Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 38: what you’re looking at

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2 BLACK ARROW, THE AVENGER. _Roder and his friends, inspected the body closely, and read. the ‘paper that was still pinned upon its breast, and then Whetstone pulled out the arrow that had given the man his death-war- Tant. He wiped off the blood, examined it carefully, and shanded it to Roder. .. ..» “That is a Comanche, arrow, captain.” “K Comanche arrow! How do you know that? How can you tella Comanche arrow from any Other arrow ?” -“ By the make of it. I haye been among the Comanches = and I know their arrows.” _ “But there are no Comanches within two hundred miles of here.” ._ “Very likely ; but that is a Comanche arrow.” “That beats me worse than any thing that has happened yet. How could a ghost get-hold of a Comanche arrow.” “1 don’t, know any thing about ghosts; but I suppose they camo any thing they want todo. This one means to give you trouble, I am afraid. What a pily you_hadn't given him his scalp when he asked for it !” “T wish we had. I will take the arrow to Jim Baker, —_ ask him what he thinks about it. He has been among the Comanches. Let us bury the poor fellow.” _ That work was. soon finished, and the men returned to the settlement. After a little further conversation with his friends, Whetstone left them, and went to Colonel Landry's. ‘ He found the household in great trouble and confusion. © Colonel Landry himself was in such a condition. a 8 he he ineapable of directions. At one time he was fu- rious, at in ane a Sl He declared, that. Roder’s gang had committed the outrage, that the men were known, and that they must instantly be pursued and punished. The next moment he bewailed his folly in connecting himself with the vigilance. committee and in stopping ,his. payment to Roder, vowing that his friends had ruined him, that he would never see his child again. His friends excused his utterances, as_ he was growing old, and was entirely wrapped up in Rose. _ His wife was plunged in grief, and her condition was fully us pit- juble as that of her husband. .. George Warner was there, with several. of. the members of the vigilance committee. After vainly. endeavoring to commiclooolks.comn