Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 26: what you’re looking at

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28 | _THE TWIN scours. Jong to wait. In a few minutes, quick steps were heard. com- ing down the forest-path, and the two rascals, who had left the house half an hour before, came in sight. : _,“ Oh, you beauties!’ muttered Alph. ‘‘ Now, I should con- sider it no sin to send a bullet through that young dandy’s head, Specialy as | know that he would take my life with- out scruple.” “You are right, and we have only to decide whether to ‘shoot them down without mercy, or to teach them a lesson they will not soon forget. What do you say to seizing thems and giving them a sound flogging ?” “I don’t doubt we could do it,” said the other, looking rather proudly down upon his strong young limbs. “ At them, then !” } _ The two Indians had arrived nearly opposite the trees behind which the young men were hidden, and were dashing on in hot pursuit, when each was appalled by the vision of a rifle presented to his naked breast, with a. peremptory demand to lay down their arms. They complied, somewhat unwil- lingly, with the request, particularly as it was backed by the soft solicitation of a rifle. Guns, tomahawks and knives were cast in a heap upon the earth. “Take the belt of your friend,” said Alph, addressing the younger man, “and bind his hands behind his back.” The young Indian looked at him steadily for a moment, as if he intended to rebel, but the ominous click of the gunlock told him that he had better comply at once, and without making trouble. The hands of the stout Indian were soon bound tightly, putting him out of the way @f doing mischief. “ Now tie him,” said Alph, addressing his brother. Ben laid down his rifle, and bound the young chief in the. same manner as his companion, and, in addition, with his own and his brother’s belts, tied them firmly to small saplings, . facing each other. The savages looked on in impotent rage, as their captors coolly began to strip their shoulders bare, and prepare them for frontier justice. | “Why did you linger behind us?” said Alph, placing him- self before the young “chief. “Go wpe I choose, s” pose. Woods mine to walk in, well as yours.” | abe: | se commiclbooks.com