Bonny Jean, and A Severe Threat — page 82: what you’re looking at

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BONNY JEAN. 75 -**QOntie my hands!” he shouted, ‘‘and fight if ye want to, I’m your man !” John drew back with a haughty gesture, ‘“No,” he said, sternly, ‘1 only fight my equals. Get up on your horse,” he commanded. ‘‘ There, I will help you. Come, Mr. Lee; let us return to this creature’s cabin. I am going to take poor Lady from that grave at once. We will not wait, as we had intended, until we had broken the news to her mother.” They remounted, and, with Bob still bound tightly, turned their horses heads. ‘The robber’s horse followed, trotting briskly behind them, and so they rode slowly back to the vig- ilante’s cabin. *K K *K *K x *K * We left Philip Randall riding away after his miraculous escape from hanging. He did not pause to look for the road ; he flew on through the forest, wild with a hope of ultimately escaping, and never dreaming how near Jean was to him, and how fearful was her own peril. On he dashed madly through the pines. There wasa sudden turn in the narrow bridle-path which he was trying to follow ; and, ere he was aware of it, he was in the midst of a party of horsemen, well armed, and their faces concealed by masks. ‘‘God help me!” groaned Philip, setting his teeth hard to- gether, and spurring his horse wildly forward. They rode up, and closed around him in a moment. ‘¢Who are you?” he demanded. “ Vigilantes!” They sprang upon him and dragged him from his horse, which some one led quickly away. ‘‘God help me!” repeated Philip. ‘‘It is death for certain this time.” "comicbooks (eo)