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14 Sky-Rocket Rob, the Life-Saver. “‘Great heavens! that pictureis tbat of my deceased sister!” **Is it possible? Why, Miss Dane fainted after gasping the words, ‘My mother!’ ” Addison looked dazed. ‘*This dumfounds me, Can it be—” His hesitating, half-unconscious utterance was stopped by a movement on the girl’s part, She opened her eyes and looked around with momen- tary wildness, which soon faded into intelligence * and a near approach to calmness. ‘*My memory has returned!” she cried, ‘“‘Thank Heaven, Miss Dane!” answered Mrs. Bond, heartily. “Dane? That is not my name, Why I ever assumed it I can’t surmise. My real name is Estelle Roland.” ‘The daughter of Alfred and Lucy Roland?’ demanded Addison, “es Yes.” Carona, as she may still be called, stopped short, started, and looked eagerly at the former speaker. ‘Your name is Addison,” she added, ‘* My mother was named Lucy Addison before mar- riage—” ‘** And your grandparents?” ** Were Walter and Lucy Addison.” “Then, praise Heaven, you are my niece, recovered after many years!” Impulsively the old gentleman clasped her in his arms, tremulously adding: “No wonder I was strangely attracted to you from the first,” ‘* But,” she answered, “‘I do not understand. We thought you dead.” “IT have always been a wanderer, and ten years in Africa as explorer and missionary caused me to lose all knowledge of you and m widowed sister. When I returned to Philadel- phia I could get no trace of either of you, though it was said that your mother was dead,” ** And but too truly. We removed to Balti- more, where she died,” *“*But your recent troubles—does the return of memory make all clear?” ‘“*It does. I see now thatone Darius Lowe— whom [ now recognize as Wesley Carter— sought my hand in marriage. I refused him, and, when he became abusive, would have had him arrested for a forgery I knew he had com- mitted; but he had me seized and shut up in a private mad-bouse, ** My sufferings there were great—let me not dwell upon them—but I finally escaped, going on foot and becoming ill with fever. it was during that illness that I lost my memory, Now you know all,” ‘“*T see how you have suffered, but I see bright- ness in the future. You are’my niece, and I will protect you while I live!” Rob Wiley entered. ‘“* Wesley Carter is dying from his fall,” the Life-Saver explained, ‘‘ Will you see him?” Carona shivered, ** No, no; don’t ask it of me!” ske exclaimed, **T see now how his enmity has: followed me, haunting me even in my recent misfortunes.” ‘*His own lips have confessed it. He admits that he stole the money from Mrs. Vincent- Brown. She was not in the plot, but he aimed to drag her in as an element of respectability to aid him, Next, he admits that he stole the money from the captain of the Singing Sally, and hid it in your state-room, with the game motive—to fasten the act on you, and make you miserable. Also, he stole the diamond necklace from Horace Addison’s state-room. This he would have kept, it was so valuable, and did put on his own neck, enlarging it by adding a string; but when you were all kneel- ing on the deck of the Singing Sally, and death seemed certain, he, knowing the history of the necklace, was seized with fear for the future, and, going to you, geen 8: it around your neck, Asthe waves were rolling over you, his work passed unnoticed by even you,” ‘“*That explains it,” Addison said, with a sigh of relief. ‘I’m glad we have the jewels. Originally given by my father to my mother, they were long in your own mother’s possession, but were finally given by her to me, Now, I intend that they shall be yours,” **Carter also confesses that he hired Call and Alberts to decoy you away,” added Rob, ‘** Both men are prisoners,” observed Addison. ** Call, badly wounded, was being taken North in a boat, by Alberts, when Roger and | found them, knew them by a description given by a fisherman here, who chanced to see them, and had them arrésted.” * “Heaven only knows what would have hap- pened to me only for brave Rob,” gratefully ex- elaimed Carona. - : SE Lee % as ™ ; \ { i+ 7 "tae yy Iya : 4 ¥ 1 ¥ a - Y ; ' ‘ , is te 1 fe 47a, ¥ ¥ Te 2 flat‘, wt : ve % Lan Wh dol a —-s oh ra SAB ei ae ye iBii.”