Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 72: what you’re looking at

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74 | MOUNTAIN NED. “Silver Lance had the heels of us, knowing the way so well, and be ran off the whole village before we could get here.” , “That is bad,” said Blazing Star, gravely. “I am sorry that you could not get them, for you might have made terms with Silver Lance, who will now get help and come back,” “Tyat is what I am afraid of,” returned Campbell, un- easily. ‘“ What direction will the auxiliary force come from ?” “From the north; the two chiefs, like Silver Lance, know the great mystery of the white men, and are bound by their vows to fight for one another.” * What dves she mean by that ?” demanded Castelar, as he saw the young captain start and look annoyed. “They are Masons,’ replied Campbell. _ * Indian Masonry ? Tush.” ; “ You have a wrong idea of Indian Masonry if you think that they are not true brothers. Indian Masonry has saved my life twice, and may do it again. I am sorry that you did not try Silver Lance when you visited him, for I am confident that your mission would have had a different result. "1 fear, however, that it is too late now.” , “T did not think of it.” “Jf you are brothers of the great mystery,” remarked Blaz- ing Star, “ you have done wrong not to prove yourselves such in the eyes of Silver Lance. He is a true brother, and to serve a brother, would do almost any thing. It may not be too late yet, but I fear it much.” “JT am really annoyed at this,” said Castelar. * “ Why did I not know that gies. was an Institution among the In- dians.” “ You ought to seavecniba¥ that Masonry has a place whete- ever the sun shines,” replied Campbell. “ However, there is nothing for it now but to go on-as if nothing had happened. Come with me,” he added in a whisper, “ and we will leave a token in the lodge of Silver Lance.” | No matter what the token was which Ned Campbell placed in the lodge. It was something which would be understood, ‘and having done this, he called out his men and ordered them to replace averything as they found it in the lodges. This comicboooks.conn