Beadle's New Dime Novels, No. 49 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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36 THORNPATH, THE TRAILER; On, the cave and were clasped in the,arms of their huslands and fathers, But two only were missing from the little band of pioneers—Mabel Prescott and Sarah Stump. All the rest were there. “Oh, Tobias! Tobias!” groaned Mrs. Stump, “our poor dear child is «orried away by the Indians—our poor Sarah, the joy aud .omfort of our old age. Poor ’Siah Jenkins t it will break his heart.” After the excitement of the meeting was over, the women told how they had escaped. Seeing the Indians coming, they all hurried down the cottonwood lane unobserved, and entered ~and barred the cave door before the savages reached the cab- -ins, In their excitement the cave was not observed, and there- by the women and children miraculously escaped a terrible _ By this time the night was far advanced, and as nothing could be done tuward following the trail of Red Hand and his captives, the pursuit was deferred till daylight. - Thornpath and his young companion, Frank Harwood, took upan themselyes—refusing all other service—the peril- ous duty of rescuing the captives. To them the remainder of the night dragged wearily by, but, just as the last weary star of night paled away before the glare of the open day, Thede TLornpath and Frank were upon the trail, CHAPTER VI. | . & FOREST WEDDING. Let us now go back and look afier Josiah Jenkins and Fypt, for they are yet tu play quite an important part in our stor) °. : hall bell arranged between Josiah and Egypt, that the ee should follow Frank Harwood from the island, as soon signal was given by Frank of his escape, Every thing sei caady toe Uh: dappetite Brush was gathered res rifles secured therein, while Egypt had his fiddle | comiclooks.com |