Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 77: what you’re looking at

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AT “ HEADQUARTERS.” "9 Here, as may be supposed, the trapper was anxiously await- ing him. The load wasvistributed between tliem, and they set out on their return. “ Headquarters” were reached with- out any thing unusual ge ge = they awaltee the coming of Black Tom. CHAPTER XI. AROUND THE. CAMP-FIRE. - “PHERE was av interested’and anxious group gathered around the trappers’ camp-fire, on’ ee peaias succeeding the advens: tures we ltuve narrated. ‘The three were together, dinid: ‘they “tied taken: all necessary precautions against danger from the. Indians, . The: entrance’ to their underground house had been. securely’ closed’ by means of an immense boulder, that was only shoved into posi-’ tion by means of their united strength, and the fire-was kindled so far back that there was no danger of its being discovered | by any one, not’ evertpieching daietinkgent snbatr which | the smoke found its way out of ‘the cavern. _ ‘The night was quite cool, and they had a abendasite of, fuel, so that every provision bad ‘been made for their comtort. They had eaten supper, too, although nei-her of the three liad much appetite for it. They were smoking, and, as a matter of courséyidiscuising the all-alsorbing topic of the day.» Black’Tom was the first to display his nugget with a triumphant air, which’ changed? somewhat when old Stebbins produced:a still larger one, and Peag reagan’ to disgorge from oe ee ~~ eenentnls pocket, — The iéditive wealtli: chaenipiiel into a fiedp,, akiien the fire- light shone fall upon it. The tliree contemplated it a few moments, and then: removing its: Pipe oe gtinned and asked: Ta élecdaanye skins and ‘peltrias worl dee have to take into St. Louey to raise that amount of specie?” - conmmiclooolks.comm