Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 24: what you’re looking at

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26 THE TWIN SCOUTS. Your getting me out of the way, that you might. talk with Alph, was not lost uppn me. I ‘know why it was done. - Trust me; if there is danger, I thiik I can face it, bravely.” “Bless the: girl!’ said the old man. “She. has the old spirit in her, and is not afraid, Seriously, then, my child, we ‘do not know’ of any immediate danger; but, with bands of savages prowling about the country, we mays be attacked at any moment, as you. very well know. That is all, upon my honor.” “ Believe me,” said Ben, “if I thought you in any certain danger, I should not leave you, neither would Alph. But we are in the king’s seryiee, and must work for him. We will be off now.” 7 “ Yes, we had better,” said the other,. “We have far to go, and much to dos The French are coming down from the north, and General Johnson has set us to work. We pull well together, he says.” ) The two brothers tightened their belts, looked to the con- dition of their rifles, and drew the buckskin coverings more closely over the locks, before they began their march. The old man shook hands with them, and prudently retired into the house, while Alph as discreetly went on his way alone, after kissing Flora, not looking hack to see the parting of fhe lovers. | | “You are going into danger, Ben,” , said Flora, looking up at him with tearful eyes. “ You will be very careful for my sake, won't you ?” | | Of course he promised all things; and the two found so much to say, that“Alph grew impatient, and called to him to hurry. Pausing only to snatch a kiss from her willing lips, he joined his brother in the edge of ee woods, « 7 , Comicbooksscom e _