Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 30: what you’re looking at

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82 - MOUNTAIN, NED. yet. Silver Lance is a brave warrior, but do you think he e pure Indian ?” “ Sometimes I think that he is not an Indian at all,” she said, in a musing tone. “I know that he has been with the tribe longer than I, and was recognized as.a chief when I came among them. But, at times, he speaks in a manner which either shows that he has had much intercourse with, the whites or is a white man himself.” “It does not make much difference,” said the Flying Scout. — “T shall one day know the trutb.” “Don’t be rash,” she said, with a shudder. “ You know what your fate will ke if you are taken by the tribe.” | “T know,” he said, quietly ; “ but danger and I have stood face to face too often for a little thing to Gaunt me. I have given my life to vengeance; I will carry my vengeance to. the end, \ Have you seen this Captain Campbell ?” “Yes,” said Alecta, with a blush, “You are getting personal,” said Mountain Ned, pare suddenly. ‘Mr. Fiying Scout, how do you do 2” The strange being bent. a fierce look upon tbe speaker, and seemed for a moment like a tiger about to spring. CHAPTER V. THE LOST DAUGHTER. SitvER LANCE sat in his lodge in the Comanche village which stood in a beautiful valley, a few miles to the south of the mountain pass in which the opening scenes of this narra- tive wereenacted. It was one of the largest villages, and over tuis Silver Lance ruled aga king over hissubjects. He had in his following nearly five hundged lodges and over that number — of fighting men. Indeed, his band was the strongest in that sec tion, and as bold as it was strong. He had ridden at the head of a thousand warriors, unchecked by the cowardly Mexicans through two States of upper Mexico, burning and slaying ag he went, and bringing back among others the daughter of a Gov- comicbooks.com