Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 1116 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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AT ey — 7. i Crimson Kate, The Girl Trailer. y 4 “e Pn eB RR RE RS MR DE EN EF SOR SE NR STR ETO a NT ME NOE TERENAS LE PT Am — “See, sir, I lower my weapon, and you have | tended to shoot the Cowboy when he opened | scout from the upper parts whom I resemble ‘ qe on equal terms,” the door, in my disguise,” “*And I say | will not take you, and shall He dared not move for he knew it would be ‘* And the prisoner?” go back to my camp for fear some of the men | his instant death, and he merely uttered a sav- ‘‘Ts in my cabin.” may come here and discover you, and in that | age curse. ‘‘T hope you bound him firmly.” ; case nothing can save you.” ‘* Release this weapon, sir.” ‘‘T did, remembering his escape once be ; ““]T would fight your whole force, sir, before He quietly let it go, and the Cowboy placed | fore.” I go back to be shot, for I am determined not | it in his own belt, They entered the cabin together and by the to be taken until I prove that I am innocent of Then he took from him with his right hand | light of the candle they saw Brandt Burnett, the charge against me.” while his left still held the revolver against his | bound as the Cowboy had left him, ‘*Do so, and I will be the first to extend a | head, his other arms. Taking paper and an envelope the youth helping hand.” ‘Put your hands behind you, sir.” wrote with a pencil as follows; . **Thank you, Captan Willoughby; now let The man obeyed. “Miss EaRL:— t us part, for I would not have your men be- Then the Cowboy took from his own pocket Bip Be targp See Sonus to ieaaet naan ecaeal tieve you derelict in your duty.” the very handcuffs which he had worn, and | }-om me the night I rescued you from his power, an ‘There is a motive in my actions, indepen- | which he had brought with bim, and clasped “He visited my cabin to-night, whither I had dent of my belief in your innocence, Langdon, | them on the prisoner, who muttered; pe pack ig Shas a hpbrane, A Mecca bape Brom that sways me stronger than duty just now.” ‘You go well fixed, boy.” phen: just as he was trying to 'inveigle me out tor kill The Cowboy looked at the officer in surprise, **Yes, and I have a rope convenient, but | me. and seemingly reading his thoughts asked | guess I’il make you tbe guest of General Earl.” | | “Knowing that Captain Willoughby and his quickly: ‘General Earl! what the devil do you know Pdicenise 4 may vhs th a eht Marple bel age y qui “Tell me, Captain Willoughby, did Miss | of him?’ cried the man, in alarm, hands give the prisoner with this inteer to you. Kar! suffer for her noble act toward me?” . | “Ob! I know you, Brandt Burnett, in spite | ‘“Rrandt Burnett goes to you with the same hand- mht g flushed and answered: . | of your disguise, and I owe you one for es- Meus I diets neck Danbintents tee nce a ; , no; andall the right-minded will up- ; caping from me the other night; but General | ful friend, known to the troopers as ‘ Yankee Sam,’ hold her in it. Earl wants you more than I do, and he shal] | but whom you know now as the unfortunate Cow- *‘Good-by, Langdon, and may you one day have you,” boy, and outcast, LEesTER LANGDON, prove the charges against you utterly false; ‘‘T am not the one you think I am,” was ‘You can read the letter to-morrow, and but you have a hard duty to perform in doing | the sullen reply. then seal it, so you will know what I have 30, as young Algernon certainly had no motive ‘‘Oh, yes you are; but come into my par- | written,” said the youth in a low tone, and for his accusation,” lor, my friend,” and the Cowboy led the pris- | then aloud he continued: The Cowboy made no reply and Captain | oner into the cabin, and striking a light secure- ‘“Captain Willoughby, I give into your Willoughby, with a wave of his hand in fare- | ly bound him, hands this prisoner, whom you will doubtless well, left the cabin, and Lester Langdon was Then he went over to a cliest in the corner, | recognize, and whom General Karl is anxious alone in his desolate home, from which he | and taking out some clothing, a false wig and | to have in his power.” now felt he must be an exile, for he knew that | beard, put them on and left the cabin, ‘Well, sir, { recognize you as the deserter, day and night those who heard of his escape He went directly to the horse ridden there | who with an ally, kidnapped Miss Iarl, and I would be upon his trail. by Erandt Burnett, mounted, and making a | am glad to get my clutches upon you,” sternly circla out of the timber approached the camp | said the oflicer; but the prisoner made no CHAPTER Xt of the soldiers, and was halted by the sentinel, | audible reply, only uttered something like a . ‘Is this a military camp?’ he asked, inno- | smothered oath at the predicament his desire THE TABLES TURNED. cently. of revenge against the Cowboy had gotten him In spite of the near presence of the troopers ‘* Yes, who are you?” into. whom he knew to be upon his trail, Lester ‘“‘T am a scout from the upper parts, and I Turning to address the youth the captain Langdon was determined not to bedrivenfrom | would like to see your commanding officer,” | found that he had left the cabin, and going to his home until he was prepared to go. was the