Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 22: what you’re looking at

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26 THE GIRL TRAILER. “ Domino,” cried the Land Avent. “On the-double six! — Game blocked; oh yes,” | Gaston started back and seemed about to draw a weapon, — but the stern voice of the Land Agent was heard : | “Throw up—up, or [ll shoot. Go about your business, business.” “Put up your pistol, Mr Ryan,” said Foix, as he raised his hands. “ You’ve got the best of the game, that I allow, but it don’t make any difference. You've sold that land and I’ve — a sort of claim on it, and I won’t give it up. Tl give you a — hundred per cent on any price you pay this Wallace Burton below twenty thousand dollars, for that six hundred and forty acres he bought of you.” “ Now you talk,” said Ryan. “Tl buy it, buy it, if I can —can. This is better than pistols.” . At this moment the door opened and Wallace Burton walked in. “T’ve come for my papers, Mr. Ryan,” he said, with a side glance at Foix and Bracer. “Jam in some haste as I wish to ride back to Jesse Turner’s before supper-time,” “ Here are your papers, papers,” said the agent. “ Wait a moment, Mr. Burton. You have got in the way—in the way of this gentleman, and he wants, wants to buy you out. “ T don’t want to sell.” “ But see here,” said Foix, starting forward, impulsively. “I’ve gota sort of claim there, 1 and my mates. We've built a cubin and have got used to the place, and for that reason we don’t waut to be driven out.” | “You are welcome to stay as long as you behave your- selves.” “ That won't suit me,” said Gaston, with a lowering brow. “T stay upon no man’s land by sufferance. If I can not have the land by paying for it, I don’t want it at ail.” “Tn that case you will have to get along without it,” said the young man, who was looking over his papers. “ I want this land, and mean to keep it.” “Ten thousand dollars; Pll give you ten thousand dol- Jars.” “Tt won't do; in fact, 1 have a reason of my own for wish- ing to examine this land carefally. If, after I have exam- — —— Comichooksreo