Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 45: what you’re looking at

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“TI don’t all\w any man. to speak in that way of one of my friends,” said Ned, drawing himself up. —“ Snodgrass, no doubt, has good reasons for absenting himself, and I, for one, do not feel quite easy. He is a good fellow, @ litle inclined: 'O stretch the truth to ifs utmost capacity, but not bad-bearted. I am going to look for him.” “Jt is useless,” said the Blazing Star, exchanging glanceg With the Flying Scout. “I am sorry to say that your friend is, or soon will be, a prisoner in a Comanche village.” | ‘“ How do you know ?" demanded Fred. “ This:is too bad —-!00 bad. Tell me where he is, and I will have him out, no Matter what the risk may be.” “ You would do better to leave it to me,” she said. “I give yOu my word that, in Jess than two days, you shall see your friend safe and well.” ) | “If you promise that, Iam contented. I suppose I must bid you good by, for the present, but I feel a deep interest in You, and would like to become better acquainted.” “Jt is useless, sir. Weecanr be nothing more to each other than we are now, for my course in life is marked out.” I must know where you stay; I must see you at limes,” : “It can not be,” “I will follow you wherever you go, until I know where you lodge,” The Flying Scout laughed scornfully : bie “ Follow her, young man? Can you follow the mountain Soat? Can you follow the antelope? Then follow us.” The two darted away suddenly, running side by side. As they ran, the scout flung over the head and shoulders of the tirl a gray robe similar to the one he wore, and she made it fist about her neck and under her arms by a quick movement. Ned Campbell followed, and the two ran on before, only lead- 'Ng him by a few steps. They neared the precipice, down | Which the scout had leaped on the day when they first met eracity Snodgrass, and the scout leaped boldly out into the air, | | Blazing Star turned, laughingly kissed her hand to Camp- belly and to his horror leaped from the rocks into the gulf be- low, Bending forward quickly, he saw the gray rol SRLS com