Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 73: what you’re looking at

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A DARK HINT. ‘6 15 Hubert would not have been so squeamish but for that. But_ when I struck her, I was mad; I knew not what I did.” “ Something must be done,” said the old woman, glancing stealthily at the two by the ‘oie “Who commands these savages ?” ws “They are under my orders.” *“ Are they true ?” “As steel.” “What is to hinder our taking care of his excellency to- night, when the girl is asleep ?” “nat “ Do you not see ?” “THe is my superior officer. If he ever comes back und accuses me, I shall be broken for it.” “ Why should he come back ?” He started. —- | et “He is in your way,” hissed the woman. “ Take him out of it, and do not hesitate as to the.mtans. There is nothing | for it but to get help from your men. As you say, it is dan- gerous for him to come back. See that he comes back no more !” “You don’t mean—” | “ You need not do it. Leave it all to Me-to-ne, and say to him that I am in danger from him; that will be enough.’ ‘ “Shall it be done to-night ?” “That were best. Turn your arm so that I can tie the bandage ;—that wifl do. Come aside and we will talk it over. If we are not equal in cunning to that couple yonder, we de- - serve to fail.” . Moran was, as we have said, a stran ge character—a mixture of good and evil qualities. An active and unscrupulous par- tisan, he had been the leader of many a savage inroad ; but when the chivalrous feelings of his nature were arvtised; he was behind no gentleman of France in courteous deeds. ~The prayers of his beautiful cousin had not been lost upon him, and he had not hesitated to draw his sword upon his sworn friend, and give him a lesson in politeness. ¥ Good sooth} fair cousin)’ he was saying as the wounded man and the old woman went aside for conference, “ this lover of yours, it seems to me, should have drawn his sword upon ~. i ~~. comiclbooks.conn - a