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2 O Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. _—_———_— = ly became quieted down, and the boat moved on as . ———————— — $$$ $e ever after that the young ranger was a frequent visi- ; . usual. tor at the captain’s house, until Dolly became his The Sunn side Librar Whatever the intentions of the disguised outlaw | wife. Then he gave up his nomadic life and became s had been—and there was not a doubt but that they | one of the settlers. were the destruction of the party—they had been es ge in due time and justice meted out to the villain. Witless Seth no longer endeavored to keep his From Ransom, those whom we have known as claim-stakers, learned that Old Hurricane’s true 1—Lalla Rookh. By Thomas Moore. 10c. name was Wallace, and that he had removed his | ®—Don Juan. By Lord Byron....... 20¢. quarters to the far South-west where “times were .8—Paradise Lost. By John Milton. 10c. eee ae oa ee ee eee ore wm wee Se ae ee a — —— ae = A EE eed ee EE SO ee ee eee ~ — eee Se was securely attached to a strong cord connected with a wire coiled loosely around his arm, and kept concealed from view by his large, flowing shirt-sleeve, which was never confined at the wrist. When he threw the ball the cord and coiled wire expanded fully a rod and a half, by ene the arm in an extended position after the ball left his hand. When the ball had expended its force, the elasticity of the cord and spring of the wire would cause it to rebound instantly almost to the hand of the thrower, who could gather it up and conceal it within its receptacle in an instant. It was a very simple contrivance, yet it had re- uired a year of daily practice to become perfect in its use—unerring in aim and deadly in force. He had chosen the temple as being the most vital part of the person not protected by garments, and the strength and precision which he had acquired by eonstant practice made his aim sure and deadly. In fact, he never attempted the life of an enemy unless he was sure of his victim. The my eCery. of the cloven hoofs was also explain- ed away aE, e mute. On the bottom of his feet he wore a pair of wooden sandals, cut in the form of a slender hoof. Over these he wore his mocca- sins, and, when it became necessary to keep up the mystery of the Demon by hoof-prints, he had only to remove his moccasins. This whole mystery seemed very simple to our friends now; but the question at once arose, why had he assumed the character of an avenger? Was it a mere thirst for human lives, or was there some dark secret back of it all? Through Wild Dick—from whom they had learned the above—they now learned this sad story: After parting with his brother, years before, Wit- less Seth wandered away and finally drifted into Spain. Here hemet Reckless Ralph, who, he found, could speak the mute’s language. This was some in- ducement for him to remain there, for he had found it very difficult in communicating with those that knew nothing of his language. It is true he had learned to write a little, but, upon the border, he found very few who possessed that cg wg Seth soon found out where Reckless Iph had learned the sign language. The outlaw had a youn and beautiful girl in his family that was deaf an dumb. : The mute at S$ had proved a very valuable help to Reckless Ralph as a spy. But, in the meantime, he had fallen in love with the mute girl. His affec- tions were recip ‘and the mute lovers spent many happy hours in each other's society. In fact, Spain was a Paradise to them. Reckless h saw whatwas up between them, and looked upon every moment spent by Seth in his sweetheart’s society, as time lost to him, and to ob- tain the undivided attention of the mute spy, it soon became necessary to remove the girl where she could not be found. She was sold to the Indians, and there slaved to death. Seth never saw her again, but learned what her fate had been through a robber who had taken such an interest in the mute as to learn the silent on he had learned who were the outlaws instru- mental in selling his sweetheart, Seth, in his intense madness, took a solemn oath to slay every one of the robbers, and every Indian he could get a chance at; and well had he fulfilled his vow of vengeance, and sustained his two characters—those of a friend, and yet an avenger to the same party. And thus ended the mystery of Scarlet Death, al- though Noisy Nat would not give up but that he had seen a demon with horns and cloven feet that mem- orable night at Fort Defiance. And now we have little more to write. The claim- stakers reached their homes in safety. Little Dolly was adopted by John and Camilla ove, who took her to their home in Columbus. Dora returned to friends in Illinois, but she soon became the happy bride of Harry Du wef a When they reached the Mississippi the hunters all arted with the claim-stakers with fee of t. Bid Hurricane shed tears when he came to bid Dora and Dolly farewell, and after their departure, he stood upon the leaning 2 ten . e watching them recede from view down the broad issippi. Wild Dick, his brother Seth and Noisy Nat went away to the North-west, while Old Hurricane and Ransom Kendall returned to their old trapping- ground North of Spain. 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