Beadle's Dime Novels, No. 91: The Lost Cache — page 68: what you’re looking at

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—_ © 70 THER LOST CACHE. “Just what I thought ;- but it must be at a great distance. Who can it be?” “Tnjins, IT reckon. Shouldn’t wonder if fight goin’ on ' gsomewhar’.” In the course of half an hour the sounds, which had been so faint as to be hardly distinguishable, ceased, and Téte Bois told Mr. Brainard that he would watch during the rest of the night. “ He did not apprehend any danger to themselves, he said, but wished to satisfy himself in regard to the nature of the’ noises, if they should be heard again. The night passed without any farther disturbance or excite- ment, and all awokg in the morning feeling much refreshed. In the first place, they cleared up and arranged their camp, with an eye to.comfort as well as security, and provided pro- per pasture for the horses. Then John Brainard took his rifle and went in search of game, and Téte Bois showed Thomas the way to the ravine that he had spoken of, leaving - Mr. Brainard in charge of the camp. When the two expeditions returned, the one with a deer and the other with water, it was ditner-tins, and, after that meal had been duly discussed, Mr. Brainard and the half-breed went to reconnoiter, and to deter: ‘mine whether they really were at or near the spot where the treasure was supposed to be concealed. - They returned with good and bad tidings. Mr. Brainard had found the tree and the stone, by means of which he was to strike a line that would lead him near the cache, but had not been able to push his investigations further that evening ; and 'Téte Bois had observed what he declared to be unmistak- able signs of Indians, but had also been prevented, by the - lateness of the hour, from making further inquiries. Mr. Brainard felt sure that he recognized the cafion as that in which he had found and concealed the gold, and the half- breed was confident that Indians were in the vicinity. There was something to be sought, therefore, and-something 7 be avoided. John Brainard and his sister were greatly excited over the “news about the gold, and gave.little heed to that which related to the Indians. Money is power, aswell as knowledge, and John felt a natural desire that his father should become the possessor of the gold, while Kate was not insensible to the : comicbooks.com j