Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 34: what you’re looking at

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88 THE GIRL TRAILER. I could bite you! Rod Phelps, I would not marry you i¢ you were the last man on earth, and—” j ** Adam the very first man Did the very first woman obey sung Rod Phelps, with his.comical smile. “Now, whay is the use of talking, Jen? You know you've got to marry me-—there is no escape for you.” “Now do be quiet, Rod,” said Maud, quickly. “You will] be driving her away again before you know it. Don’t jet him get you angry, Jennie.” : “I hate him!” hissed Jennie. | . “No you don’t, Jen; it is impossible to hate a man like me. You think you don’t like me at present, but you are laboring under a delusion. You love me to distraction.” The rage of Miss Carroll was so genuine that Wallace burst into a loud laugh, in which every one joined. | “Tl punish you, Master Phelps,” she said. “ [lj teach you to insult me in this manner,” “It isn’t my good looks,” said Rod, quietly. “Tt is my pretty ways. The girls can’t stand against il, Somehow,” “Pretty ways!” muttered the girl, indignantly, « Don’t say any more or [Jl be off again. If any thing makes ‘me wild, it is to have a beast of a man set himself up ag master of the universe.” “What are you doing with Ben Slawson’s? mustang ?” said Jesse Turner. “Come; shut up, Rod. We've had enough stuff from. you,” gar “IT lent my mustang to Gaston,” replied Jennie; “and |’]] teil you what it is, uncle Jesse, your friends at Huntsville are a set of cowards,” “Wait a moment; did you git the land you wanted, my boy ?” said Turner, addressing Wallace. | “Jus in time. Mr. Foix was there in half an hour, ang after trying to bribe Mr. Ryan to give him my Papers or e}ge destroy them, he attempted to. seize them himself, but. Mr. Ryan drew a pistol on him. ‘Then he offered twenty thou- sand dollars to me to give up my claims, and when J refused tried to murder me, or at least force me into a duel, which is against my principles, for I have promised never to fight a duel on any account. In the end it was a free fight, and he r? Comichooksscom) —