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 was rnymm. 185 never believed it-they do say,” and the tones of his voice fell as he spoke—** they do say she can pot the bad mouth upon people; and there’s not a few that lay all their achesand complaints to her door.” that is a sight worth seeing ; and so let us ride, Hum- phries, and get out of this swamp thicket with all peg. sible speed." “A long leap, major, will be sure to do it. But better we move slowly. I don’t want to lose our chance at this rascal for something; and who knows but we may catch him there. He’s a great skunk, now, major, that same Goggle; and though hangingk much too good for him, yet, them pistols wonld.have pleased me better had they lodged the ball more closely.” ‘ ‘ CHAPTER XV. “ A hag that hell has work for-a born slave To an o’ercomi evil-venomous, vile, Snakeflike, thsliiiugs the bush and bites the beel." Tar; troopers had not been well gone, before the fugitive they had so vainly pursued stood upon the very spot which they had left. He rose from the mire * of the creek, in which he had not paused to imbed himself when the search was hottest and close upon him. The conjecture of Humphries was correct, and Goggle or Blonay was the person they had chased. He had left his post in the bivouac when the storm came on, and was then upon his way to his mother’s cabin. From that spot his farther course was to the British garrison with his intelligence. His determina- tion in this respect, however, underwent a change, as we shall see in the progress of the narrative. Never had better knowgedge of character been Q
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