Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 45: what you’re looking at

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THE COLOR OF ITo>. .. 49 were concerned in the Ben Blood affair had, been, as .Roder said, “rubbed out” some time previously. . Two..men; had lately met their doom, in a terrible a;.d. mysterious way; There were but five left, including himself, Could. it be-possible, as Whetstone had suggested, that the reyengeful ghost intended to take them off one by one, leaving him to ‘the last? Tho thought chilled his. blood, and he mentally resolyed, that: if another should be taken, he would fly the country. . | Paul Roder and Jim Baker walked together ; but they. had not far to go, as they soon stopped. ag the cabin occupied by, ' the latter. . Here they raked out ‘the embers in the rude fire-place, piled on. some wood, and soon had a brisk fire blazing. . By the-aid. of the fire, and of the.contents of a black, bottle which Baker, produced, they veated their blood, and were enabled. to, talk quite boldly of the recent terrifying events. . “ Let me look at that arrer, cap’n,” said Baken-aee the dvath of Simpson had been duly. discussed. Roder handed to his companion, the. arrow ‘that had, been; drawn from Simpson's body, and Baker, after wiping it, exam- ined. it closely: ..5 «. “Its a Comanche arrer,” he anid * ent as that fellow told ye—jest as t’other one was.” ti a ~ “He knew. all about it,then.”()) | “+ Yang and Pd like tobe sartn how he inows so much.” _ “He had been among the Comanches, he gaid,” “ Like enough; but I've seen folks. po ccleaner Saat too much, and it may turn out this chap is one.of ‘em. mee enother euthin shout this arrer, cap'n.” “ What's that?” - " “The color of it. ‘Tr's a black arrer.... Tother one was a oft Te-there any.shing strange in that 2’, ¥: “ Yaas. Tatts Oisen fou ie ar neues Wedethl. fhehwen, 9m any other way. ni Sapocgpe i 3y Suse paseo ches who goes by the name of Black Arrer.” ed = You‘scem taknéw moreabout the matter then’ Whetstone knew, and yet you hint that he knows more. than he ought to. . ST te ee ee come down bere to kill omen? 2 Conmmicloooks.corn ail