Beadle's Dime Novels No. 85: The Fugitives — page 41: what you’re looking at

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A JOYFUL MERTING. 43 knife ready for any assault, The next moment, he distin- guished a form through the darkness. “Can that be you, Stoddard ?” “Verily, lam glad.to see thee, George,” exclaimed our hero, as with heartfelt, joy he etiam the hand.of Lieutenant Abingdon. CHAPTER VII. THE TWO FRIENDS, Tue joy of the meeting between Stoddard Franklin and Lieutenant Abingdon may well be imagined. Each had good reason to fear the worst regarding the other, and the discovery of their mutual mistake was, in one. sense, like the return to life of friends supposed to be dead. Hach had rashly exposed himself in the battle and massacre, and both had escaped the lot of so many of their acquaintances. - “Indeed, I did not dare to think thee rch said Franklin, “when I knew thy courage so well.” .“ And what do you suppose I thought of you——when I left you right among the Indians, firing right and left?” : “The Good Being above favored me, and watched over my flight! Ah, George! do your battles show you such Scenes as we have looked upon to-day ?” “No; never have 1 been compelled to hide from the fury of an enemy before, for.we are fighting a civilized people ; but it is devils that are now turned loose upon us.”’ “If thou callest the Indians by that name, what dost thou Call John Pencil? You witnessed the deed, did you not ?” “His brother Henry had been whispering to me for the last half-hour before John came in sight. When he saw him, he Said: ‘ As sure as I live, there’s brother John. Ill give myself up to him, as he is pretty sure to discover me, and he will protect me from the Indians.” I concluded to stay where I Was, until I was detected, or was compelled to flee. Ido be- lieve I nearly fainted, when I saw that dreadful tragedy! I Can not bear to think of it.” | | Connicloookxs.com