Beadle's Dime Novels No. 231: The Texan Trailer — page 51: what you’re looking at

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COUNTERFEITING A COUNTERFEIT. st _ Upon a heap of blankets sat Katrina Duncan, her face covered and her head bent in despair. The Indians were eagerly discussing some matter, and paid no attention to their helpless captive. = | ~The Texan and Tennesseean withdrew a few paces to con- sult as to what they should du. As there were five of their foes, it was hardly practicable to make an attack upon them. From their concealment, the whites could pick off two. The course of the other three in all probability then would be to kill Katrina as quick as a flash, so as to prevent the possibility of her rescue, and then to turn and attack the two whites, with a very good prospect of finishing them off in the same -. manner; for no living Indians can out-dodge, out-shoot or out-wit, or out-fight these same Comanches of the South-west. With an odd man, they would be certain to get into the rear of the whites, and when that was done, it would be a long and last good-by to them. “T don’t sce the bear,” remarked Carsfield ; “he may have thrown off the skin, but I was unable»to see’ it upon the ad.” “ He’s gone back, thinkin’ we’re at the rocks, to try and fool us.” Carsfield was strongly inclined to believe this “ Where is Bungslager ?” “ That is hard to tell,” said Crockett; “we can think only of her at present.” 5 pe Te turned suddenly upor his companion. = here, you have a bear-skin with you; isn’t it possible for you to play the bear too?” : Colonel Crockett took at once. “Tl do it.” And straightway he began arraying himself in the cos- tume of the animal. He succeeded in making quite a resem- blance, but when it was finished both saw that the thing could not be done during daylight. oe ft The only way by which they could hope to succeed was by Crockett actually” taking tie place of the Comanche who had been playing the part of bear. Any critical serutiny of the counterfeit by the Indians would be certain to result in their detection of the trick. If they could be made to be- Comichooks com)