Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 51: what you’re looking at

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2 ° THWARTED, ze was approaching. - Drawing avpistol, he dropped the girl and sprung into the bushes and waited. In a moment Eph Peters came in sight, following the trail like a hound. He caught sight of the girl upon the ground, and uttered a ery, thinking her dead, for she was bleeding from the blows she had received, and had fainted. ane radi@rorwatd; and raised | her in his arms. This was the opportunity pitted for by Chattillon, and he raised the pistol, pointing it full at the head of the spy, who was bending over, intent on reviving the prostrate girl. The pistol cracked ! Eph loosed his hold of Magzie, and fell back with a cry, while voices sounded from the woods around, attracted byathe report. The murderer-sprung from his hiding-place, glanced at his fallen enemy, stooped, and was raising the maiden from the earth, when he felt a heavy band upon his shoulder. He turned hastily, and met the mocking gaze of Eph. “ Not dead yet,” said that irrepressible individual. “ — you to drop that little gal. Do it easy, tew.” Chattillon was too much amazed to reply, and Eph —— ‘him down without dallying a moment. The coon-skin-he wore was torn on the top, and the hair was red underneath. The bullet had broken the skin and grazed the bone, making” the spy, to use his own phraseology, “so weak in the legs that he tumbled down.” This, however, was one of Eph’s fibs. The truth was, he had purposely adopted the Indian artifice of falling to the ground, as if shot, in order to throw his enemy off his guard. Of course, he did not fail to come to life again : at the opportune moment. Binding the Frenchman with his own belts, Eph whistled ' for Ronald, and again set about resuscitating Maggie. She re- vixyed at last with a gasp, and looked at the scout in speechless delight, covering his rough hand with kisses. He soothed lier in his r rough way, disclaming any particular merit in ‘saving her, and giving her into the hands of Ronald when he appeared. They had ‘heard the first scream when some distance away, and had hurried on as fast as they could. While hesitating at the spring, they heard her scream again. Eph had outrun the lover, and was rewarded for his superior speed by ‘secur. ing the benefit of the pistol-ball. - Ccomiclooks.com