Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 82: what you’re looking at

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84 THE FOREST MONSTER. CHAPTER XITFf. HUNTING WEALTH BY FIRELIGHT. Yrs, Fred Hammond was not a little astounded, as he lear ned by what a singular means Teddy O'Doherty had dis- covered the cave of wealth, and he listened to the close of his characteristic narration without interraption. When ~ had finished, our hero remarked, with a Jaugh : _ “Then [have all my pains for nothing, since Teddy has developed such a remarkable genius for dreams.” | “ But yer intentions were honorable, as me father Peniatueal ° whin me mither fired the gun at his head, and by maistike miksed him, and therefur we give you credit,” “ Yes,” desetited: the others, “ we're jist as ise ge as dong we had never heard of the cave afore.” » “ Phar’s plinty of goold may - thar ?” continued Teddy, in his eager way. “Yes; [have been in the cave more chet ‘once; and have seen that there os an ne more than a eet f away with you.” “ And haven't yer taken _— thirst 2 oo Not an ounce.” iw Gols iq »“ Why don’t yecs?”? iad ~“ That for which I was. easching,” seeped Aianien’: with a smile, “ was worth more to me ‘than all the ‘gold —— ~ Rocky Mountains? © se borgontgi: 31 “ Spoken like a thrue lover; jist as I always. respicifully mintioned the name of me Jove; but doesn’t yees intind to take any of the yaller stuff wid yer. . “ Well, perhaps I may pick out a few chunks, although I ain’t particular.” Teddy now renewed his proposition to search the cavern at night. They could build a fire within it, and secure all the gold that was convenient to carry, and by daylight be ready to start on their homeward journey, while if they waited until the morrow, they would donbtless have to make a desperate comnicloooks.conn ae