Beadle's Dime Novels No. 85: The Fugitives — page 51: what you’re looking at

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CONSULTATION. 53 _ “He is such a coward, that I doubt his entering. the barn in the dark, when he thinks there is reason to. believe there are Indians in the neighborhood.” . | “ He may go away altogether.” “Not he; he will cling to us, so long as there is the shad- Ow of danger. He can not bear to be out of our sight for a moment.” | “Does thee know, George, that we are placing our own lives in imminent jeopardy ?” “ How ?” _ “By remaining in this house. The heathen are prowl- ing in every direction.” “ I think they will hardly reach this place before morning, jr the reason that their hands are full in the Valley.” ‘ Begging pardon,” said Gershom, “ I must say it’s my opin- ?0n you're mistook. . [ dropped a red-skin, not more than a hundred: rods from here, while the rest were running the set- tlers toward the river.” | Smithson thereupon gave the particulars of the incident re- Corded in the first chapter. The narrative, as may be im- &gined, created quite a sensation upon the part of the listeners. Young Abingdon shook his head : “That looks ominous for mother and Annie.” “It was but one that Gershom saw, and he was pursuing a fugitive who led him in this direction. I have hopes that they Sot off in safety.” “So have I; but even if they did, where are they to-night ? In the broad woods that are filled with terrified women and Children, What will become of Annie and mother 2” “If not pressed too sorely they will reach Stroudsburg Safely. Jam strongly tempted to advise thee to press on in that route, that we may overtake them.” “If they are mounted, it doesn’t seem to me we have much Chance,” “ They must travel slowly at night. It would have been fortu- nate, Gershom, had thy strong-minded wife accompanied them.” hi Yes,” assented the delighted old man, “she would be a Prize for anybody! I tell you, you can’t scare her out these Woods. She’s what I call a genius—such as you don’t meet every day.” bissdi ; comicbooks.conm