Beadle's Dime Novels No. 300: The Crested Serpent — page 51: what you’re looking at

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hore A WATCHER. BS “To must now return.” Adios.” | ce Dlaxs fredo visited hacienda Santa Luzia and intone’ his ‘ ~ Mother of the pr Oposed scout. He then accompanied ber to ‘ig - the cavern; and before dawn he was back again in his tent, — Courting the slumber and rest he so much needed. hl Faithful Humfredo! Night or day be was willing to tra- _ Verse the mountain passes, hide in its caverns, or crawl across _ the grasses of the valley, to serve the one he had vowed never lo leave until the revenge they sought should be consummated. Ai - OHAPTER VIII. - STEAGER’S REVENGE. _, Brrore daybreak the Comargo rifles had left their rendez- -Yous—all except Steager, and he remained, in the hopes of ¥etting ‘one shot” at the White Tiger of the Tropics, and a: the Tigers in check as long as possible. " | Tristan bad distributed his nien in the various mottes of Mber scattered around upon the prairie, which mottes seemed “as though placed there by the bands of man as fortresses to ' Sard the mountains to the west of them. POS “Té Steager can get one shot at the Tiger, be wit be sat- = isfled,” said the brave Liberal, as he looked in the — a iS Stl the enemy’s stronghold. | = | All over the valley lay a thin fog, as bigh above tive | | Stownd as the stature of a tall man. It roHed in smoke-like _ Wreaths, and twisted in spiral folds, awaiting the coming of _ the sun to lift it toa high pai and finally rues it. alto- Be senes 5a “Steager will not have to wait long. Good soldiers? ‘move before the sun can reflect from their steel arms, Ha! they Sa ae coming,” and be placed his ear to the ground. Tee ie a There came through the fog a dull, rolling sound, as | though muffled in the luxuriant grasses of the prairies; and S ae quick eyes of Steager saw, under the disturbed fog, aes ~ ses in columns of fours, slowly pease on Vega mote; ” co comichook >: com. eee