Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 44: what you’re looking at

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46 MOUNTAIN NED. Scout. “I will not have my game blocked by him or any other man on earth, for I bave given my life to the work.” “ Sir,” said Mountain Ned, ealnily, “ if you knew me better you might de sure that, I would never betray any thing gained in this manner. Not that I know any thing about it, for your talk was too-obscure to be of any service,1io me had I . wished it, I only seek to satisfy myself, that you and this young lady are really friends, and that she is safe with you.” ; “Are you satisfied ?”. « 64 I am.” “Then go your way and leave us to go ours, I have work to do and do not wish to be interrupted.” “ Snodcrass—oh-——you Snodcrass !” shouted the well known voice of Jun Pliester. ‘“ Oh, Snodcrass—vere you vas ?” “Who is that?” cried the Flying Scout. “Your Dutch friend ?” : “Yes; ho there, Jan—come this way.” A moment more and the white, head of Jan Pliester ap- peared above the rocks. His face was very red, and he seemed. to be laboring under strong excitement, “What's the matter with you, Jap ?” said his friend, laugh- fng; “you look mad about something.” 9 “T vas mat mit dot Snoderass,” replied Jan. “He vas run avay mit me, unt leaf me mit mineself all alone. Vell, yoost you look mit me coople dimes. Of dot vellers not coom pack to der gamp py den mit der clock I proke his leg. [ says dot mit a pig swear.” “Oh tush, Jan; where did he go ?” “ He runned avay mit himself, don’t I tole you. He spoke mit me like dis: ‘Jan Pliester, you stant pehint dot pig stone unt vait, unt pimepye pooty soon after dot I drives a deer py ° you unt you shoot mit der roer” Vell—I vaits, unt I vaits, unt he no cooms, unt. I ton’t know vere der tuyvel he peen gone mit himself,” : “ Perhaps some accident has bappened ?” said Campbell anxiously. | “ Probably the Dutchman is right and he has run away. Some low scout I suppose, who has fooled you into thinking ~ that he conld be faithful,” : : Comicbookeveom ”