Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 67: what you’re looking at

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FOREBODINGS. 71 made so much reckoning. “He may or may not have believed in présentiménis ; but he certainly felt one. He was sure that something was about to happen, and it was reasonable that he should foreliode evil, rather than expect good. It would be much easier for him to remain with his friends of the vigilance committee, with whom suspicions had given place to gratitude, to receive the thanks of Rose Landry and her parents, to be well entertained and kindly treated, than to risk himself among thesé outlaws, of whom one at least, he was sure, looked upon him with unfriendly eyes. But he had started to carry out a definite and pre-arranged plan, and lie felt that he must go through with it, whatever might be the risk. Besides there were othérs depending on his movements, and he knew that he ought not to disappoint them. There- fore it was that he walked rapidly away from temptation. He soon reached his horse, which ‘he had left in the woods _ near Fergison’s ranch, mounted ‘and rode ‘away at full speed. He rode as if fate was driving him on resistlessly, and to what was he going? He knew not, and /his brow clouded as the presentiment of evil again came over him. His rapid riding brought him, about an ‘hour before day, to the rendezvous at which he was to meet Roder and his men. He found them waiting there—some two dozen of them—wait- ing patiently and leisurely,.as if they had not been anxious his arrival, and had not cared whether he came early or late. Some were sleeping, some were seated idly by the fire, some were putting their arms fi Orde oils Wars" cooking an early breakfast, and néarly all were paying more or less attention to numerous bottles and canteens that were perenne the encampment. — cml tne net he dis- mounted. It might bé ‘that’ the presentment which had tog eee iatican, a wrong ation an comrades. He did not tie his wae are “tee 2 rye watt over a broken ceo ete it could be easily loosened. IIc then advanced, with — usual composure, and exchanged greetings with the mcn conmJclbooks.conn ——