Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 61: what you’re looking at

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SURPRISED BY THE BANDITS. 59 “Lady. do you sleep ?” . “No, my good friend,” replied Alice; “but is it time to resume our journey? Is it almost day ?” There’s little difference ’twixt night and day jist here,” said the guide, ““ we're 80 deep in the forest. *Tis now two hours arter noon.” — . r “] will be with you quickly,” said Alice, in surprise at the ateness of the seg og pe gr nag the air of thir elicious labyrinth that kes me drowsy.” “Then sleep on, fair lady,” said the guide, “for twill be full six hours afore I start agin, as we had better travel in the night. Y'll call you in good time.” | Alice heard this gladly ; but the worthy fellow concealed from her, that while she slept so pleasantly, he had plunged deep into the forest, scouting and reconnoitering, that he might not allow himself to be surprised by his enemies; and he was now about to seek some hiding-place where he might enjoy an hour or two of rest. The day passed without alarm, and in the evening Alice was so much refreshed, that she resumed her journey full of hope. But they did not proceed far. The intricacies and impediments of the woods, in dark- ness, were so great that Alice proceeded with much difficulty, and was receiving continual though slightinjuries, so the guide resolved to.rest for the night and to venture to travel in the ny the following morning, Alice was more feverish. She expressed much apprehension, looked timidly between the trees the howling of the wind into the war-whoops othe Inia she had heard from the bandits’ cottage; but at this i source of alarm, her aged companion smiled and ' explaitied that those cries originated with him ; that it was for chis purpose that = might withdraw the thieves from the house, under the - yn that the Indians were approaching. The knowledge of this skillful device and of its success and their escape, gave Alice additiwnal confidence in. her guide, and she attempted ‘o banish her fears as they the more open fore f. . They were just rising from the sloping banks of a stream beside the refreshing waters of which they had sat to partake & meal, intending to proceed a few miles further, when a he escaped from the window, in order that . “ comiclbooks.com * _