Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 72: what you’re looking at

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94 THE “FOREST MONSTER. he muttered, as he glanced over ‘his shoulder. “I have the other side:of this blamed old kinyon, but, as. fhe same is twinty feet away, I can’t lean against: it very well, and at the same time, there's: litle atti ial of as spalpeens attéching me in the raar.” There was that consblation, eae, but Teddy stood i in a very ticklish. position, where @ slight blow was likely to send him over the rock into the water below. The Indians evidentiy looked upon themselves as masters of the situation; but, at the same time, they were very wary about attacking a man to whom such a bellicose attitude seemed to come very natural. They made no outcry, but grasping their knives, and fixing their dark eyes upon the white man, like cats about to pounce upon their prey, they separated from each other, and cautiously advanced to the assault.» Teddy was no unskilful pugilist, and he saw that, barring any accident, he had the, advantage of these dusky assassins, despite the knives in their hands; for they knew nothing at all of the art of self-defense. _ Several feet separated the hostile parties, when the Irishman made a lightaing-like Jeap, sending out a terrific left-hander at the same time, “ straight from the shoulder,” that, striking the nose of fine ROR ANCR Yoke, sent him. turning several back- somersaults... . sal _ Wheeling, with, the, same. extraordinary eelerity, he be- stowed a. compliment, upon the oer. red-skin, and vigorously: it up, fond, bn oer the nates of the rock into the cafion: belowerd aiit to js Oli Stebbins had not_been Jong in detecting shateomething was wroug with his friend. He understood what his defiant whoop meant, and knew. hat he: had egennneds into’ a pest of Indians. . : awob But bow.to help: en on There was no. possible way open; So, if he should at- tempt to descend by means of the grape-vine, he would. be at such a, disadvantage (that it would’ be nothing less than suicide. , So, he could only. hold his rifle hind to seize the = opportunity that should present itself. abet ~ It was, not long in coming. When Teday. toppled. hisman Commicloooks.corn