reply. the door could not find hin. His mustangs and cattle he had placed in the Captain Willoughby had heard the sentinel’s Placing a small silver bugle to his lips he care of a neighboring ranchero, dwelling some | challenge and what followed, and rising from | gave a call, and instantly it was answered thirty miles away, and it had been his inten- | his blanket came forward. from the camp, while half the troopers came tion to return to his cabin and pack up what ‘‘Well, my man, you wish to see meg” he | at a run, and the others remained to saddle up things of Don Bartolo’s and of his own, that | asked. the horses amd follow, as all believed their cap were valuable, and remove them to the fort; ‘‘ Yes, sir,”? and in a low tone he continued: } tain in danger. but ere he could do this, the arrival of the ‘‘T am Langdon, the Cowboy, and wish you| Moccasin Mike was the first to arrive, and two Englishmen. caused bis arrest and trial, | to come with me to my cabin, for I have a | cried out, as he caught sight of the officer: and now he had come there to cache them, so | prisoner for you.” * He played yer false, then, cap’n?” that they would remain in safety until he The captain started, for the disguise of the **No, Mike, he gave me a valuable prisoner % wanted them, which would be when he cleared | youth was so thoraugh he had failed to recog- | whom he had captured; one the general will ‘ himself of the charge against him of murder, | nize him. be as glad to.see as though we had brought A Determined not to be caught in the cabin, But he said aloud: back the Cowboy. should any one come, he placed Red-skin, sad- ‘*Well, my man, if you can give me any ‘*Come, sergeant, break camp, qnd we'll died and lariated out to feed in a small ravine | important news I will accompany you.” march, for it is after midnight, and we can a a hundred yards away, while he laid down ‘* Better not go alone, sir,” whispered the | make a long halt at noon.’ upon his blanket within sight of the ranch. sergeant, coming forward. Two of the men then took the prisoner in Fe He was suddenly awakened by a heavy tread ‘‘Oh, I bave no fear.” charge; but as his horse could nowhere be and behe!d a horseman pass near bim. ** | don’t recognize him, cap’n, as any scout | found, they mounted him behind a trooper, lt was evident that the stranger was anx- . I know,” said Moccasin Mike in a low tone, and the party set off for the fort, ious to be most cautious, for he halted his ‘¢Never mind, [ will trust him,” and the It was just at sunset when they arrived, and horse every few steps and paused for awhile. captain walked away with the disguised Cow- | as they rode into the plaza, all expected the lt was dark, and the Cowboy was concealed | boy, who had dismounted and was leading | prisoner was the unfortunate Cowboy, until beneath the shadow of the trees, and he lay | Burnett’s horse bebind him. they caught sight of him, and then a yell of motioniess, gazing upon the horseman, who joy went up at the capture of the man, for his | soon dismounted, and hitching his horse, moved CHAPTER XII. disguise having keen removed, the sinister, ‘ cautiously toward the cabin. A SUBSTITUTE, cruel face of Brandt Burnett was revealed ia 4 Step by step, hesitating at each one, he ap- MAKING a circuit of the timber motte, the | all its wickedness. : proached, until he passed around the corner. Cowboy led tbe captain directly to his cabin, Straight to the general went Captain Wik i, instantly the Cowboy was upon his feet, and | neither speaking a word until they drew near | loughby, and Lilian being sent for, the letter 4 within a moment’s time stood at the corner of | it, when the latter asked: was delivered to her in the presence of her fa» the cabin. ‘‘ Well, Langdon, what means this masque- | ther, and was read aloud, Aes The stranger stood at the door, and had evi- | rade?” _ “By Heaveni had I the power, I would dently knocked, for the Cowboy heard him “Had I gone to your camp without disguise | pardon the boy for the capture of that wretch, . say: all would bave known me, who shall be quickly court-martialed, and asa ‘* Wake up, pard, for I’m an old friend.” ‘¢ 4 man, the one who kidnapped Miss Karl, | deserter and kidnapper will suffer death. The voice was disguised, and yet the youth |\came to my cabin awhile since to kill me; I ‘The boy was near you then, Willoughby,. recognized the speaker, and as noiselessly asa | was too quick for him, and I would be glad to | while you were looking for him?” said the gem panther he glided forward and placed his re- | have you take him to Miss Earl from me.” eral. z volver against the man’s head, while he said ““With pleasure, and his life will not be '** Yes, sir, so it seems,” % t sternly: worth u cent when the general lays his hand ‘And you did not penetrate his disguwef” a “Brandt Burnett, I want you.” upon him; but they will know that I haveseen ‘‘lt was at night, sir, and he called nimself i‘ The muzzle pressed against the back of the | you.” | Yankee Sam, a scout I had heard of,” was the “A man’s head, and the hand of the youth clutched ‘No, I will send a sealed letter, and in my’ evasive reply of the young officer, and seei Re. 5 the revolver he held, and with which he in- | disguise you know me only as Yankee Sam, a | bis face color at the prevarication, Lilian tons ~COMICDOOKS.COM