Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 59: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

A “FIGGERING” RASCAL. 63 °°“ Yes; it is a black arrow.” “When you was among the Cosbagatid' did you ever see or hear of a chief named Black Arrer ?” “ [ have heard of him, and I have seen him.” “Was he full red ?” > “I don’t ‘think he was.” "t heallus use black arrers ?” = pea think ‘he did. If he had, I should have heard of it.” “Paps you mought. That’s all I wanted to know.” “Jr seems to me, Roder, that our friend Baker is not in- clined to believe in the ghost.” “Because he didn’t see it. He was out on guard that night. He has got some crazy notion into his head about a Com- anche chief, as if any Comanche would come down here and pick us off in this style. I don’t know but he half believes that Ben Blood has come to life.” ' “Jest you ‘let me alone, cap’n,” replied bis a you may find out, some time, what ‘my notion really is. I give you the figgers, and you wouldn’t count "em up I mean to rub my head and take a count at em myself.” “3f you had ‘seen what the rest of us saw, you wouldn't have but one notion about it But you may see the ghost yet: before you get through ‘with your countin’. It may be your turn next.” “ Like enough,” remarked Whetstone. “Come, boys; gentle Hi Ge West Wisi be ony pier bere and think of something e | The hole was filled, and the three men returned to the set- Wement, where ‘they fotind as mach excitement as they had left there) “It became known that Rose Landry had returned to her father’s liouse, and there was but one opinion concern- ing her return—that rand his men, frightened at the de- cisive tone by the vigilance committee, had thought jt advisable to give her up. Roder had - fates while returning to the settlement, son the course that he should pursue in this matter. orig ARR Gin, Wicket that could have happened to Se sae a Cat 8 heaGea ‘and we must face it out scant as we can. It will be no joking matter between us com/{cboooks.com