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——— a © 4 Broadway Billy Abroad. 15 \ NN —————————————————————— young detective ordered the Chinamen to carry the prisoners up to the floor above; which was soon done. When they went out of the cellar Billy found that it was night, and for the first time he thought to look at bis watch. The watch was uninjured, and was running, and it indicated a quarter after eleven. ‘‘ Sweet pertaters!” he ejaculated, ‘‘is it pos- ‘sible that we were so long unconscious? No wonder that we felt stiff. Skinny, itisa wonder that we are not dead in solid earnest. We have bad a close call this time, and that’s a fack, Whew! but it is gettin’ on to th’ time of that other affair that we must haveahandin! It will never do ter miss that, if we want ter keep solid in th’ conferdence of Inspector Br——. But, come, no time ter chin now, so we'll act more an’ talk less,” CHAPTER XVII. SCOOPING THE SCHOOL, Toe Broadway crusader sent one of the Chinamen out to find a policeman, and as soon as one was brought the situation was explained to him. The prisoners were taken off to a station, Billy and Skinny going along to make charges against them, the Chinamen being allowed to get off free, as they had given such good help. As soon as that business was attended to, Billy and Skinny made their way to their hotel, where, feeling pretty bad, the thin partner went to bed and gave pb the time being. But not so Billy. He changed his clothes, and when he had seen Skinny properly attended, sallied out into the night. It was now close upon one.o’clock, so he hast- ened bis steps in the direction of the Placer Bank. Nota suspicious sight or sound was to be seen or heard, and he entered the open door- way of the building on the opposite side of the street, boldly, as though he belonged there. As soon as he had passed far enough up the steps to ' be in the shadow, be stopped and sat down on ¥ % 3 i Wis ‘ 4 / by 5 ' ry f \ e . ~ Ee - , n tr) : t . : ¥ PT} : “io 7 rc mi 4 . mer » 4% : ;4 I‘ ¥\ ee * , ¥ ’ 7 é - vA 'd a4 7 c sr Uh ay vt i ; il Bae ' Oy Bal x ‘5 ee). mf 7 ’ a : 7 & ; ’ 7 P 7 ’ , \ \ the steps to watch. tHe had been there twenty minutes, perhaps, when he heard some one coming down the street, and presently a policeman was in sight, He was walking leiaggely. swinging his club, and when be came to the bank he ascended the steps and knocked lightly at the door. The upper part of the door was of glass, and a man Was soon seen to come forward. Some words were exchanged, and the door was opened, The next moment the two men were seen struggling together for the mastery, but, the struggle was brief, for other forms appeared upon the scene, and it soon ended. . Billy, looking at the windows of the building that adjoined the bank, saw a head out of one of them. When all had become quiet in the bank the head was withdrawn, and the window was shut down. Billy took this to be his chance to cross to the bank, but,still fearful that such an actas crossing the street might balk the plans of the police, he curbed his impatience and waited. He was soon rewarded, for, aay the sound of angry voices was heard, followed by the fir- In another moment a man ing of revolvers. dashed out of the house next to the bank and darted across the street, as though fleeing for bis life, for a policeman was right after him. At the curb the officer tripped aud fell, and the man dashed on, Broadway Billy was down the steps in three strides, and reached the curb just time to meet the escaping burglar face to face. It was Sharkey Dan, ‘¢ Whoap!” cried the brave lad; “up with your hands, Sharkey, or I'll let the night winds whistle a dirge thron h yer carcass!” ‘ The rascal tried to draw a weapon, but, before he could do so, Billy fired, and down tumbled his man, all in aheap, Other policemen came running out of the house and the bank just then, One was the chief in person, AS soon as he took in the situation he complimented Billy highly. An examination proved that Sharkey was not fatally hit. He was carried back into the bank and an ambulance was sent for. It was a victory complete for the police, and an utter defeat for the robbers, every one of peor Moet fen ryt) Aoannena Brg yer wou ave | ‘his escape had 10 no been for the Bootblack Bravo, ff Next day the city rung with the news, the sas were full of i and Billy was the hero of the hour, The directors of the bank met and five hundred dollars, -Yoted) him a reward - which Billy scrupulously divided with his-part- ner ae ) Goodridge Whitstone was promptly punished ’ ze s Ja ah ae eh. rc PRAL veer Ue So ala Bro Boe The for his crime. Could he have forced his sister to sign a certain paper, he would have robbed her and her children of their share of a fortune that had been left them by arelative. In