Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 57: what you’re looking at

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WILD AS A NORTHER 61 her plain enough, and that is what made me wonder: at the way you spoke about the notices, People will SY that you sent her back because the notices frightened you.” “The thun-der-ation! If there’s no mistake about this, 1 am pretty badly hurt. Of course they would say that we were scared. I wouldn’t have had such a thing happen for all T hope to get out of that train. Is it possible that-Charley has turned her loose? It wouldn't be like him, and he can’t have seen the notices, though there’s a chance that’ he may have heard something of them last night.” ~ “ Perhaps she turned herself loose.” suggested Whetstone. “How did she get the horse, then? If she has really gone home, Charley must have turned her loose, and he will have it to answer for.” ~"Y ‘réckon you'll find him able to answer fur himself,” grambled Jini Baker. “ Here he comes, as if a peraira fire was arter him, and you kin s see tliat he’s as wild as a norther.” In fact, it would not be easy to conceive of a more vivid picture of rage, disappointment and terror, than was presented by St. Clair as he came rashing into the settlement. Without stopping to speak to any of his acquaintances who greeted him, but roughly shoving aside every one who stood in ‘his way, he hastened to where Roder and his two friends were standing. “What is the matter, Charley ?” asked Roder, as St. Clair was too breathless to speak. “ You look as if you had been kicked out of a thundercloud. Whetstone’ has just been tell- ing us some bad news.” “ Not as bad as [lave to tell, you may bet high.” © “ He says that he saw Landry's girl going home, this morn- ing, just at dawn.” : “Be saw her! Was she alone” — = “Yes, and riding a sorrel horse” = “ T-would like to know how the ghost got h hold of a sorrel horse.” ~ “The ghost!” What did the ghost have to do with it?” “Every thing. I left Kirby Sparks on guard out there last night. At daylight I went to look after the girl, and there I saw Kirby Tying on the ground, down in the arroyo, in front of the hole.” comic ooks.com