Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 88: what you’re looking at

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92 THE PHANTOM ‘CHIEF: Phere was much for them.to discuss, for the army would goon march back to the settlements, and Marie . must de- termine upon a place of abode—the death.of Colonel Vic- tor Laving driven from her mind all idea of a. residence on the Mississippi. The surveyor, too, had more than # word to say in reference to his. own..conrse, which, it ‘ gurcly is not necessary for us to hint, depensied not a little — upon his fair companion, And then, even if they had met without anything whatever to settle, they. would not have been at a loss for a language which should bave had mean- ivg enough for a good long interview, -- What they. ssid and did, it is not our business to relate. in. full to the cu- rious. They lad been some time in conversation, when Marie observed with a sigh: ; _«-46] fear we shall. not sce poor Butler, again! He was not amongst the prisoners yesterday, and I sure, those neve ple who took him away were a desperate set,. Tuev looked to me @ thousand times more wicked, than our tribe.” : (6 Well!’ said. Fenton,..‘t1 am much. mistaken, if he has not eseaped. He is a remarkable,man in every way; ‘and it must be an extraordinary watchfulness that. could hold him.” | **Better eyes, anybow, than them Wyandot devils know jhow to use them!” said:the Ranger, who,bad been looke jug about for the pair, and bad approached behind & pile of brush; unheard amid the thousand noises-of the camp. “Marie uttered an exclamation. of. pleasure, and warmly ‘shook hawds with Butler, as did also Fenton, who.said ¢ . = **Batlerl next to Marie, there's not a person in the world that I wanted to sce more than you. Here's a hand that yours to eternity. But how did you get off I - «thought, to be sure, you'd Lave trouble, but I kuew your. grain.” . ~* “wt bat me and Simmons worked ‘om! I tell you, - gurveyor, it did me more good to think how they’s be dis- appointed when they found it-out, than. it. did to think of > wy bein’ out of their clutches, — Tary'l knew a thing oF ae two vext tiue—excenl Luree of *em tual wasn't hitely to Colmike - al a * , - z3 = books:com) * ‘ Tih sieet ER