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14 ——— ——— o~ coum es lst For a time if seemed that he was invulnerable against attack, and that he was not destined to be conquered; but the odds were too great. Urged on by the villainous whites, who took mood care to keep out of the way of any stray bullets, the Chinamen crowded faster and faster into the doorway, and several succeeded in get- ting into the room. This was a fatal event for Sam, for while he tried to keep back the enemy in front, those in his rear leaped upon him and bore him to the floor and disarmed him. ‘‘ Bind him, securely!” cried Augustin Andre, now making his appearance. ‘ Where’s the girl? Ah! here she is! Seize and bind her, too! Both Max Mora and Boss Harkley have been shot, and [ will act in their places.” His orders were obeyed; both Sunflower Sam and Bly Barron were made prisoners, and placed under a strong guard of Chinamen near the mouth of the Beauty mine. The matter of looking after the dead and ‘wounded then began under Andre’s supervision. He and the roughs who captained the China- men were now the only four uninjured white men in the camp, Green and Guff having quite suddenly turned up missing, Boss Haviley and seven Chinamen had been ‘killed outright. Among the wounded was Max Mora, who was fatally shot, and could not live very long at the furthest. The wounded were fixed up as comfortably as possible in the office, while the dead were re- moved to one of the shanties. When Andre found time toexamine the opened ‘safe, and found the contents gone, his rage knew no bounds, He went to Sunflower Sam and demanded to know where the money was, but got no satisfac- tion whatever. ‘I know nothing about the money,” Sam said. ‘“‘Itis true that Bly and I went to the office to get possession of the money, but. on opening the safe, we too found the money miss- ing!” ‘** You lie, curse you! ~You have hidden it somewhere!” Andre cried furiously. ‘‘ Youshall tell me where to lay hands on that money or die by inches!” He subjected hoth the prisoners to a rigid search, but all to no purpose. The money was concealed nowhere upon their persons, ‘* Curse you! curse you!” he fairly shrieked in his rage and disappointment. ‘‘ Will ye tell me where that money is? If you don’t off goes this girl’s ears, then her nose, then her hands and sn By that time, I guess you'll be ready to tell! He was evidently in dead earnest, for he was the picture of a demon incarnate as he drew a inife and stepped closer to Bly. **T tell you that neither of us has any knowl- edge of what has become of the money!” Sam protested. ‘**Bah! You lie! you lie! And youshall both pay the penalty of your folly!” He seized Bly’s right ear, and no doubt would have carried out his inhuman revenge had not his hand been seized while a stern voice cried the single word— ** Stop!” It was Peggy Prim who uttered the command, and she repeated it. ‘*Stop! What would you do, ’Gustus? For heaven’s sake, are ye a human butcher? These two people don’t know about the money!” ‘*What do you know about it?’ the villain roared, savagely. ‘*More’n you, s’pect, cousin, Yer stuck-up sister, Jane Ann, what yer call Queenie, hev packed up her duds and skipped, an’ when ye o back tew yer domicile, you'll find a letter on @ table tellin’ you as how she hey got Joe Mora’s boodle, and is goin’ off to become a city: belle!” ‘Ten thousand devils!” “‘Speak! are you telling me the ‘*Sure pop!” declared Peggy, dockyments to prove it right on ther parlor table. There’s another tog I’ve got ter tell ye: ye better git yer men together in a body, quick as ye can, for them fellers in You Bet hev got preparations already, an’ intend ter attack this camp before another ten minutes goesby. They mean bizness, I tell ye! An’ if you ain’t all ready to give ’ém a warm reception, why, you’ll get left—that’s all.” Not a little alarmed at this news, Andre held a consultation with his white allies, and the work of marshaling the Chinamen into defensive posi- tions began. Sunflower Sam and Bly were both tied toa ‘tree, so that they could not escape, and the Ce- hes. Andre, ruth, woman?” éé You'll find | Sunflower Sam, of Shasta. lestials who had stood guard over them were mustered into the main band. | Drawn up in battle array facing toward You Bet, the Chinese company made rather an im- posing appearance, and Andre viewed them with a grim smile of satisfaction, well satisfied that victory was in store for him. sut, although the body of men waited with Andre at their head, no attack was made nor were there any signs of one being made, The yelling continued and the bonfires still burned brightly in You Bet camp, but no sounds of human approach gave token of a nocturnal charge, Andre finally grew impatient and went to hunt up Peggy, whom he had left talking to Bly Barron, ‘*Confound the old fool, it can’t be she has been deceiving me?” he muttered. When he arrived at the spot where he had left the prisoners, bound to the tree, he saw that he had indeed been deceived, for not only was Peggy Prim missing, but Sunflower Sam and Bly had also been released and had taken their departure, SS e-tSS sttee Edward L. Wheeler’s Deadwood Dick Novels Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. 1. Deadwood Dick; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills, The Double Daggers; or, Deadwood Dick’s Defiance. Buffalo Ben; or, Deadwood Dick in Disguise, Wild Ivan, the Boy Claude Duval; or, The Brotherhood of Death. . The Phantom Miner; or, Deadwood Dick’s Bonanza, Omaha Oll; or, Deadwood Dick in Danger, Deadwood Dick’s Eagles; or, The Pards of Flood Bar. 20. 