Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 31: what you’re looking at

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A SHOT IN THE DARK. 33 “Stay,” said he. “ at was a sure shot, . The beast is dead, Hold down the torch. The bullet had or between the eyes of. the panther, and passed completely through the head. | “A good shot in the dark,” said Ben... ‘‘ Come on. They joined hands and ran on for a mile. “This will do,” said Alph. “ Let us stop,” For some moments they waited in silence, and then, from the vicinity of their abandoned camp, a series of angry yells told that the scout was right, The savages already knew that their prey had flown. “Push on,” said Ben. - It was seldom that the brothers were so hard ao as to travel in the night, but upon this occasion they hurried on un- til the morning became gray in theeast. Then they sat down, and partook of a hurried repast. It is needless to follow these adventurous. men in cheiy course to the upper waters of the Hudson. . They had gained so much upon their enemies by their night: travel, that they were not able to come up with them. The fifth day out found them near the army of Dieskau, then camped a few miles from Crown Point, perfecting a plan for his attack upon the English posts. He had a large army, composed, however, for the most part, of Canadians and Indians. . The latter were nearly all of the great Huron or Wyandot nation, which remained faith- ful to the French, even as the Six Nations were-to the English, The French commanders found them of great use in their battles. Too often, they were not able to restrain their savage allies, though tlis could not be laid to the charge of Dieskau.. at | \.. CHARTER LY. iG 3 THE FRENCH CAMP, ne a military nation, France has had no equal. The people haye all acquired a taste for military glory, which makes them able soldiers, and this was shown i in the management of Dies-. Kau’ s camp. In the center stood the tents of the French. Comilclookxs.conn