* WiaOReeG: wed oe ~. : . y , pe G + wy : ‘; fi oF as Pia » ™\ “‘T know. Rob is a brave and noble boy, and I will not forget him in the future!” Addison kept his premise. When Carter’s life had gone out like a candle; when Call and Alberts were in prison for their crimes; when Foretop Ben and Tony were again calmly fishing off the coast; when Mrs, Vincent- Brown had gone back to New York, crushed and humiliated, Addison rewarded all whvu had help- ed him, Rob’s reward was a good business position in Philadelphia, and Roger Walden’s—well, the latter thought, when he finally married Carona, that she was his greatest reward, Addison proved to be as noble a friend as any one could wish, His chosen associates were Roger and Rob, and he never has tired of help- ing them. he old gentleman was sorry to see Mrs, Vin- cent-Brown go unpunished, but it was clear that she had been the victim of Carter’s wiles and her own evil disposition. Such a woman is neither happy herself, nor will she allow others to be, but the world must have all kinds of peo- ple. For awhile it must endure her, Of all our chief characters only Foretop Ben and Tony remain on the coast. They occupy the shanty on the Giant’s Boot, but never since that eventful night of the Singing rt Pe doom have they had an experience of equal import- ance. THE END. Beadle’s Dime Library. BY J. CC, COWDRICK, 890 The Giant Cupid; or Cibuta John’s Jubilee. 422 Blue Grass Burt, the Gold Star Detective, 436 Kentucky Jean, the Sper from Yellow Pine, 452 Rainbow Rub, the Tulip from Texas, 473 Gilbert of Gotham, the Steel-arm Detective. 499 Twilight Charlie, the Road Sport. 519 Old Riddles, the Rocky Ranger 557 The Mountain Graybeards; or, Old Riddle’s Greatest Riddle. 565 Prince Paul, the Postman Detective. 580 Shadowing a Shadow. BY CAPTAIN MARK WILTON, 176 Lady Jaguar, the Robber Queen. 194 Don Sombrero, the California Road Gent, 202 Cactus Jack, the Giant Guide. 219 The Scorpion Brothers; or, Mad Tom’s Mission, 223 Canyon Dave, the Man of the Mountain, 227 Buckshot Ben, the Man-Hunter of Idaho. 237 Long-Haired Max; or, The Black League. 245 Barranca Bill, the Revolver Champion 258 Bullet Head, the Colorado Bravo. 263 lron-Armed Abe, the Hunchback Destroyer, 266 Leopard Luke, the King of Horse-Thieves. 271 Stonefist, of Big Nugget Bend. 276 Texas Chick, the Southwest Detective, 285 Lightning Bolt, the Canyon Terror. 991 Horseshoe Hank, the Man of Big Luck, 905 Silver-Plated Sol, the Montana Rover. gil Heavy Hand; or, The Marked Men, 923 Hotspur Hugh; or, The Banded Brothers, BY SAM 8S, HALL—‘** Buckskin Sam, 3 Kit Carson, Jr., the Crack Shot. 90 Wild Will, the Mad Ranchero. 178 Dark Dashwood, the Desperate. 186 The Black Bravo; or, The Tonkaway’s Triumph. 191 a bob agg Tonkaway; or, Old Rocky and his ards. 195 ae ag Star Gambler; or, The Magnolia’s Wald, 199 Diamond Dick, the Dandy from Denver. 204 Big Foot Wallace, the King of the Lariat. 212 The Brazos Tigers ; or, The Minute Men. 217 The Serpent of El Paso; or, Frontier Frank. 221 Desperate Duke, the Guadaloupe ‘**Galoot.”’ 225 Rocky Mountain Al; or, Thé Waif of the Range. 239 The Terrible Trio; or, The Angel of the Army, 244 Merciless Mart, the Man Tiger of Missouri. 250 The Rough Riders; or, Sharp et the Scourge, 256 Double Dan, the Dastard; or, The Pirates, 264 The Crooked Three. 269 The Bayou Bravo; or, The Terrible Trail. 273 Mountain Mose, the Gorge Outlaw. 232 The Merciless Marauders; or, Carl's Revenge, 287 Dandy Dave and his Horse, White Stocking. 293 Stampede Steve; or, The Doom of the Double race. 301 Bowlder Bill; or, The Man from Taos, 809 Raybold, the Rattling Ranger. 322 The Crimson Coyotes; or, Nita, the Nemesis 328 King Kent; or, The Bandits of the on, 342 Blanco Bill, the Mustang Monarch. 858 The Prince of Pan Out. 871 Gold Buttons; or, The Up Range Pards 511 Paint Pete, the Prairie Patrol. BY LEON LEWIS, 428 The Flying Glim; or, The Island Lure, 456 The Demon Steer. 