Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 79: what you’re looking at

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JUST INDIGNATION. 61 Kitmanchbe, an’ durn my hide éf he didn’t éz good ez say I war a liar !” : “Have you been with him all the time ?” “Skacely ; I’ve bin with that critter the Flying Scout a while.” “ Where is he now ?” | : “Who kin tell? He told me that ef you would like to see his workshop, to take you up thar.” | “His worksliop!”" ‘ } | “ You bet; you don’t s’pose he c’u'd do the things be duz unlest he hed some place whar he c'uwd work? Who wants to come? He sez his work ar’ about dun byar an’ he don’t keer who knows whar he lives now.” “Tam Curious to know something. of this strange man,” said Senor Castelar. “ Let us go at once.” | Twenty or thirty of the party accompanied them, and Urey clambered up the rocks and crossed a leve) plateau, a dis- tance of half a mile. Here their guide pavsed before an Ir regular heap of rocks and made a signal for silence. me. “ Mebbe he’s cum home,” he said. “ I'll give the signal. He whistled and waited for an answer but none came back. . : “ He ain’t hyar; now I'll open the door fur ye.” He caught hold of a large rock and by a slight eff-rt of strength moved it to one side and revealed a deep opening with rude steps leading downward., They enered, one by — one, and went down the steps, when Snodgrass drew back the stone so as to cover the opening. A moment later they heard the noise of a match struck against the stove and rude lamp shone in the hand of their guide. Peecending the steps he again took the Jead- through 4 alii ye and ‘eame into a large room furnished with chairs,@ 7 aa and a bed. Upon a box in one corner the chemical instruments which had been care another corner rude shelves supported quite & books. Bae j “This man is a chemist and. angen oe Senor Castelar. “Look at this apparatus; look at the OOKS. se “ He lives liste? suid Snodgrass. “ Now, come on an see bis. workshop.” — . , | y saw a number of fully used. In number of commiclooks.econn