Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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26 . °\ EPH PETERS» nothing to me; only, if you seek Marguerite’s love, it must be as a man of honor; or you will have an enemy inme, Do you understand ?” “You speak plainly enough, sir, and Ms ee no reason to fear you. I love her too well to trifle with her affections.” “Thanks ; forget what. I said, and may you prosper.” 4% ~ CHAPTER III. JOHNSON’S CAMP. GENERAL WiLLIAM JoHNsON had established a camp at the head of Lake George, and toward this Ronald Mannering made his way, after his interview with Maggie. He crossed the Mohawk some distance below the fort, and hurried forward. at his best speed. He had much to hurry him. He knew that Jehnson only waited, or at least, claimed to wait, for the eoming of a mes- senger from the south, before he moved upon his own cam- paign. This tendency to watt, marred the fortune of many a British General in these early days. Too much haste, as in the case of Braddock and Abercrombie, too little at Oswego and William Henry, brought ruin on many a noble enterprise. He found the camp in considerable commotion from the re- port of a scoyt, who had just come in, that there was great activity iff the camp at Crown Point, and a nog notion that the French were about to move. He was stopped by some of his. friends as soon as he enier- ed camp, eager to hear the news from the south, but he put them all aside as soon as possible, and sent in hig name to the General by an orderly. Several junior officers still clung about him and ahuslted to pump some kind of information from him, in which they signally failed. He occupied his time in antes what naa been done for defense. a The orderly came back in a meee connicloooks.com