Beadle's New Dime Novels, No. 49 — page 55: what you’re looking at

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. _ “Tn the name of heaven, Miss Stump, what are you doing ; and where is Mabel?” asked Frank, excitedly. ,_ ‘The good Lord only knows where Mabel is. We managed ‘0 escape from the Indians, and became separated in thé Gloomy woods running from a bear. I hunted and searched for poor Mabel, but could fiud her nowhere, so I started for the Post; and when I reached this side of the swamp, I hean. ians yelling and shooting on the other side, so I hid in th: Srass till you came from the swamp,” the spinster said, con erabl “Phen, Mabel is not in the power of Red Hand ?” “Red Demon! you'd better say,” the woman exclaimed, indignantly. “ For Red Hand is nobody else than that great, d, sneaking, low-lived Carl Oakley! No, Mabel is wot in his power, and if the bear did not catch her, she is wanders ing about in the woods, poor deary,” and Miss Stump brushed & tear from her eyes. “How d’ye git away from-the chief, Miss Stump ?” asked the old Trailer. “Why, I made him and his Indians a pot of soup for their Supper, and flavored it with a bottle: of my tooth medicine that put the beduties all to sleep.” “And ye did thet over in the woods, eh?” asked Thorn- somewhat excited. “ Yes, sir, over yonder.” “Then drown me in the Pool o' Siloam, and bury me in the wilderness o’ Judy, if I don’t hev Carl Oakley's skulp— “very ha’r 0’ it, my boy !” and the old Trailer grasped the” of his knife, and clenched his teeth savagely, fiercely. ~ After he had leard all of Miss Stump’s story, he turned and said; “ Boy, you're wounded, and "II jist be in my way, for I'm Soin’ to work with a vengeance, so you'd best go with Miss’ back to her friends, and I'll bring your sweetheart safe home by to-morry night, and no tellin’ how many skulps.” Frank knew that it would be useless contending with the bd Trailer ; besides, he was well aware that he would just be an incumbrance on the hunter’s hands, for his arm was e THE PERILS OF THE PRAIRIE 5s as a 7 +. ial » {comicbooks:co OS lee tae ne a A a ee Sat Sag egy > «ak p