Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 29: what you’re looking at

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- A PARTING THREAT. $1 The lips of the scout were set in a grim way which made this hope seem very faint. “What shall I say to Silver Lance when I go back fo his lodge 2” “A week is seven suns; when seven suns have passed I Will be in my lodge and ready to go to the hunt or fieht.” “Good ; I will go back and tell this to Silver Lance. But, Will the Fiying Man let you go ?” “ She is free to come and go at her will,” replied the Fly- ing Mab. “I do not bind her with a chain.” The Indian bowed gravely and turned to depart. Some- thing which he had forgotten made bim come back. “ Let the Flying Man remember ‘that we are enemies,” he Said. “ Minnitash will never forget or forgive the mati wloge foot has been upon his neck. When we meet again, we will fight until one or the other is dead.” “The prophet has a brave heart,” said the Scout, quietly. “Let it be as he says; when we meet, we will fight as bravely 4 we can and let the best man win.” “ Minnitash is not good for the Flying Man, but he will do his best. I am gone,” He turned again an] hurried over the rocks at a speed hardly to be looked tor in one of-his age after such a strug- Sle. The Flying Scout watched him until oyt of sight aud then turned to the Blazing Star. “ The old villain! He turned on me like a tiger and but that my head is wonderfully thick he would have killed me. Can’t say that I understand why you want to have him Spared.” | | bias “You do not know what injury you might have done your- Self if you had killed Minnitash. Our project is at an end if © is slain before I find his seeret.” “Hay | _“ He is the depository of Ut which we seek. Where he 288 hidden it even, I cannot tell, but I shall know in time, "Ul, do you know that Silver Lance is very pressing in his (OHers of marriage ?” . “The red thief! You must fight him off as long as possi- ble, for it would not do for you to be driven from the village comichooks.com