Beadle's Dime Novels No. 310: Foghorn Phil — page 71: what you’re looking at

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A BUDGET OF NEWS. 73 . Josie Markham and Pauline Afton,” replied Bumble. A groan escaped the young colonel’s lips. “You needn’t take on, young man,” said Bumble, “fur the gals are safe, whatever they may be to you. They give Ramee the slip, and I helped’em to an island near the mouth o’ the Milk. They're not over a mile from here, and we must hurry and get ’em away, for the Milk Riverites are camped but a few rods below.” ~ “Thank God they are safe!” exclaimed Aylesworth, ; and let us lose no time in going to their assistance. But, Bumble, who of our party is in league with the villains of yours ?” ‘“One that'll suffer for his meanness,’ was the evasive re- ply. “I know’d you were to be attacked to-night by a party 0’ Injins and Milk Riverites. I know’d, afore you did, that a pack o’ the knaves war under the island, but I could not leave the gals and git up bere and warn you in time to pre- vent the attack, for all [ done my level best, boys. But, boys, ‘two of your men’s still in danger. Phil says two o’ yer men, t Captain Rhymm and another chap, is on the flat-boat yet; and it’s them that’s in danger. Thar’s three Injins and two CMilk Rivers on that boat this blessed minute, concealed among jer packs. They war there to run yer cargo off jist as soon has ye war attacked on the island, and as they got the captain fund that other feller, they’ll be apt to kill ’em unless you go W» their assistance at one’t.” a 1‘ Tm one that’s ready to go,” exclaimed Dick, avd half. a of (en others signified their readiness to accompany him. so t* All right, boys,” said Bumble; ‘“ but I waat Foghorn and Ts kernul man to go with me arter them gals. You fellers thag hurry down the river till you come to a litue cove with lowingle tall tree at the edge of it., Thar yell find a long ole “oot, in which ye can reach the flat-boat, which is still ion, ftin’ on at the will.o’ the current. The concealed devils he not to make the attack till opposite the mouth o’ the fronlk, whar thar be others to help ’ em.” ahs Vick Trout and_ his companions at once turned. and_ pro- Rocked down the river, while Colonel Aylesworth and Fog- At Phil, led by Belzy Bumble, took . their way agKoss the ham’sw strip of woods lying between the Milk and Missouri 1s. commicloOokks.conhn