Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 81: what you’re looking at

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COME WITH ME. ~~ 88 knew not what he was doing. He could not know that a traitress heart was in the bosom of the Blazing Star.” “ Why do you call me traitress ?” she demanded. — “Are you nol? Have you not just come from the white men, apd are you not friend and companion of the Flying Man—the dog who, has slain so many Comanche braves? Do not lie to a prophet, Blazing Star.” | “Take your band from my rein or I will shoot you, Min- nitash,” she cried. “I will not be insulted BY you, or any other of Indian blood.” , # “ Hah !” . Ne He caught. her. suddenly by the thes wrist and Seabee her out of the saddle and held her firmly in his powerful grasp. | “ Release me, you red “villain S she ‘cried, “Of all the insulis which have been heaped upon me by the Comanche, this is the worst. raitress to the Comanche! I have only lived to baffle them in their bloody schemes. I have leagued myself with the Flying Man and _ have stood by when he launched the globes of death among you. JI know that I am white, and that with you and Silver Lance rest the secret of my birth. I demand to know the secret.” _ “ You shall know that when you stand at the stake, as you shall do, Where the Comanche can not love, he prefers hate, and hate is all you can have at the hands of Minnitash. You shall die.” “ Not until my time comes,” said the girl, proudly. “ Who an Il? What is my father’s. name, and where does he live ? If I could have satisfied myself as to that, you should bave seen me no more.” . “IT know your father’s name and énciiceelies ” said Minnitash. “ So does Silver Lance. It will be a dagger in your heurt to know that you have met him face to face and neither of you kuew the truth. We waste words; come with me to the mountain.” be “ Why should I go there ?” _ “Beeause 1 demand “it; I am your master and you-my slave. Call upon the Flying Man now and see if he will hear you! . Wicked woman-—no-tonger the friend of the ymanehe, come to your doom.” > | y comiclbooks. cone