Beadle's Dime Novels No. 96: Little Moccasin — page 60: what you’re looking at

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* 62 LITTLE MOCCASIN. to be less conspicuous, upon a charred stump in a desolate re- gion over which a hurricane ‘Of fire had swept only the season before, and Fletcher having taken possession of another, just facing him, where they could’ sweep the whole district for a long way, wha nothing could approach without being seen by one or the other, a consultation was held. “‘Well—I am not very inquisitive, captain, * said Fletcher ; “but, inasmuch as you have brought me here, and’ seem so careful to be where you can not be taken by surprise, nor troubled witl listeners or eavesdtoppers, I take it for grant- ed you have something to communicate well worth hearing.” “T have, indeed,” said Gage, first throwing a hurried glance in every direction, and then slipping down behind the stump, signing to Fletcher to follow his example, and seating himself on a jarge, blackened root, where he was carefully hidden from observation, though a via were to pass within ear- shot. Fletcher smiled at such excessive caution, but follow ed Nis example, nevertheless.’ sit | After gathering their blankets about them, and wayhdting their rifles over their knees, Gage began with telling him what had ‘happened the day before, and why he had F ieon St Pits] they all thouglit ona wild-#008e chase. < Fletcher’s eyes kindled, as ‘Gage described the young ti dian girl; and’ he sat rubbing ‘his’hands and chuckling to himself and nodding significantly, as if delighted beyond ex- pression that their conjectures had been so pleasantly verified notwithstanding the adroit management of ar ve Forester, in trying to rfital dtl them. | “ But,” said he, at last, “but, I say, though, Captain Gage, between oursél¥es, ‘what conclusion have you ee What think you of the little maiden?” ” “T hardly know what to think ; and it is for'tliat reason ‘I have led you here, where we can talk freely together, without danger of interruption.” Ft, “Well, then, first and fohellow: if you please, eabtdins are you satisfied that the tracks we saw and pee 80 ae were the tracks of that girl ” “ Satisfied taine, I can not say I am sutésfed ; ind yet, how unlikely that there should be two young Indian ‘girls conmicloooks.com