Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 38: what you’re looking at

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40 THE TWIN SCOUTS. “ Ask that of these men who insisted upon my. company, although I had a positive engagement in an opposite direction.” “Ah, indeed! What barbarians! I can scarcely credit that my men should be guilty of so impolite an action.” “But they have, though.” “Tt is thought, monsieur, that you have made free with certain articles belonging to me. Now, I should be happy to give you any thing in reason, but, really— “You wish them yourself. It is a pleasure to do any thing for a gentleman. I return them to you, since they can be of no further use to me.” Hau-do approached him, and hissed his vindictive fury forth in words: “Dog of an Englishman, what did you look for when you struck a chief like a hound? Did you think the flesh of an Indian like that of a red-coat? Only your’blood shall wash away this stain. You will die, and I shall look upon it. I shall hear you groan, and your brother shall know that you are dead.” “Take him out of my sight,” said Alph, angrily, “ or I shall kill him where ’he stands,” “Go away, Hau-do,” said Dieskau. “ Do not harass a prisoner in.this way.” During this colloquy, Alph had been standing but a fow feet from the tent door. There was no hope of escape, but he wished to: communicate his misfortune to Ben, who await- ed his return not far off. Making a sudden spring, he was in an instant outside the door of the tent, when he lifted his _ ehands to his lips, and uttered a sharp, shrill cry. The soldiers : seized him, and dragged him back into the tent “Was that a signal?” demanded the baron. «= » . “ Yes, sire, that was undoubtedly a signal.” us “ And to whom ?” ate om a “J decline to answer.” | « “Tt is needless. I shall find out who it is. dk the In- dians into the woods, Captain De Sayle, and tell them to bring whoever they find into my presence at once.” | “Jf you find him,” said the scout, with a chuckle. ‘“ As he is expecting you he will probably not wait.” “Take him to the guard-tent,” said the baron, “and watch comlichooks.cony