Beadle's Dime Novels No. 300: The Crested Serpent — page 63: what you’re looking at

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A CASE. ~ es in | be found in almost any portion of Mexico, 4 ~ Colonel Gonzales was a tall, martial-looking individual of Quiet demeanor, thin visage, bfack hair and eyes, complexion brown, dnd no marks of countenance that would denote 5 Special traits of character—except decision and _ soldierly a Courage, which is inherent in the educated gentleman, . The re Personage with whom Colonel Gonzales was in close couversa- ce tion was a man not over five feet six inches in hight, hair Ted and cut close to the scalp, face freckled and broad, a se like an eagle’s beak—so thin that the sun shone through it, neck thick and set upon shoulders broad and round, and a Pees and arms showing great muscular development. His _ yes were a full gray, wast and sunk far into his head, and ge red eyebrows overhung them, “Then you would like to make an individual scout. in ~ search of Tristan and the Comargo rifles, Toddles?” said Bincsien | “I would, or my name's not J. Henry Toddles,’ replied — the party last described, as he surveyed his person with more ~ than special attention, having recently incased. is muscular we Bsboa; in a new suit of gage § ra "ee —“ Toddles, you can go.” Lae “You see, they lave been circumvented. Them’s my 3 Senterment. Stagger got his blood up and tried to warm — m—then there were a setae and some one’s been .: has, ere aa “T will trust to your discretion, Toddles, Make your way Over the Tula and visit Vega motte. When there, look for aE Marks of encampment and shape your actions from whatever “a may learn there.” | . “Look for sign at Veger ?” said Toddles , abstractedly, as | he - moved slowly away. “I like fidickantios like business. a Aavey had acrack ata greaser nigh onter three weeks, : Taye to hunt up Tristy and Stagger. Will ia em ef. they ye in Mexico.” _ » Henry Toddles commenced preparations for his. solitary ie fee ut, » filling his sack with jerked beef and. venison, ground comicbooks:com: