Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 71: what you’re looking at

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e AN@INDIAN DANDY. 73 returning moodily the greetings of those who gathered about him. They, knowing his mood, left him to himself, waiting until he should be ready to meet them. ° Flora’s time had passed happily enough while she was with Me-rah. She found the girl of a loving disposition, the fruit of her training under that Puritan teacher, John Lambert. They had seen Hau-do coming, and obeying the touch of Me- rah’s hand, Flora followed her at once into the tent. “ Does the Pleasant Voice know Hau-do ?” . “T have seen “him twice, and I fear himf’ replied Flora. © “Fau-do is bad; he has the wicked spirit in his heart. q have heard him speak of you, and he has swort that You shall be his squaw.” Flora uttered a cry, and s@ her lips firmly. “Never! I would die first.” | “He isa bad man, I know not what he would not do. Do you know ti® ‘English scouts, two brothers, who are 80 like that you can not tell them apart ?” : “Yes” said Flora, with a blush, “I know them.” __ The Indian girf smiled. ““He hates them both, and my sister’s face has told me gyhy. Does the Pleasant Voice sigh for her home and friend . F “Who could be happy, away from those we love ?” “Tf Hau-do has his will, you will never see them more. * Hark A yoice was heard without, demanding gatnteianos to the | tent of the prophetess. A’ moment after, Hau-do entered. He was covered from head to foot with Indian finery. <A Delt’ of wampum, wrought with figures - -of beasts and birds, was slung over his right shoulder, passed ‘across his breast, and wound twice about his waist. His dress was more gaudy ? than ever with beads and i Ornamented moc- casins, flashing with glass and tinsel@covered his fect. He waited until this tremendous triumph of Indian finery had time to work its full effect, and then spoke: “Fy leasant Voice is very welcome to the lodge of the Huron. - She has come to stay.” “The Pleasaat Voice is unhappy away froms her people. She sighs for the running river, and the green fields around her bioidie. She would return hid dwell there,” comicbooks.com