Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 81: what you’re looking at

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A MAGIC CHANGE. 85 “Their rights? The only right they can justly claim is the right to hemp and tree. They are desperate villains, and Gas- ton Foix is the chief among them.” “The captain is a noble fellow,’ replied the boy, in- dignantly. “If he has done wrong he nae. been driven to it by the wickedness of man.” “TI wish you would go away,”-said the girl. /“ I wonder that Jennie ever loved you, for you must. be bad at pede iowa very simple—to imbibe pernicious principles so young.” “ But [am to make love to you,” cried Garry. ‘“ The cap- tain loves you and says reas he will go through fire—” “T will not hear you.” “ He is a desperate.man, and it would be better far for you to listen. He has instructed me to say that he is not the man to waste words. He is rich almost past the power of computaticn.. Everything heart can desire or tongue can name—” “ Be silent |” “ Shall be given you af the slightest hint. Iam not sure, if you wanted a star out of the firmament that he would not try to get it for you. Still obdurate? Then I have a- talismanic word which I must whisper in your ear.” He made a lithe spring, and caught Maud around the waist so quickly that she could not. escape, and whispered a word in her ear. She caught him hy the shoulders = lovked into his eyes with a wild stare for a moment, and then, with a merry Jaugh, caught the boy around the neck and kissed his mus- tached lip. As she did so, the door was thrown open, and Gaston Foix, looking very angry, strode into the room. Conmiclooolks.comn)