Beadle's Dime Novels No. 310: Foghorn Phil — page 74: what you’re looking at

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76 FOGHORN PHIL. . _ Now listen, ” said Ananjosa, whispering i in her ear, a aadl you shall hear the man, whom I have overheard breathing words of love. in your ear within the shadows of a clump of | cottonwoods near Fort Union.” | “If those girls, get. back to the steamer,” said Roche, “my cake will be dough, for I dare hot remain much longer in the country. Ihave reason to, believe there are enemies following me; in fact, 1 know of one to-day, but he’s safe now within .the cool embrace of the Missouri,” ‘Who was it 2” asked De Ramee. ) « Colonel Aylesworth.” It was Pauline’s turn now. to, start, and the cry that arose - to her lips could scarcely be. restrained. . 2 But,” continued Roche, “J am afraid there are othera that. know what Aylesworth | did; and so. Te got. to move further west, but Pil swear. I can't go without that girl, Josie. I thought once I could make her love me, but, after, breath- in’ volumes of love and nonsense. in her ear , aud | makin’ a fool of myself in general, she coolly informed me that she wanted time to consider, The fact of, it is, she’s a genuine flirt, and has been using me to quicken the impuls¢. of some. one else—that Frank Bassett I think. , But she needn’t trou- ble herself. about. him, for she will not get him, for have her I will ; and now 40 business ; s’ pose they have escaped, and got back to the steamer, can’t we raise sufficient force to capture the whole 7”. “T can command a force of five hundred Sioux. under Setting Bull in twenty- -four hours,” said Nogle, _ and with my own force, we could eat the steamer and crew up; but how many Big Horns escaped our little trap 2” “None that I know of except Frank Bassett, Foghorn Phil and the captain. . But, Bassett is: safe. by this time, for a number of our friends were concealed on the boat to cvap- ture if whenever a favor able moment was. offered.” % Captain Rhymm’s safe, also,” added De Ramee, with a drunken laugh, nudging Roche in the boat with his elbow, “ for I went over to their boat and coaxed lim ashore, and —well, you know the rest,” t The three villains laughed, then drank from the boule aguill, - comicloookks.conn