Beadle's Frontier Series #25: Indian Jim—A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre — page 34: what you’re looking at

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INDIAN JIM. “But eiere is the reliant Indian NmeES We cas not get along without him?” - . : —_ . zo, Ae 4 nm < e J 4 fm. — Se = reas 6 =F Ss sf. ~ oy: Lae - ~~ or en Ks Sry azid the girl suddenly, ‘do ycu know we are not alone ?" “ What? eb?” he asked, doubting what she meant. “Look about a hundred yards to the west of that canoe, Bud tell me whether you can see any element of life, as you . There's a fehow taking it easy, sure as you live. Who can blame him fer coming to such a delightful retreat to fish !"’ The great wonder to our two friends was that they had not discovered this personage before. He wus seated m full view upon a rock, with his feet hanging down, his elbows resting upon his knees, and his body bending forward in that stooping position, so frequently assumed by the professional angler. He held no ros, in his hand, but his attitude showed that hiy whole attention was absorbed upon the line, the “ sinker” of which they saw him swing arceuwid his-head, and cast far out into the lake. , ‘Fhe artist begun his task at once, ae Marian wok a a 4s, it 7 re Me The OU tn iow SV) rs ad Nae old ERG OAT at Ae “FF .\ore, fh. Pe UP “ pu yah . <> om . yeyre ys be | eS Veo: 4 . ils * - a wo fi 7 = position in which she could note the progress uf the work Bee. Be chatted pleasantly as his pencil floated hither and thither. ‘snd the jagged, waving; and angular lines begun to assume = shape and meaning. — “Tf we only had the red- man!” said he. “I think, how: sever, that. we can manage that easily enough. I will put that -___ canoe in full view at one end of the lake, and make the Indian Ey ¢ with his paddle in hand, in the act of stepping into it,” Se “The fisherman, opposite, is as quiet as if he wero sitting ___ wr his portrait. Do you suppose he has noted our presence ” = “No doubt of it, as we have quite a prominent position; _ ___ but undoubtedly he cares more for the fish than he does for ms. There! he has raised his head and is gazing at us ae Now, it has dropped again, for he is pulling up something —* — “Sh!” demanded Marian, in a startled whisper. “‘“ Look _ feward that canoe again. Don’t you sce something like the = plumage of a brilliant bird?” --——s« ‘Don’t, know but what I do; haven't time, though, to spend ____ {m watching it; must work, now that I am started.” e * But you must .0ok at it,” pene: Marian, ‘for there & ee = ag CORMIC OOS BE “ He is lurking somewhere in the neighborhood. Dolph,” i o- ~_- (Oy