Beadle's Dime Novels No. 97: The Doomed Hunter — page 32: what you’re looking at

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84 THE DOOMED HUNTER. Ralph sought to retreat, but only made matters worse. His foot eame in contact with the loathsome creature, and the next moment he felt the sharp fangs buried in his leg! » With a horrified ery he sprung back, the savages who were nearest him, giving vent to louder and more distressing yells. The rattlesnake still clung to the wound, whipping the earth with his tail and continuing the frightful rattles. — The sayages seemed petrified with fear, all save Elk’s Foot, who quickly sprung to the rescue of his charge. “With a single blow of his knife he severed the serpent’s head, and both portions of the creature fell to the ground. He then ut- _ tered quick directions to one or two of his braves, who darted away into the forest, running keen glances along the ground as they went. Elk’s Foot then set himself at work upon the punctures. His promptness, coolness and skill certainly saved the young man’s life. Placing Ralph upon his back the Indian stripped ‘all clothing from over the wound, which presented only the inost simple appearance. With his keen knife he proceeded to make ig quite to the bone where the serpent’s fangs had entered. - The blood scarcely flowed at all, but the Indian applied his lips, ane sucked away vigorously for velit min- utes: “That good,” he muttered, between breaths. “Me git him _all right perty soon. Bite no bad if Injun know how to fix him. Elk’s Foot great medicine—keep his brother pale-face from hurt.” : There was something really tender in the red-skin’s manner, but all was so wrapped up in guile and artifice that Ralph knew net what to make of it. Of one thing he was very cer- tain—the savage was not thus careful of him Ye gh some special object in view. | Presently the Indian ceased his olenabitiel ada pSpkhdel the trickling blood in silence for a moment. Then with a satisfied exclamation he stanched the flow, and bathed the wound in water which some of his attendants brought ngs 4 the spring. = a By the time this was done those who had been stepdBooa into the forest returned, with a handful of green leaves. These Elk’s Foot seized eapétly, and having chewed them to a ¢ f CoOmiclooks.conm ¢