Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 85: what you’re looking at

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GATHERING THEIR WEALTH. 87 ebunks and nuggets falling with such continuity that the others had little time for rest. » The perspiration streaming from his face, and the dust gathering xbout his countenance, gave him a strange and un- natural appearance, such as is noticed upon the faces of the resurrectionists, when engaged at their hideous labor; but still he toiled on, silent, grim, and determined. But the old trapper tired at last, and paused so extausted that he could scarcely stand, and was unable to resist eas O'Doherty when he took the pick from bis hand. “It comes aisy to me, as I can swing it the same as a shillaleh.” His voice sounded like that of another person, and the at- ee ee 3 But Teddy swung the pick like a master of the business, per the fire glanced and flew, as a — were chipped off from the stones and rocks: =| At first the work was porn oni but it did: ‘not last long. The pieces were chipped of with greater difficulty, and were much smaller in size; but they were none the less. rich, and the sack et ay et _— penrmgr omg: esse 5 oo The fire was a due burning brightly, and by and byithielr task was finished. The three had loaded themselves down Witly the ore, Amtib they’had' ail they ee ane ey with them. ‘Their wealth was now in their hands, and it only remained for them to transport it to where it could be made available. — They ceased from their toil and prepared to return home. '“ Afore we ie ond seein See mie look out side”. “ What far?” asked Teddy, in sani “To see whetlier'thar’ssany* sign”’” -“ But Hammond is there, ain't he?” “Yas tt there a’ no telling what mooght have tok place while we’yg been peggin’ away inside.” _ aoiinenaehiea diel less experienced in» frontier Vife than they, the others saw the cause of Black Tom's misgiy- ing. The stealthy Binckfeet might havé stolen upon him un- awares, and, having silently slain bim, as their'race had often fst conmicloooks.CGOnn