Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 79: what you’re looking at

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- Much speculation and conjecture now followed. It was probable that the Indians had known of the existence of this ee EN ee ne had turned it to good account. One of those nuggets, flecked arid imbedded through and through with the pure gold, would purchase .many necessaries and luxuries for whatever red-skin chose to carry it to a trading or frontier post. It could be easily manufactured into the rude trinkets so prized by all native Americans. Such being the case, it might be considered certain that the property would be disputed. Had old Stebbins been given the opportunity to finish, not one, but both the Blackfeet, their disappearance undoubtedly would be laid to the terrible “ringed and streaked” creature that was dreaded by white and red-men alike. But the prize was worth fighting for, and the three men were ready and willing to risk their lives for the purpose of securing what they had labored so-hard for during the many long years of the past. ' Teddy proposed that they should visit the cave during the night, when there was little fear of their being molested, but Se EGER, patoeygs the attempt in the dark. “The Irishman still urged his iol with a vehemence that bid fair to carry the ys mee a noise at the entrance silenced every tongue. _ “ Hello im there! can you give a traveler lodging for the ane . The voice venir wesbepaided as that of Fred Hammond, and all three instantly sprung to their feet and hurried to the en- trance to admit him. He was regarded with strong friend- ship by all, from the unmistakable good will he had mani- fested toward them from the beginning. - & A few minutes later he joined them round {hid ‘sehinp-five: and seemed in the best of spirits. Teddy had placed his nug- gets, with no little precipitation, out of sight when Hammond’s voice was first heard, so that he saw nothing of the real cause of their conversation. 3 _ Searcely ten minutes had elapsed, whem it was palpable to each of the three trappers that Hammond had been drawn to Commicloooks.conn