Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 68: what you’re looking at

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Ske guve a violent start. She now perceived tne fizure che had seen unmasked in the forest. She clasped her hands in gratefulness, and fortunate it was that her joy was voiceless, for such an alarm at that juncture might have sealed her doom. Gideon made signs, imploring her to be silent; but a EE. EEE SE Pe ee en difficulty control her feelings. While this important recognition had been transpiring, the -brigands had drunk so rapidly of their fiery beverage that they could but indistinctly perceive the boundary of the light where Alice sat, and Gideon ventured to remove her nearer to the entrance ; but this bold maneuver created alarm. The brigands staggered upon their feet, which, however, were lit- tle able to support them. Gideon hastened Alice along the gallery to the mouth of the cave, and entreated her “ to get as quickly as possible into the air, AES Ro-veslelineren yeh tte} Kor. potas.” « Where are youggit!?” ‘vociforated thé eaptsin, when he could no longer seé her; “where are you, 1 say? If our dog Wolf once gets you in his fangs, there’s jist so much of your beauty gone. Wolf! Wolf! where are you ?” But there was no reply from either of the two thus sum- moned, although there were sounds in the passage pereepti- ble even to his deadened ear. He crew a pistol, so did his companion; but the next thing performed by these valiant ight. Recrimination as well as darkness followed, two coad- en St Oe ee ona aan him, and receiving a return fire from his no more forbearing rival, both fell to the earth severely wounded. No sooner, however, had Gideon so signally triumphed here, than aloud, prolonged ‘scream announced peril in another quarter. It was the voice of Alice and he now feared that disclosed to him the entrance to the cave, had returned, and the opening, and soon perceived Alice enveloped in the Conmiclooolks. conn