Beadle's Dime Novels No. 310: Foghorn Phil — page 78: what you’re looking at

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80 FOGHORN PHIL. at the island, besides many other dark crimes that Jay hidden behind the vail of years. So he calmed his emotions with the belief that he would goon be set at liber ty, if not restored to his command of the boat, CHAPTER XIy. AT THE BAR OF BORDER JUSTICE, Tm scene is changed and the time is early morn, _ It, is the morn following the night of events just narrated ; and the scene is a group of men, among Whom are three females, seated in a circle under some forest trees on the south side of tue Missouri river, about five miles from the mouth of the Milk. Jt was a court scene, upon the border—a court con- vened for the trial of men who had violated the laws of man. The party is composed of the survivors of the Big Horn Traders, Pauline Afton, Josie Markham, Anamosa the Indian princess, and two prisoners. The latter are Nat Nogle and Roscoe Rhymm, who, with scowls of vengeance and, scorn upon their faces, sit in the center of the circle, their limbs bound. After the preliminaries of the trial: had been made, one Henry Wing, a stalwart hunter of graye demeanor, stepped from the circle and confronting the prisoners said: “ Nathaniel Nogle and Roscoe Ruymm, you are now about to be tried by a court of border justice for grave charges, of which I hope you will both prove yourselves Clear, You, Nathaniel Nogl@, are to be ied for complicity in the abdue- tion of ’em two gals, and fur the murder of Alf De Ramee.” Nogle grew pale and his lips quivered. He was about to speak when Wing continued : “ Aud you, Roscoe Rbymm, in whom we have all placed unshaken confidence heretofore—you are to be tried for sev- eral offenses, The fust is the betrayal of us fellers into the liands of the Indians last night at the island, The second is the attempted murder of Colonel Aylesworth up the river Conicloooks.Gomn)