Black Arrow, the Avenger — page 58: what you’re looking at

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62, ; BLACK ARROW, THE AVENGER. “ Dead ?”. _“ Dead as Davy Crockett ! Just like the others. An ar. ruw through his body, his sealp gone, an eye out, and one of those infernal papers pinned on his breast.” _“ Hush-sh! Not, so loud, Charley ! Somebody might hear you. . Let us go. out there.” ~ You. may go; but I have had enough. of it. I. am_ going to leaye this country,” “Don't be a fool, Charley, ” “Tam not going out there, and that’s flat. Iam going to the saloon, to take something to warm me up.” “ Better cool down, if you can, Those folks will, suspect that something is the matter, and then they will be sure to find out what it is.” — Whetstone _Baker were willing to accompany Roder, and the three left the settlement, avoiding observation as well as they could, and hastened to the hole iu the arroyo.. There they found the body of Kirby Sparks, as, he Clair, had de- scribed it, It was some moments before either of the party spoke. Roder and Baker stood and gazed at the corpse, and Whet- stone stood and gazed at them. = 7 Charley, was right,” said Roder at last. “This is some more of the work of that infernal ghost. No wonder Charley wanted to leave the country. I’m getting tired of this busi- ness. Whose turn, will come next ?” “Was this mun concerned ‘in the Ben. Blood affair 2”, asked Whetstone. “ Yes. . There are four of us left now—Charley, and- Lant Pirile, and Jim Baker, and 1”. ~“Yam sorry for you four; but I can’t help feeling glad that I am out of the scrape.” _. “It’s a serious matter; bat ‘what is to be will be ; though that’s a death that this child don’t like to think of, Let..us dig a hole, boys. It is alf we can do.” Before the body was laid in the shallow Eve, Whetstone had extracted the arrow and wiped it. “ Tt is.a Comanche arrow,” he said, “ like the others.” “Look at it ag’in,” said Baker. “ Thar'’s another fact a that arrer. It’s a black arrer.” comicloooks.conn