Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 21: what you’re looking at

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“ But, had: seen.,fully. twenty-five years; I. thinks» He was tall: und, well-made, not ,ilH-looking, and. decidedly; not diandsome. He had agood. manner jand,a/fair share of. intelligence.” _ “It. is, more;than possible, that, he was my-brother ; but I was quite, young when Ben, left.Mississippi, and I do not re-» member. him well. Liknow that Joved» him because! he was» my mother's son, and.my. lovesfor jer was, vay erent: oe you sure that the; hunter, was killed 2) . & ta “There can, hardly, bea doubt of it "Roder'dimagoané not men who do things by halves. It is.quite-certain that: they” took; him_out,of~bis,cabin.. He-had» promised: a p»nther-skin to, Rose, and we found. it there, newly: dressed: I, anvafraid: he | had been working on it when he ought,,to| have been making his-escape,,..,. There it, hangs, on. the,wall, ‘There isa mourn- ful interest attached to, it, and,, Rose, core not, be induced : to pant,with ite? ANl rose from ‘the table, ee oe walked to. the, eal; took. down the.pantherskin and examined it... . = .*“ Pll warrant.that,you .found., thie stretched, ators achite Ht he said.. mo! ort * We aid replied Colonel Landry. “How aid. you now: that.?”, “« “T have had epwinempanienee « dn, dumnioe skins, and I can see that the work, on this was not quite finished, | It. should have; been. well rubbed and. softened after it had dried. If the. young lady wil permit me, I will put. the skin in order for) her.” “T am much obliged to you, ” replied. Rose.‘ i: Sgt I keep “ot in remembrance.of. poor. Ben Bload, and I.had panne have it just as it.left. his hands.” “Tf he was alive, Miss, and could hear you say that, tit would be # proud man.” _. There, WAS 0, cloud over George Warner, that night: ar asl lonel Landry, many, questions concerning the murdered. ood, and became convinced that the victim of the ven-; a of Roder's gang was-none « r, than, -his-missing. half- brother., The more. he thought. and. ‘Spoke upon, this subject, the: more gloomy, he, became,, and...ev . the gentle. blandish-. ments of Rose. could. ot rouse him from. his melancholys {).,.! e Ben Blood was my niother's;,on,” he -said; “ and: L; loved, ComicbookS.COnn |