Beadle's New Dime Novels, No. 49 — page 81: what you’re looking at

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THE PSRIL® OF THK PRAIRIBE & Gould plainly hear the shuffling feet and giblbering voices, and ‘Bhortly a tiny speck of light pierced the gloom below; thes it-gradually grew larger and larger until a roaring camp-fire Was burning beneath them, sending up smoke and heat that was almost suffocating ; and it required every effort for the girls to keep from coughing. Presently, however, they be- Came accustomed tothe smoke and ventnred to peer down - throngh the foliage upon the motley crowd of red-skins thaé had seated themselves around the fire, some smoking, sonic talking and some gazing stoically into the fire—all appar- ently unconscious of the maidens’ presence. Red Hand was not among them, which fact greatly eused the minds of the unwilling captives, who how ventured to converse in a low whisper. - Ina few moments more the deep silence was broken by the trampling of horses’ feet. The savages sprung quickly up und advanced toward the horsemen. It proved to be an- other party of savages. The fugitives listened, but could recognize no familiar voice ; tren they parted the foliage and peered through at the new party. As they did so, a cry, that reached the ears of the Savages, escaped Mabel’s lips, for, bound and fettered upon one of the animals, she recognized her lover, Frank Har- wood; but the sight was none the less startling to Nora, for upon another animal she recognized her lover, Captain Stan- fieid, a captive, also! : How came they captives there? Let us see: When Fravk arrived at the Post with Miss Stump, he found, that the swelling and pain had about left his arm, and, being in ter rible suspense, could not remain idle ; 80, appropriating ove of ‘the flectest horses of the settlers, he started off to Fort Des Moines to secure the assistance of some of the troops garrisoned there to quell the sudden uprising of the. Indians. But the commanding officer of the post had got news of the sudden outbreak, and had already sent a party of soldiers un- der Captain Stanfield to the field of action. Fortunately, Frank met the captain on the way and at once made known his business and wants. Cuptain Stanfield and Frank hed _ boys in their native State; studied together from the same comicbooks.com