Beadle's Dime Novels No. 85: The Fugitives — page 80: what you’re looking at

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82 : ' DHE FUGITIVES. “ Guess dey ain’t nowhar’ near,” returned Pete, with her fect nonehalance. “ Another Sebi an occurrence, and thee will not-be alia wed to accompany us.” Pursuit was once more resumed. <All eyes were now occupied in endeavoring to pierce the darkness in quest of the glimmering light that was to betray the whereabouts of the party. Arthur, upon being questioned, gave it as his opinion that they were very near the spot where he gave his captors the slip. As this did not occur until night had fairly set in, there was reason to suppose the Indians themselves were at no great distance. The leader once more admonished silence and'caution upon all, and advanced more stealtbily, but with the same deliberate activity that had characterized him from the beginning. It was while hurrying forward in this manner, with that silent expedition which makes the nerves so sensible to the slightest disturbance, that Pete Weldon gave another ex- clamation, that startled every one around him. | “ Golly gracious! ‘I’m nigh killed dis time sure. No mis- take, I cotched it now !” The party halted, and in angry Samal awaited an explana- tion. But Pete seemed in no ways disposed to give it, until peremptorily questioned by the lieutenant. “Wal, you see, I was walking ’long tinking. ebery ting was right, when whack went my feet agen somethin’—and dat’s all.” “ Peter,” said Stoddard Franklin, with his invariably wank voice, “ thee knowest the way back, does the not ?” “inks I does, only. got to keep in de path. Ye begin- nin’ to git scart? If ye bees, Pll show you de way.” - “Do thou turn thy face around toward home, and as soon as thou hast done that, begin: walking, and do not stop walk- ing so long as thou art near us-—or it will not go well with thee.” “ But, Massa Sebenit: ” plead the alarmed negro. “ Not another word—go !” Despite the command, Pete was about to remonstrate, shen he heard the young man make a step toward him. He under- stood what this meant, and he hesitated no longer. So fearful Connmiclooolks.coinn