Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 35: what you’re looking at

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HAWK’S NEST. 27 CHAPTER III. HAWK’S NEST. The singular being who has called herself Gypsy Gordon apparently desires to confine the conversation toa sphere of her own selection, for she at once makes mention of the fire and what a great fright her aunt will be in. Bob remembers those peculiar words and finds time, later on, to ponder over them. ‘““How far away would you think the house is?”’ he asks, as he laboriously trudges along. ‘“‘T am sorry to say nearly a mile. How would it do for you to rest here while I go on—then help could be sent back for you ?’’ ‘*But you—you would have to go alone in the intense darkness.”? ‘“Ah! you forget. Gypsy Gordon is well able to take care of herself,’’ cheerily. ‘‘So I did—pardon me. But, unless my ears deceive me, I hear a singular noise ahead, a pounding that makes me fear the fire may have whipped around and headed us off.’ She listens, and utters a cry, but it is of joy. ‘They are coming!”’ ‘Who is that??? demands Bob. ‘(Some of those from Hawk’s Nest—mounted on riecte too. See, you can catch a glimpse cf the lan- terns through the trees. eal look like giant fireflies rushing along.”’ EOmicbooks (c©) ii