Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 18: what you’re looking at

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23 THE GIRL TRAILER. “ Bet yer life.” “Then stick Mr, Burton on his back and tell him to ride like blazes and get his claim registered before Foix can get there. He is on the way now.” “Out with the horse!” cried Wallace. ‘ Waste no time for Heaven’s sake.” Two minutes after, Wallace, mounted on a noble black mustang, was flying like the wind across the opening, while the two bordermen watched him admiringly as he dashed away. “He'll do for the. border, Jesse,” said Phelps. To whom Old Jess responded—“ Bet yer life !” CHAPTER III. A BORDER SCRIMMAGE. Gasron Forx and Buck Bracer left the opening in an at- titude of enmity, and for balf a mile the former still clutched him by the collar, giving him a shake now and then and look- ing fiercely at him. But, when once satisfied that they were no longer observed, he drome his heii and burst into a hearty laugh. “T think I may safely say that we Saved that well, Buek,” he said. “It fooled :he girl, anyhow, and doubtless she looks upon me as a sort of knight errant sent especiaily to rescue distressed damsels, I came very near lavghing at the expression of her face. But, zsv’t she a beauty, though ? And have I not made a worthy choice ?” “ You always get the best of every thing,’ grumbled Buck. “T don’t stand no show, so to speak. Every time you draw to aces you fill and I can’t get any pair, somehow. I'd like that girl myself.” “You are a modest kind of thief,’ said hig friend, stopping short, and looking at Bracer with an evil expression. “ You are a nice sort of duck to talk of marrying such 4 girl as Maud Turner, Was that what you meant by your talk abous buying up the State of Minnesota ?” COME OOKXS.COn