Beadle's Frontier Series #25: Indian Jim—A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre — page 40: what you’re looking at

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& | » =xDIAN sme. foward tne hiding place. There was no difficulty in finding "for tine events of tae last few moments had impressed it yadelibiy upon his mind. He occasionally paused, and lis- - teed, nut no untoward sound reached his ear, and, in a few m ments, he stood in front of the shrubbery’ which we have - glruway referred to. ‘Come, Marian,” said he, “I believe the coast is clear, and we laay now return in safety.” Tiere was no movement or response, and, impatient and apprenensive, he dashed the bushes aside. Jfarian was Pere / _ Halleck was speechless for a moment, and then came the eomforting supposition that she had left the hiding:-place of her own free will, and made her way home. He argtied that af any force had been used, he-would have heard sereams and eutcries, as Marian was not a girl to submit tamely to’any in- guit-or violence. And yet Adolphus Halleck by no means felt at ease. He had learned, in a manner which lke could - never forget, that there were Indians in the wood, and ° that they were not of a too chivalrous nature to attack defenséless women, He was standing thus, doubting and hesitating; when a sharp scream of agony reached his ear, from the direction of the lake. It was, unmistakably, the voice of Marian, and; <vithout pausing an instant, to refiect upon the consequences _ fre ran, he dashed ‘headiong through the woods, and> up the Bank “aritil he stood upon ‘the very spot where he bad’ beer occupies in sketching. He glanced out upon. the Jakc, and saw; half way across it, the canoe which had. been nestled Winder the bushes along the shore.. It was speeding away as fast as the combined efforts of two Sioux warriors, with their _ paddles, could drive it.. In the center of the canoe, directly between the two savages, was seated Marion Allondale, the ery picture of terror and despair. As she cauglit a glimpse of Halleck, she threw up her arms; screamed “ Help help!” #t the top of Ler voice, and would have leaped overboard, had ehe not been prevented. The artist noted the point toward’ which the boat wad aim” (EO) m PA nm. ene a rs ee img, and, although from the nature of the case, nit npciinne 4 | ____ sible for him to intercept the Indians, and> although hie (EC) JOO} S)