Beadle's Dime Novels No. 310: Foghorn Phil — page 19: what you’re looking at

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CONFIDENTIAL. 21 “Captain Rbymm,I observe that the glories of this au- tumnal day inspire you with a sdlent admiration.”’ “ Why, colonel, you’re getting romantically eloquent,” re- plied the captain, toying with the tips of his black mustache, while his dark eyes sparkled with good humor. “ The fact of it is, however, I was mentally reckoning the loss we would sustain should those Milk river fellows beat us to the Black- foot agency; or set some trap to plunder us of what we al- ready have on board.” “And what do you think our Chances would be should we mect them openly on the river?” “The chances would be good fora bitter old fight and the loss of some good, brave men. Those Milk Riverites will fight like Bengal tigers, and would rather do it thaa eat. They have the advantage in point of number, but this we can neutralize in our superiority of weapons. To-day is the fifth, and on the seventh we were to be at the Blackfoot agency. The Milk Rivers may have got wind of our appoint- ment with the Blackfeet, and run in ahead of us, as they have frequently done. They can’t possibly be more than half a day ahead of us, however, in securing the stock, for the Indians were not to be there before the seventh.” “Tn case they get in ahead of us, we might possibly over- take them, or meet them on their return to the Milk river, and by virtue of our Henry repeaters, induce them to dis- gorge. JI have a burning euriosity, captain, to look through the ranks of those Milk Riverites.” ‘Indeed 2?” replied the captain, and he fixed his eyes in- © terrogatively upon the face of the young colonel, whose lan- guage all the while seemed to favor a collision with the Milk river party ; “ have you an old score to settle with some of its members ?” “ Captain,” and Aylesworth’s voice fell almost to a whisper, ‘Tl know there has been a great deal of idle speculation over the object of my visit to this country, and there” is nota doubt but that some have cast suspicion upon me. But, nevertheless, I was resolved to keep my business a secret, until IT knew I had found aman whom TI could trust and rely upon, under any emergency. My observation of your- self, caplain, has convinced me that in youl can have a ' CoOmicoooks.con