Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 8: what you’re looking at

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10 THE FOREST MONSTER. far without encountering any obstacle worth noting, although for days they had been journeying —— the v very soar: of the Indian country. Amoug the party ‘was a man named Pred Hatnrhohd: who had joined it more for the purpose of adventure than any thing else. He was mounted on a magnificent black horse, was an amateur hunter, and a general fuvorite with the com- pany. Among the latter was not a single experienced mountaineer or. prairie-man. They liad secured the service of an old man, who professed to be thoroughly acquainted with the over- land route to Oregon, but there was more than one Whowte- pected his’ see ay and believed he was pps: but a fraud. Extremely good fortane had attended them thus far. They had caught sight of numerous parties of Indians, and indeed scarcely a day passed without something being seen of them. They had exchanged’ shots at quite a distance, but no harm had befallen the whites, and they had penetrated thas far on their way to distant Oregon. i a But Hammond and one or two of the members were filled with misgiviiig: Through the day they had seen evidence of an immense Indian party being in their vicinity, and they feared the worst. It was with pain that they saw the buge camp-fire kindled, and) Hammond ‘called his comrade, Beers, to ‘one side, and said, in his earnest voice: “T tell you, things lock darker than ever before.” “So I think.” Petit Sones : “T believe we" are followed by! over 4 a Indiana, and they intend attacking aration. pt eine “ What shall we do?” “God only knows ; I don’t like that camp-fire.” “ Let it burn for a short time; they don't need it long, and then it can be allowed to die out.” “ But it will betray our position.” “Do you suppose ae rym no caneonceal it ?” “Not entirely, but partly” et , As the night deepened it became of ennine darkness. - There was no moon, and the sky was entirely overcast with comlcloooks.conn