The Prairie Detective: Secret Service Series No. 24 — page 182: what you’re looking at

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180 THE PRAIRIE DETECTIVE. “Then you had better ae where you are.’ il shen do no such thing. I am coming into that room.’ ***You will come in at your peril.’ ‘* “Nevertheless I shall do so,’ I replied, and put- ting my shoulder to the door, I burst it in. | ‘“‘As it fell with a crash, a bullet whizzed past my head and buried itself in the wall. I continued to go forward. Bill Creighton stood on the other side of the room, with his smoking revolver in his hand. I had neither my pistols nor my knife with me. He was very pale, and very determined. A second time he raised his weapon and glanced along the barrel. I did not flinch. He held his pistol in that position an instant, and then let it fall to his side. “You are a brave man,’ he said. ‘““Possibly,’ was all the reply I gave him. *° “What do you want?’ ‘**T want you.’ ‘“‘Again the revolver came up, hesitated, and went back. “ “Who are you?’ “Don’t you know me?’ “It seems as if I did—and yet——”’ “My name is Dan Burdette. I want you.’ “By Jove, Ryan, if you had seen the look that came over his face! He hesitated no longer, but dropped his pistol on the floor and came forward, with his hands outstretched to receive the ‘brace- lets.’ I had them with me, and it would be safe to bet that I didn’t waste any time in putting them on him. When that was done he said: “You are the only man on the face of this earth that I would give under to. But I know you too well from experience to resist. Your life is charmed.’ cS (ele) cComicboo