Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 56: what you’re looking at

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58. EPH PETERS. : away, for if yew dew, you'll git hurt.» Miss Maggie, you go away tew one side, and take the captain and Tom with yew. No, let Tom stay here.” ‘ fs You don’t mean to use violent measures, = ?” pleaded Maggie. “You clear out. Stands tew reason J know my own business better than any gal in these United Provinces. What's vilent measure? Ef he don’t speak, Pll hitch him up ag’in, and take him down to Edward. My word for it, he don’t want to go to General Webb.” “Come away, Maggie,” said Ronald. “I> aes much to say to you. Itis useless to try to move Eph any further out of his course to-day. There is no man in the army who could have induced him to give way as much as he has to- day to you. If you are not proud of your conquest, you do not understand its value.” Jaques glared at them malevolently as they walked aside. Eph sat down on a log, holding his rifle, to the casual looker- - on, carelessly in hand. But in reality it was in sucha posi-* » tion that he could have brought it into service at a moment’s notice. He waited some time, apparehtly in no hurry to begin his questions, measuring the resistant qualities of the man before him, who now folded his arms and faced his _per- secutor, as he looked upon the scout to be. “What do you want?” he demanded at last, as the scout still sat regarding him. . “Tn a hurry ?” queried Eph. c : ° “Yes.” “You needn’t be. ‘ Time for all things,’ saith the Peenie. What brought you out into this section ?” “ My own affairs.” “Tom?” . | “ Es, sah.” | . “Tie him up again.” Tom hastened to obey? but the Frenchman, seeing that it would not do for him to be too obstinate, yielded, saying : “T will answer your questions. Keep that fellow away.” “ Thankee,” said Tom. “Ia feller, am I? lowes you a bunt for dat.” : ha “Let him alone, Tom. Now, sir, answer my question,” - Connicloooks.comn)