Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 35: what you’re looking at

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A SCALP FoR A SCALP. 89 “We will gain nothing by talking about it. If the ghost shows himself when I am here, I will take his scalp down from the wall and give it to him.” “1 believe you would do it, Wheistone. But he won't be here again to-night, and we must break up. We have a job to do before morning; but we won't ask .you, as you are a new member, and the party is all made up.” “The next mortiing there was great excitement among both the parties that were struggling for the’ ‘ascendency in and about “March’s Settlement The Juw and order men were astonished, enraged and dismayed by the fact that Colonel Landry’s house had been attacked, while he and George Warner were alscent at Ferguson’s ranch, and his daughter Rose’ had been forcibly carried away. ‘There was no doubt that Roders gang were snswerable for the outrage, although the assailants, who numbered ten men, were all masked. They had easily overpowered the few servants of the house, and had quietly’ rétired with Rose, without ‘doing “any special dumage to the premises, Roder’s gang were surprised, infuriated and almost ter- rified by the fact that'one of their number had been found dead at the roadside, a short distance from the settlement An arrow had gone through his body, his scalp was miss- ing, and one a bi Ry ad beh scooped out. On his breast was pinned a paper, with these words written in large letters : An ege for an eye, and a sealp fora scalp) Me-cecinnid banstllera’s pooe oh.the per, delree al deed, except Roder and his friends, who at once decided among themselves that it was the work of the ghost. Se Uw iad sx ; conmmicldooks.conn