Red Plume — page 89: what you’re looking at

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A SPY IN DISGUISE. 89 rose to lis feet, and walked into the village as if he had just come from a short stroll. It was mow dark, but several fires were burning, and women and children, as well as men, were” ~ moving idly about, or employed in various occupations. As the young man saw that he attracted no attention, he con- cluded that his distuise was complete, and walked where he chose, wondering how and where he should find the place of Ellen Carver’s imprisonment. As fate-would have it, it was “not long before he came in sight, of the fair captive’s cousin, Eben Gookin, the medicine-man of the Big Arrow, whom he approached immediately. Eben was looking cross and sulky, but there was a self-satisfied grin on his long — face, as if at least one thing had pleased him. “ Ugh! medicine-man,” said Steele, as he tapped this wor- thy on the shoulder; “ tell Injun one thing—is Nip-muck-we dead ?” . “No; of course he ain't,’ snappishly replied Eben, as he turned upon the inquirer. ‘ How do you s’pose he could be dead, when I’ve got the care of him ?” “Ugh! P’raps chief not so much dead when he come to life.” : , “ Look-a-here, you cantankerous red-skin, don’t come around me with any of your infarnal insinuations. If you git me riled, Pll send this big arrer through your copper-colored carcass, quicker’n you can‘say Jack Robinson !’’ “*Sh-sh !”’ said Steele, in- his natural tones. “ Don’t show that youknow me. I am Frank Steele.” “Je-mima! So you’ve turned up atlast. . Where the dogs did you come from ?” “Never mind. Speak softly, or we will be noticed. I have friends near, and have come to help. you. Can you tell me where your cousin Ellen is kept ?” ‘‘ Look-a-here, mister; there’s no use in your foolin’ around _ in that direction, I am keepin’ company with that gal, and she is under my care.” “There is no use in speakin’ of that. Iam here to help you as well as her, and can do nothing, unless I find where she is.” “ Wa-al, if you can do any thin’ in that line, I hope you will, for I’m in an all-fired bad scrape, and I calkilate my Connicloooks.com