Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 87: what you’re looking at

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oa PREPARING TO START. 89 CHAPTER XIII. <4 BETWEEN TWO CLOUDS. “ Now,” said Fred Hammond, after they had safely reen- tered their own cavern home, “ you have made your fortune, and I suppose are ready to start homeward to-morrow.” A general assent followed, and Black Tom added tha, ton account of the Blackfeet, it was to their interest to get away without a moment’s unnecessary delay. “TI will be here early in the forenoon with my lady, ready to accompany you. You will walt‘Tor me ” | - ™ Yas; of course.” ' And the next moment Hammond had) disappeared in the darkness, It was only fairly daylight when our hero climbed a small tree, near the base of a spur of the Black ills, that com- manded a view of the Meagan village. Carefully concealing himself from view, he made a waving motion of a branch in his hand, repeate:! it several times, intently watching the re- sult, and then descended ‘to the ground’ and impatiently awaited the coming of Lamora. » Only a few miuutes had elapsed, when a light step was heard, and the Reeesital girl rp tee see's to view before him. The delighted lover rushed toward her and aie her in his arms. “ My own loved one!” he exclaimed, as he kissed the white forehead and pink. cheeks, “ are-you ready to go with me ?” “ Yes,” was the faint, but immediate reply. * We are all prepared, and only await your coming.” After some affectionate love-passages, they began to discuss their course of action in a sensible, practical manner. Love had triumphed; Lamora had resolved to leave her Indian associations forever, and make her home with > Ham- mond as his wife. That which would have been inexpressibly sad at any other time, pow caused her scarcely a regret; may, | conmicloooks. Conn