Beadle's Dime Novels No. 95 — page 76: what you’re looking at

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78 € : EPH PETERS. “ Keerful, keerful, lad. Never spring your lock in that way. The red-skins know the sound as far as they can hear it. ”? re What news, man?” cried Ronald, eagerly. “Speak at once.’ “Found ’em,” said Eph, shortly. “ By the fire yonder ?” “Yes; and I seen something that did my heart good, be- sides. I snaked up to the fire as near as I dared, and found ' it was on the other side of the ridge, on the lake-ghore, I crawled up the ledge and took a peep in. The camp was a small one, only fourteen in all. But ’'d heard a bugle a little while before, an’ just.as I got to the top of the ledge, and c’u’d see the camp-fire, and mek’ out. that Miss Maggie was thar’, and the old woman, two fellers kem’ ridin’ past my perch, an’ who do you think ?—that durned skunk, as you wouldn’t let me tech with a hick’ry, and Hubert Moran. The minit I seen Hubert Moran, I felt. better, for I knew that he wouldn’t let them hurt a woman. They dismounted, and I c’u’d see that they held some talk with Miss Maggie, and that Moran kept his hand on his sword. Pooty soon she fell down at his feet dnd took his hand. He lifted her up and begun to talk with Jaques Chattillon. I wasn’t s’prised when the blow in the face kem’ from Moran— “ What! he struck his friend ?” “ Squar’ in the mouth—a back-hand blow ’at nearly leveled _ him. They had a bout with swords on the.spot, and Jaques got run through the arm or shouider; jest where, J couldn’t see, and they parted. Then I kem’ away.” “That looks well, Eph.” : “Don’t it, though? Now I shan’t be half so skeery about going into the camp. Stands to reason he won't see harm come to her,” » “Of course not. He is a brave man, and I shall thank him for this some day.” “IT took his horses,” said Eph, “and I’m sorry for it now, “ince he done this. Efthey had only belonged to that skunk of a Chattillon, now, I should get up and crow on the spot— crow loud and h’arty. JT’ll make it even some time, ef I can.” COMMIEOOKS.COMM >