Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 70: what you’re looking at

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72 MOUNTAIN NED. | “ Your vengeance is. terrible, David,” she said in a gad tone. : “ You are right, Alecta,” he replied; “‘and yet the provo- cation was as terrible. It galls me that the man I hate, this - accursed Silver Lance, never crosses my path. When a is dead, my martyred innocent can sleep in peace. Let me look on his dead face and I will turn my back forever upon the Comanche country, and lead a new life under the name [ have lost so long. Where are the rangers ?” “ After the Comanche at a gallop. None save Texans, led by such a man as Ned Campbell, would take the risk they do, Shall we follow them ?” “You may go, for I must to my workshop to prepare new ‘thunder,’ I laugh, sometimes, when I think how my expe- rience in pyrotechnics, long ago, bas borne fruit, and made me the terror of the Comanche.’ 1 “T should like to visit your workshop, David. You never would allow me to go in there.” “JT take my life in my hand every time I work,” was the reply. “No, no, dear girl; whatever happens to me, your life must be spared for higher and nobler work. You will return to the home you will acorn, be happy, rich, and high in social rank, but I know your heart. You will not forget poor David and the work we have done together in the Co- manche land. If we could wring the proofs from the hands of Minnitash to establish your identity, you would not need to stay here another day.” | “You need not fear that I would forget you, David,” ” she replied. “ I would not be content unless you went with me, wherever I might go.” 3 | “And so I will, if I live. Where is your horse ?” “N early half a mile distant.” “(Get him at once and ride to the village. All this fil t- ing will probably rouse the other villages, if Silver Lance has not sent to them already for help. Should he do go, these brave Texans would be in danger, and might need my help. Should such be the cage, get to the south peak ag soon as you can, and send up the three rockets which you will find ‘under the mountain pines, to the left of the > hanging rock.” J Ccommiclooks.conn