Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 63: what you’re looking at

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¥. $ ALICE A PRISONER. 61 ®. Indeed Gideon Godbold, who, having been dispatched to Philadelphia by Horace, with the intelligence of the hattle of Springfield, had disguised himself in this venerable manner ag 8 protection against his numerous enemies, and had thus been selected as a fit person to conduct a young lady through the , ‘ forest. He had reluctantly yielded to the prayer of Alice, but, having doneso, was determined to protect her, and his resolution was only strengthened by the difficulties around him. | The thieves, ‘becoming aware of their error, attempted to repair it by dashing toward Gideon; but he had secured a refuge, and waving his hand in encouragenient to Alice, he leaped into the basin, scrambled thence into the cavern, and when the thieves arrived qt the spot and fired their pistols, the balls recoiled from the hardened rocks. Disappointed of their prey, they reviled each other in the most opprobrious language, until, convinced of its uselessness, they began to examine the means by which he had escaped. No one would enter the cavern in pursuit; but all agreed to watch through the night. They guarded ‘every orifice large enough to admit a man, they examined the bushes, bent the long grass, and looked into the leafy trees; and because their efforts were not attended with recapture, they concluded -that Gideon had either been drowned by plunging into the cavern, or suffocated by the fixed air. , During this frightful night, Alice had sat beneath a tree in ish. She-had translated the last signal of the deepest anguls : ‘ Gideon into hope as he had intended, but the development in reference to him, which convicted him of deception, although he had behaved most faithfully, and could not have assumed the semblance of great age for purposes inimical to her—still, had he confessed the truth, she should not have placed her- self under bis guidance and protection. - Ip the morning, when it was determined to continue the search no longer, the robber-chief advanced toward Alice and “Young woman, you'll come with ts, and be thankfn) that we've delivered you from the villain who had pretended to be old to effect your ruin.” ' “TY was not aware of his youth,” replied Alice, “ but I believe him to be honest. He was gtiding me to Genera’ comicldooks.conn "