Beadle's Dime Novels No. 96: Little Moccasin — page 73: what you’re looking at

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RUNNING FOR LUCK. w5 lodge. And by the way, you must thank poor Charley for this—but for him, we never should have known that you hadn’t taken the compass”—and here he stopped, and they shook bands like two brothers, who had been long separated. “Charley is no fool,” said Gage—wiping his eyes—and ; then kicking the fire into shape. “No indeed—far from it—though they do call him under- witted and slack-baked—yet I would rather trust him under any great’ emergency, than any of the crew, except Perry— and perhaps, Hannaford.” “So would I—but the boy has been so long laughed at, for his monkey tricks, that he seems to think his character must be played out—-I say though, old fellow,” fetching his com- panion a slap on the back, almost heavy enough to dislodge him, “how on earth did you find your way here ?” “God knows—I don’t.” Gage looked rather astonished. “ By this, Imean that T really do not know, for my land- marks were all changed by the snow, and it was quite impos- sible to find my way along the edge of the burnt district by feeling the moss; and the branches of the trees I found so lit- tle to be depended on, that I soon gave up the Senet resolved to run for luck.” “And well you did, for the most astonishing luck you have had; for my part, I am absolutely frightened, when I think of the danger you ran.” “And so am I—and I hope TI shall remember it to my 5, ing day. It makes me catch my breath when I think of it, now.’ “ After all, though should like to hear how you managed to strike the very spot, and get housed so comfortably before night came on; but first, if you please, tell me why you came away without a Compass { 7 “To tell you the truth, I didn’t think of it; and the weatli- er was so clear and beaintiaak it never occurred to me, till I found myself bewildered, and well-nigh lost in the whirling snow.” Gage grasped his hand with a slight shudder, and begged him to go on with the story. Fletcher assented, but long before he had finished, Gage comicloooks. com