surrounding him, but all was as quiet as at “ creation’s morn.” | Noteven the cry of 2 bird, or the whirr. of. its.wing broke the impressive stillness of the solitude. eo: : Tom was somewhat affected by the grand solemnity of the scene around him, and he stood a moment leaning upon his rifle, silent and thoughtful, swayed. by those reverential emo- - tions which, at times, come over the most ignorant of mankind, While standing thus with his.eyes fixed upon the ascend- ing side of the valley, he was startled by seeing the loose dirt and stones, directly beneath a clamp of bushes, rattle down the declivity, as though they had been dislodged by the foot ——— comlicbooks.com