Beadle's Dime Novels No. 231: The Texan Trailer — page 21: what you’re looking at

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“Have you seen any of tlhe Comanches ?” “ Not one,” replied Sebastian. “That's blamed queer,’ muttered Crockett; “there’s a strange look about things that don’t suit. What can keep Bungslager ?” - “He may be in trouble—” “ Hello! there he comes !” interrupted Crockett, as he saw the pursy form. of the Dutchman emerge from the wood, his horse that was heavily loaded with his domestic utensils and food. The two men stood until he advanced to-where they were, and then with a blanched face Sebastian asked the ques- tion : “ Where is Katrina?” Hans Bungslager turned about and looked at the back of his horse a moment, as if in a maze of perplexity, and then exclaimed : “ DoONDER AND BLITZEN! I FORGOT HER!” CHAPTER VI. ALL WRONG. ~~ - _ “ Foreor her!” exclaimed the astounded Sebastian ; “ how did you do that ?” “JT dinks at first she drops off de hoss—but afore I starts she goes back to look fur de cow, and I forgits about her till I gots here, and den I dinks, "cause yon ax me.” “ This is a serious business,” said the young Texan, turning toward Crockett. “I think Bungslager is a little the biggest fool I ever saw. It won't do to go on to the village and leave the girl alone in the woods.” . ; “T rather guess not—'specially when she’s such a purty piece of calikar as that. I'd be very glad to go buck arter her, but. as she’d be a blamed sight gladder to see you, and you'd be gladder yet to see her, why I ain’t the man to inter- fere.” Ss — > - °S CGomicbhooks: com) oe. ~ ; ee oe al