Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 27: what you’re looking at

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A DESPERATE STRUGGLE. 29 Winced, and his stern old face had even a look of triumph in it. If be must die, it was better to fall by the hand of this Uconquerable man than by any other not so strong. | “The white man _ will strike,” said the prophet, calmly, 4&8 the Flying Scout clutched the hatchet wkich had fallen fo the earth and whirled it above his head. As he did so he raised his foot slightly and Minnitash, writhing suddenly aside, darted up like a serpent from his coil and catching the feet of his enemy dushed him suddenly to the earth, bis head Striking the rocks with considerable violence. Tbe hatchet fw out of his hands and went rattling down the rocks. linnitash threw himself upon the prostrate man, who, balf Stunned by the blow, was not sufficiently Limself to offer Strong resistance. They rolled over and over upon the rocks, linnitush striving with all his power to fasten his teeth in the throat of the Flying Scout, but he found his fangs re- Sisied by e hard piece of leather which encircled the throat like a collar. For five minutes the struggle continued, and innitash felt that, while his strength was going fast, that of the White man was increasing at each moment. Now the Prophet would have broken away, if possible, but the hands Of the Flying Scout held him fast. “Treacherous dog,” he growled. “ Wait; in a moment You shall see with whom you have to deal.” He began to struggle again, and after a desperate effort Manaved to turn the Indian and get his knee upon his breast “nd his hand upon the brown throat. _ “ Now, snake,” he said ; “ you writhed your self clear once, See if you can do it again.” Minnitash did his best but the unnatural strength which “spair had given him was spent and he lay, supine, under “€ Lands of the white man. “T have not spared a Comanche for ten years,” muttered ‘© recluse, “and it served me right when I would have let. you escape to have you turn upon me. Pray -to the de- Mons you serve and see if they will take you out of my hands.” ~ Minnitash began a wild chant for be saw that death was near. The Flying Scout caught him by the waist and shoul- f and whirled him shrieking into the air, designing to cast cn comicbooks.conm