Beadle's Dime Novels No. 231: The Texan Trailer — page 47: what you’re looking at

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Her senses were now on the alert, and 80, when she had taken a dozen steps or so, she caught & glimpse of the bear, she had seen some time before, and it was now directly be- tween her and the she was seeking to reach. ~ "This was bad, as she still had no gun in hand, and could not therefore defend herself if attacked. The manner of the brute seemed to indicate that he was not aware of her proximity, and she leaped lightly behind a tree, for the purpose of concealing herself. She stood thus some ten minutes, debating whether she should call to Carsfield or Crockett, or wait until they should awake themse! ves, or the bear should withdraw. It looked as if the latter were about, to be the case, as the bear seemed ‘to be browsing around in an aimless way, con- stantly on the move, and therefore he would be likely soon to move far enough to one side to permit her to reach her refuge. For this she waited, now and then growing impatient at the tardy moverients of the bear. The latter was constantly stirring about, but somehow or other, it appeared to be back and forth, between her and the rocks, and never once so much to one side, as to tempt her to make the effort. Furthermore, Katrina could not shut her eyes to the fact, that the brute was gradually approaching her. This, in the course of a few minutes became so apparent, that the girl felt that her situation was becoming critical. A terror of alurm shook her frame, and she was on the point of utter- ‘ing a call to her lover, when the bear shied off to one side a so much as to give her the “ opening,” so ardently Gesired. Katrina stood trembling and besitating for a moment, and then with one ejaculated prayer, started like a fawn for the She did not look to the right nor left, but she had searcely Started, when she became aware that the bear had risen on his bind feet aod was seeking to intercept her. Faster she ran, until she seemed to fly over the ground, but the bear was more fleet of foot than she, and scarcely a dozen steps had elapscd, when it became certain that she was to be intercepted by her enemy. © "Then Katrina turned her affrighted gaze upon her foe, and instead of a bear saw a Comanche warrior, with a bear-skin =~ er a4 comico see ia