Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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B4 EPH PETERS. “The best; let me give you _—— camarade. You shall hear of me before ates. ” | He did! Eph walked down to the fires and stood a little apart, while he took a view of the quarters. The common soldiers: lived in huts, this pleasant weather, formed from the boughs of the hemlock. For the officers, more substantial structures. had been formed of logs, “ chinked ” with mud and lighted | through wooden bars. The largest cabin, over which floated the lilies of France, was the head-quarters of the Baron Dies- kau. Eph loitered down toward this hut, for a better view, as he thought he might find it convéhient to use that place as a shelter before the night was over. The hut had two apart- ments: one used as a reception-room by the baron, and the other as a sleeping-apartment. Eph peeped in as he passed the open-door, and saw the General at his table, bending over his work. There was a guard vefore the door of the cabin, pacing up and down. Plainly, he could not get in at that door by stratagem. With his accustomed has he advanced, ‘and demanded admittance. - The soldier looked at him a moment in doubt, and then went in to prefer his request. Some difficulty was made about admitting him; but at last he was told to step in, and found the aren noble- looking man, advanced in years—seated at a table covered with papers. He looked up as the spy entered, saying, in a sharp tone: “ Your business, sir.” Eph had his answer ready : “My name is Jean Fontaine, J served under Captain Ba- reau, at Du Quesne, and now the British are destroyed in that region, I wish to change my service to Crawn Point. Captain Moran liked me, and sent me On to join his troop, sire.” “ Captain Moran |” . ¢ “ ‘Yes, sire.” | ” “And where is Captain Moran now? Why is he not here?) Why does he not bring me news from Du Quesne ?” “Captain Moran is a brave man, sire. He is coming on commicbooks.com