Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 70: what you’re looking at

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TT ' THE TWIN SCOUTS. mos’ days, bout dis time, an’ git a breff ob fresh air. TI s’pec’s dem fellers ain’t dis’p’inted none in me. Dey reckoned on lots ob fun. Count t’ree lodges from de one whar’ Miss Flo’ is, an’ you will see whar’ de rest ob de boys am. Dey don’t _ tek’ it so kindly as me. More fools dey. I keeps sassin’ at dem all de time, fast as I can, an’ dey likes me all de better. ~Dar’s Miss Flo’ m As he spoke, the lodge-curtain was lifted, and Flora, accom- panied by Me-rah, came out into the central square, for her daily walk, Little did she know that so many faithful hearts were near her, ready to shed their blood, if necessary, in her defense. Ben began to chafe. “Tt would ‘do her so much good, only to let her know we are here,” he said. “Tt can not be done, Ben. She will do well enough. Hah! be quiet; let us see who comes.” Some one was coming at a quick pace down the slope. To reach thé village, he must pass close to the mountain. A few minutes elapsed, and he came out into full view. | Alph suppressed a cry of anger with difficulty. It was Hau-do, the scout. | _ “How I would like to send a bullet through that knave’s head. The wretch betrayed me to Dieskau, and let in the light upon the best disguise I ever used to fool the French.” Hau-do was hurrying on, with the long lope peculiar to the: Indian. He looked dusty and travel-stained; his fanciful _ dress was in confusion, which was not often the case with this savage dandy. In truth, he had traveled all the way from the battle-field where Dieskau lost his life. After the lacing - received from the two scouts, he fell in with a band of Hurons, and sent as many as would go to watch the cabin of Middle- ton, while, with the rest, he followed the brothers. What he ~ accomplished, we have seen. When the battle was over, he did not pause on it, but turned northward through the forest to the Huron village, to which An-ga-wam had promised to come With his prisoners. He hoped that Flora would be among them, His heart still burned against Alph, although he did not know he had €s- caped. - He entered the village, and passed at once to his eg commiclooks.conn