Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 66: what you’re looking at

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70 : THE GIRL TRAILER. “He don’t seem to feel half as bad about the matter as you do,” replied the boy. “Look here; [ll give you a fair shake, but ’'m bound to beat you, all the same. I'l] bet you this horse against yours, that the first time I see her I walk up and kiss her and she won’t object.” “T should feel obliged to give you a hiding if you tried it,” was the reply. “ Silence in the ranks!” said the captain. ‘ No blowing, from this out.” The party turned aside and entered the woods about two miles from the cabin. A half-hour’s ride brought them to a leafy-bowered camping-ground, and at the orders of Old | Jess the horses were picketed and the men dismounted. “Thar’s one thing I want, boys,’ said Turner. “ Hev all the fun ye like, but don’t make any more noise than you kin help. Will you promise ?” The men were obedient, and cards, horse-shoe-pitching and the like occupied their time, while the leaders were en- gaged in a discussion under the trees. Then Wullace Burton mounted a stump and called the men about him. “We have agreed to lie quiet for a day or two and send out ten scouts. They must go separately, aud apparently upon a hunt. Bear in mind one thing, if any one of you should get upon the track of Buck Bracer, Gaston Foix or Black Wolf, follow them until you know where they go, for we believe that they are members of the infamous band known as the Secret Brothers. We want ten volunteers who will go upon this scout.” Thirty volunteered at once, and Wallace laughed. “ This is played out, boys,” he said, “ for you can’t all go. I’li have to choose myself, and among such men, I can not go wrong.” He picked out the necessary number, and called them be- fore him. “ We have reason to helieve that the band has-a rendezvous somewhere in ‘ Black Oak Swamp.’ Search that thoroughly, and if you strike sign, come back here. After the second day, come back for orders, anyhow,” Having decided among themselves what Sa of the swamp Ccommicoooks.corn