451 The Silent Detective; or, The Bogus Nephew, 484 Oaptain Ready, the Red Ransomer. BY NEWTON M, CURTISS, 120 The Texan Spy; or. The Prairie Guide. 254 Giant Jake, the Patrol of the Mountain, BY C, DUNNING CLARK, 164 The King’s Fool. 183 Gilbert the Guide, BY COL. THOMAS H,. MONSTERY, 82 Iron Wrist, the Swordmaster. 126 The Demon Duelist: or, The League of Steel, 143 The Czar’s Spy; or, The Nihilist League 150 El Rubio Bravo, King of the Swordsmen. 157 Mourad, the Mameluke; or, The Three Sword masters. 169 Corporal Cannon, the Man of Forty Duels, 236 Champion Sam; or, The Monarchsof the Show, 262 Fighting Tom, the Terror of the Tourhs. 332 Spring-Heel Jack; or, The Masked Mystery. (4 BY ISAAC HAWKS, Ex-Detective, 232 Orson Oxx; or, The River Mystery. 240 A Cool Head; or, Orson Oxx in Peril. ’ BY NED BUNTLINE, 14 Thayendanegea,the Scourge; or, The War-Eagle, 16 The White Wizard; or, The Seminole Prophet, 18 The Sea Bandit; or, The Queen of the Isle. 23 The Red Warrior; or, The Comanche Lover. 61 Captain Seawaif, the Privateer. 111 The Smuggler Captain; or, The Skipper’s Crime, 122 Saul Sabberday, the Idiot Spy. 270 Andros, the Rover; or, The Pirate’s Daughter, 361 Tombstone Dick, the Train Pilot. 517 Buffalo Bill’s First Trail. 584 Fire Feather, the Buccaneer King. BY E. A. ST. MOX. 471 The Heart of Oak Detective. 491 Zigzag and Cutt, the Invincible Detectives, BY EDWARD WILLETT., 129 Mississippi Mose; or, a Strong Man's Sacrifice, 209 Buck Farley, the Bonanza Prince. 222 Bill the Blizzard; or, Red Jack’s Crime. 248 Montana Nat, the Lion of Last Chance Camp, 274 Flush Fred, the Mississippi Sport. 289 Flush Fred’s Full Hand. 298 Logger Lem; or, Life in the Pine Woods, 308 Hemlock Hank, Tough and True. 315 Flush Fred’s Double; or, The Squatters’ League, 827 Terrapin Dick, the Wildwood Detective, 337 Old Gabe, the Mountain Tramp, 848 Dan Dillon, King of Crosscut. 368 The Canyon King; or, a Price on his Head, 483 Flush Fred, the River Sharp. BY PERCY B. ST. JOHN, 57 The Silent Hunter. 86 The Big Hunter: or, The Queen of the Woods. BY WIM. G. PATTEN. 545 Hustler Harry, the Cowboy Sport. 571 Old Dismal, the Range Detective. MISCELLANEOUS, 6 Wildcat Bob. By Edward L. Wheeler, 9 Handy Andy. By Samuel Lover. 10 Vidocq, the French Police Spy, By himself. 11 Midshipman Easy. B Captain Marryatt. 82 B’hoys of Yale: or, The Scrapes of Collegians, By John D. Vose. | 60 Wide Awake, the Robber King. By F. Dumont, 68 The Fighting Trapper. By Capt. J. F.C. Adams. : 76 The Queen’s Musketeers. By George Albany. | 78 The Mysterious ith By Arthur M. Grainger, 102 The Masked Band. By George L. Aiken. : 110 The Silent Rifleman. ‘By H. W. Herbert. | 125 The Blacksmith Outlaw. By H. Ainsworth. 133 Rody the Rover. By William Carleton. . 140 The Three Spaniards. By Geo. Walker. 7 144 The Hunchback of No tre Dame. By Victor Hugo, 146 The Doctor Detective. By George Lemuel. 152 Captain Ironnerve, the Counterfeiter Chief. 158 The Doomed Dozen, By Dr. Frank Powell. 166 Owlet, the Robber Prince. By S. R. Urban. 179 Conrad, the Convict. By Prof. Gildersleeve, 190 The Three Guardsmen. By Alexander Dumas. 261 Black Sam, the Prairie Thunderbolt. By Col, ' Jo Yards. ' 275 The Smuggler Cutter. By J. D. Conroy. | 312 Kinkfoot Karl, the Mountain Scourge. By Mor- ris Redwing. ; : 830 Cop Colt,the Quaker City Detective, By C. Morris. 350 Flash Falcon, the Society Detective. By Weldon J, Cobb. 858 Bart Brennan; or, The King of Straight Flush. By John Cuthbert. 866 The Telegraph Detective. Morse, 410 Sarah Brown, Detective. 500 The True-Heart Pards. By Dr. Noel Dunhar. 518 yer, Richard, the Thoroughbred. By J. W, i Sbon. | 534 Green Mountain Joe: or, The Counterfeiter’s . By George Henry By K. F. Hill. Cave. By Marmaduke Dey. 542 The Ocean Drift: or, The Fight for Two Lives, By A. F. Holt. ; 566 The Dauntless Detective; or, The Daughter P Avenger. By Tom W. King. | A new issue every Wednesday, Beadle*’s Dime Library is for sale by all Newsdealers, ten cents per copy: or sent by mail op | receipt of twelve cents each. 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