Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 66: what you’re looking at

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never ought to ha’ been left by us this mornin’ till he was caught.” * | ‘ “Oh,” said the first speaker, “ he’s drowned, I guess.” “'Tis mighty hard, I can tell you,” said the other, {to drown a feller like that ; “ he’d a never jumped in there ef he hadn’t known how to get out agin. He'll turn up agin, our\cost, I guess.” omething more was said; but as these worthies were at the same time making their way out of the oushes, % was not distinctly heard by Gideon, who had goog reason to rejoice that the desire of this astute scoundrel to continue the guard over the cavern in which: he had hidden, had been overruled by other authority. Gideon watched them cross the open country into the denser portion of.the forest, and when all was again silent, he took the bold resolution of d ato the bowels of the earth, face the other two, aa ve lib erty to the sweet lady who had confided in him. The dauntless Gideon, equal to the adventure, ‘approached the mouth of the cavity. He looked to his pi were wet and useless, as was his powder. The point of his dagger, however, was sharp, and it was a good and silent agent. He raised the trap, which was ingeniously covered by the underwood; and discovered a shaft about four feet in depth. Into this he lowered himself, taking the precaution to close the trap after him. He then descended a flight of steps, and had just ped his way tl the obscurity, to the bottom, when ‘a powerful hound, without uttering a cry, seized him by the arm, just below the shoulder, and attempted to draw him along the gallery of the eave, where he per- ceived seated, though at some distance, the two remaining villains, whom he knew to be so merciless, and into whose retreat he had penetrated to succor Alice. The attack of the hound was rendered more formidab e by its suddenness. The pein was excruciating ; but, fortunately, - the daily perils of this adventurous traveler had taught him to be silent in emergencies; while the vengeful brute true sentinel to his wortl : worked his teruble teeth into the wounds with all of jaw, that they might meet, Gideon uttered not a cry; but with his un: pied hand he withdrew his trusty dagger from its shea‘h Eomichooks.com = —_——— = "3