Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 57: what you’re looking at

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~ CONQUBRED BUT UNSUBDUED. 59 Texans is heard and the rifles begin to shatter their ranks, Then comes the charge, the’ pistels and’ silent but deadly bowie doing fearful work, Down they go, man by man, ag the mounted rangers charge through them in a double rank, Cutting right and left as they ride. “ Ready, about !” cried the voice of Mountain Ned, “Through them again, my lads; once more for the Lone Star. Give it to. them.” Sesiiile They dash back, but the Indians gre not ready for another Charge. They break and flyin. confusion, and the dark pass Swallows them up, leaving the Texans conquerors, Their triumphant cheers grate upon the ears of Silver Lance as he is borne away in the flight of his men unable to turn. He had sought in vain in that wild struggle to get a blow at Ned Cumpbell, but fate had kept them asunder. On they went into the pass, where they turned like wounded lions, threat- ening their pursuers. But, how their hearts sunk when they Saw the fearful gaps which the etruygle had left in their ranks, At least one-third of their number were wounded or slain, and they knew too well that the fierce rangers seldom spared & wounded Indian. Beaten again, and by Ned Campbell of all men! Had he not said to Blazing Star that he would conquer Ned Campbell, and hang his scalp iv bis lodge? And here, in their first meeting, he had been defeated with -terrible Joss. As he stood beside his wounded horse at the mouth of the pass, a party of five warriors came before him. | “ Chief,” they said through their spokesman. “ The Mani- ton is angry with his red children. We have robbed a father of the child whom he loves and when that father comes, sevk- ing his child, we laugh him to corn. Shall not this old father have his child aud the nation peace?” | “Would you make me a dog?” hissed Silver Lance, “Are you the leaders of Comanche braves or pappooses es- Caped from the Pi-Utes? How many brave men lie on the Blain yonder who have fallen? Shall we let them rotand — , hot avenge them ?” . | “I speak for the rest,’ replied the leader of the dep. ta- tion,“ What the ebief says is ourlaw. If he would have US go out and fight aguin with the Texans we are ready connicloooks.comn)