Beadle's Dime Novels No. 97: The Doomed Hunter — page 27: what you’re looking at

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PURSUIT. 29 CHAPTER IY. THE INDIAN TOWN. Tun savages pursued a course somewhat to the west of north, and continued to travel at a brisk rate for two or three hours longer. Ralph had counted his swarthy companions, and found their number to be twenty-two, present with their leader, Whose Indian name signified Elk’s Foot. This, with the one. left’ behind, would make quite a force, nearly man for man.to What the settlers could raise, after the decimation they had recently suffered. The advantage in arms of course lay with. the latter, nearly every man possessing a good rifle, and being expert in its use; while the arms of the Indians consisted in ~ part of firelocks, bows and arrows and spears, with the never- failing knives and tomahawks for close quarters. These facts Ralph had noticed, since he felt thatthe indig- nant settlers would not allow the matter to rest until they had pursued and if possible wreaked summary vengeance upon the. Indians. And while none of his sympathies were with the latter, he certainly hoped that. they would escape for the pres- ent. He had little doubt that if they were overhauled, and he fell into the hands of the. whites, he would meet an instant and ignominious death, His suspicions. of _ pursuit. were soon Ae The detonation of a heavily-loaded musket resounded through the forest, and brought every savage to a stand-still at once. That they were excited was evident, and yet the natural stoicism of their race was such. that its exhihiticn was suppressed, To the young man’s surprise they remained standing where they were for some minutes—minutes which seemed hours to him, At po the form of an adyancing warrior was seen dashing through the trees, and in a minute he was beside them. ) “ Pale-faces,” he said, pointing back in the direction whence they had come, _ “How “ibe ?” demanded Elk’s Foot. . Cconmiclooolks,. corn)