Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 64: what you’re looking at

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68 THE GIRL TRAILER. and forming ia threes the, gallant company went down. the road at a swinging trot. At this moment a. slight boy, mounted upon a strong bluck borse, turned. an angle in the woods and was almost upon them. At the sight of the party he pulled hard upon the bridle and seemed about to fly, but, as many rifles; any on@ of which: was, deadly at that distance, were pointed at his heart, he: came back slowly, and rode on to meet the Vigilantes. He was a stranger to them,all—a handsome. young fellow, with a smovth, though, bronzed cheek, and. a, piercing eye ; his hair curled in little rings about a shapely head upon which a jaunty coon-skin cap: was placed... He wore a buck- skin hunting-shirt with: a. fringed cape and his. Jesgins and moccasins were ornamented in rare Indian style. ‘he slight mustache which ornamented his upper lip showed that he was just budding into manhood... _ “You'll excuse me, boys,” he, said, in a frank, careless way; “I was going to run at first, for you took, me by sur- prise. I didn’t know what kind of ‘ critters” you were, »» “May I ask your name, y’ung ’un?” said Jess Turner. “T don’t cull to mind ever seeing you afore.” ‘Of course. you never saw me before, for Tye just come into the country. My name is Garry, Forsythe, and I have come on 4 Visit to some friends at Baconville,” “ Prehaps you'd tell us who them friends mout be,” said Turner. “Samuel Vigors is one,” replied. the boy, promptly. “You see, I met him in, Kansas City, last season, and as he invited me to come up here and go on a hunt with him, here I am,’ “ Who is your other friend ?” “Tom Wilson.” “Didn’t you know that both. them critters ar’ off ona hunt now?” | ) | “Ts that so?” replied the boy. “ ow long will they be gone ?” *’Bout a month, I reckon.” “ That is too bad,” cried Forsythe. ‘“Confound the luck anyhow; what shall I do with myself for a month? Say; are you out on a hunt?” | Comichooksreom