28. 30. — © ~) > or © urious with rage, Andre returned to the head |». “a F of his band, resolved to fight as long as there was | ‘” eecmord Dk eyed pia , Calamity Jane, a hope of winning, . Cie pene PP ; CHAPTER Xv 77. Corduroy Charlie; or, The Last Act of Dead- 2 my TIT, wood Dick. 2 _ CONCLUSION, 100. Deadwood Dick in Leadville; or, A Strange 4 3 1 te remains to be told, may be summed up Stroke for Liberty. 2 riefly. 4 At ‘Gielemink: led by Sunflower Sam, the 104, Deadwood D ick’s Device; or, The Sign of Ft men of You Bet swept down upon the Chinese the Double Cross. Bs camp and a desperate encounter took place, 109. Deadwood Dick as Detective. , oe ell-nerved by liquor, the miners fought ‘ ‘ 4: with unflinching determination, and after a | 121. Cinnamon set the Girl Sport; or, The ee fierce combat, lasting fully ten minutes, the Golden Idol of Mount Rosa. «86 Chinamen became demoralized, and broke and | 499 Peadwood Dick’s Double; or, The Ghost of bt fled, But, though many of them fled, many Gorgon’s Gulch 27 were left behind, numbered with the dead or eh ‘ wounded, 138: Blonde Bill;:or, Deadwood Dick’s Home . To i pe Seer arom the honor of Base 87 capturing Augustin Andre, who was made a : ai pelacnee: by the plucky young detective. 140. rotten O'OE Racha Cty MOOS TSU enan 82 As soon as the battle was over, a vote of the - oaate 94 citizens was taken, and it was decided to give | 156. Deadwood Dick of Deadwood; or, The aes seg MS ee Andre, an informal trial, at once, Picked Party. Ise and lynch him. As there were “‘ nays,” the trial ' rr took place, and Andre was sentenced, after | 195. Deadwood Dick’s Dream; or, The Rivals of 188 evidence had been token. the Road. | | ane Seeing that all was gone, Tyler Green swore | 991. The Black Hills Jezebel; or, Deadwood 216 that he saw Andre and Joseph Mora enter the Dick’s Ward. 231 Lone Deer Saloon, and they appeared to be quar- see reling. Shortly afterward the alarm of murder ; 205. Deadwood Dick’s Doom; or, Calamity 267 had oe given, but Green kept mum, hoping to | Jane’s Last Adventure. tte eventually work big hush-money out of Andre. : : : B02 A confession was produced, that had been “17, es fe ay ing Pots Brigand hem, ry found in Seth Sligo’s office, signed by him, say- YPS) B86 ing he had drawn up a will for Joseph Mora, !| 221, Sugar Coated Sam; or, The Black Gowns of B45 but had made a different one, and given it to Grim Gulch. Boe the speculator to put away in his safe, while the beck Dust Dick BRE genuine document was given to Andre. 232. Gold-Dust Dick. rhe Peggy Prim at this juncture produced the | 963, Deadwood Dick’s Divide; or, The Spirit of 418 } original will, and Guff and Green, who had been Swamp Lake. aan 3 witnesses to it, testified to its genuineness. ae 4 me 41s | Before Andre was executed, he made a full | 268. Deadwood Dick’s Death Trail; or, From 461 ¢ nape. of the murder, and of bie scheme to Ocean to Ocean. aoe 7 get the Mora fortune, which he had long been ick’s Bi 1; or, The Gold 409 § planning. The murder, he declared, had been Rt mat Aas oe oe a ge Bi Siz I provoked by Joseph Mora’s meeting him and 4 S21 7 accusing him of insulting Bly. 821, Peacwaod ay Dozen; or, The Fakir of base antom Flats, 548 : 5538 0 Immediately after the execution Deadwood | 347. Deadwood vane Ducats; or, Rainy Days 568 D Dick, Junior (our Sunflower. Sam) and his wife, in the Diggings. 582 DP dently Kit (our Peggy Prim) made their | 351, Deadwood Dick Sentenced; or, The Terrible tre en nown, letta, 626 I They also arrested Queenie Andre for a dia- pao, te 5 : 687 D mond-robbery in Denver, and sent her there to | 362, Deadwood Dick’s Claim; or, The Fairy Face $38 kK ra. Pe It really am 2 preven of her that of Faro Flats. bad rf they had come to You Bet, she having been ns > ae traced to Tucson, Andre had schooled her | 40. Deadwood Dick in ‘ici City. are a well in villainy. 410, Deadwood Dick’s Diamonds; or, The Mys-~ £82 Is Max Mora died the next day. : tery of Joan Porter. 754 Wi 1¢ Will of Joseph Mora divided everything ee : T6R Ea hetyween his wife dha adonted daughter, and of 421, ic soma Dick: in, New York;or, A, Cate 80 Te i dee no taint of dishonor longer rested upon ark The Chained Sas irs, Mora. 480. Deadwood Dick’s Dust; or e a Pit Soon ntveagrend Dick and sa left ae, le Hand. ASW 4 ats Ar ut on their way they released Uriah Opedyke a : ke and advised him to return Eastward, lest he run 4435. Deadwood Dick, Jr.; or, The Sign of the Bee 7h across Peggy Prim. Crimson Crescent. B27 Ore In due time there will be a wedding in You 448, Nickel-Plate Ned; or, Deadwood DickJr’s #45 ml Bet, set Colby will be happier for possess- Defiance. #49 wi ing Bly Barron as his wife. 61 &ne The missing money has not yet been found. | The above are for sale by all newsdealers, . 393 Sua Tf young Mora succeeded in opening the safe, as | five cents a copy, or sent by mail on receipt of $51 Ban is supposed, and in abstracting the coin and | . 04 six cents each. Litt funds, he made no confession, so the mystery 14 The bids fair to be unsolved. BEADLE AND ADAMS, PuBLisHERs, dis Bee *114 y 455 Li THE END. 98 William street, New York, 45 Litt ma = pan ah Me Peitae he ae St age i eeatireiemend Gestion Se Si Og cauk Ree Oy : ae tlle tlle aatiaalanepeaicigl F | Fe