bis boldness he was trusting to his sister’s affection for his safety. He did not think she would be- tray him, even after so great a crime. His coachman accomplice, as well as Mrs, McFaddin, shared his fate; there was no let upin their cases, Dan Bingham and his confederates were com- roitted, to await trial, but, in some way or otber the slippery ‘‘ Sharkey ” managed to escape be- fore he was landed in prison, and disappeared, swearing dire vengeance upon his youthful cap- tor. Lenus Demson, the janitor of the building ajoining the bank, had sought that position for the very purpose of helping on the robbery. He was scooped in with the rest, and isn’t growing fat or happy on prison rations. THE END, Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY ALBERT W. AIKEN, 11 The Two Detectives; or, The Fortunes ofa Bowery Girl. 6 Abe Colt, the Crow-Killer. 79% Sol Ginger, the Giant Trapper. 268 Joe Buck of Angels and His Boy Pard. 447 New York Nat. A Tale of Tricks and Traps in Gotham, 458 New England Nick: or, The Fortunes of a Foundling. 464 Nimble Nick, the Circus Prince, 498 Taos Ted, toe Arizona Sport. 510 Cool Colorado, the Hall-Breed Detective, 518 Cool Colorado in New York. BY JOSEPH E. BADGER, JR. 2 Vellowstone Jacky; or, The Trapper. 48 Black John, the Road-Agent; or, The Outlaw’s Retreat, 65 Hurrieane Bill: or, Mustang Sam and His Pard. 119 Mustang Pam Le The King of the Plains. 186 Night-Mawk Kit; or, The Daughter of the Ranch. 144 Dainty Lance the Boy Sport. 151 Panther Paul; or, Dainty Lance to the Rescue. 160 The Black Giant: or, Dainty Lance in Jeopardy. 168 Deadly Dash}; or, Fighting Fire with Fire, 184 The Boy Trailers ; or, Dainty Lance on the War-Path. 208 The Boy Parda; or. Dainty Lance Unmasks. 211 Crooked Cale, the Caliban of Celestial City. 810 The Barranca Wolf; or, The Beautiful Decoy. 819 The Black Rider; or, The Horse-Thieves’ League. 835 Old Double Fist; or, The Strange Guide 855 The King of the Woods: or. Daniel Boone’s Last Trail. 449 Kit Fox, the Border Boy Detective. 625 Chincapin Dan, the Boy Traltler, BY CAPTAIN FRED. WHITTAKER. 15 The Sea-Cat; or, The Witch of Darien. 20 The Dumb Page; or, The Doge’s Daughter. 483 Dick Darling, the Pony Express Rider. 150 Lance and Lasso: or, The Children of the Chaco. 154 The Sword Munters; or, The Land of the Elephant Riders, 159 The a po Captain 3 or, Skipper Jabez Coffin’s Cruise to the n Polar en. 200 The Boy Bedonutne 3; or, The Brothers of the Plumed Lance, one W olfwang, the Robber of the Rhine. 2 mile Romer, the Animal King; or, The Round the World anderer. 265 The lest Tamer? or, The League of the Jungle. 881 Black Nick, the Demon Rider. 895 California Joe’s War Trall. BY CAPT. J. F. C. ADAMS, 84 Oregon Sol; or, Nick Whiffles’s Boy Spy. 46 Glas«s-Eye, the Great Shot of the West. 54 Ned Huzel, the Boy Trapper. 56 Nick Whiltles’s Pets or, In The Valley of Death. 60 The White Indian; or, The Scovt of the Yellowstone, , 70 Old Zip’s Cabin; or, The Greenhorn in the Wooda, 81 Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Prairie. 85 Buck Buckrams or, Bess, the Female Trapper, 247 Old Grizzly and His Peta; or, The Wild Huntress, 251 Light-house Lige; or, Osceola, the Firebrand. 257 The Lost Hunters; or, The Underground Camp, 2488 The Scalp King; or, The Human Thundervolt. BY LIEUT. A. K, SIMS, 546 Captain Cactus, the Chaparral Cock. 568 The Dandy of Dodge. 576 The Silver Sport. 588 Saffron Sol, the Man With a Shadow. BbS9 Tom-Cat and Pard; or, The Dead Set at Silver City, 601 Happy Hansa, the Dutch Vidocg. 61 Bildad Barnacle, the Detective Hercules, 622 Texas Tom-Cat’s Trind. \ 681 Tom Cat’s Terrible Task. 688 Tom-Cat’s Triumph; or, Black Ivan’s Great Combine, 646 Cowboy Gid, the Cattle-Range Detective, BY J. ©. COWDRICK, | 860 Silver-Mask, the Man of Mystery. 869 Shasta, the Gold King}; or, For Seven Years Dead, 420 The Detective’s Apprentice: or, A Boy Without a Name. 424 Cibuta John: or, Red-Hot Times at Ante Bar, 489 Sandy Sam, the Street Scout. $5. ace Dan, ie Dale , pote Ada roadw illy, the Bootbiack Bravo. S06 Ieedit ht Ral .. the Prince of the Road, 14 prengway BI i em Boodle. e Engineer Detective. 586 Broadway Billy's ¢ Diflikilty.” 548 Mart, the Nicht Express Detective. 557 Broadway Billy’s Meath Racket. ‘1 Alr-Line Luke the Young Engineer. T phang t Spy; or, Broadway Billy’s Surprise-Party, S Williats @ Hecwdway or, The Boy Detective’s Big Inning, 615 ting Harry the Chief of Chained Cyclone. 628 mene Billy’s Dead Act. 640 Baerebse Beth, the Centaur of the Circle, Ypewilter Tilly, the Merchant’s Ward. 647 BY JACK FARRAGUT. . i The see Gexseressy vz, The Boy Skipper. ee BY BUCKSKIN SAM (Major Sam. 8, Hall.) 284 Old Rocky s **Boyees; or, Benito, tee Young Horses Breaker. 246 Glant George}; or, The Ang’! of the Range. 275 Arizona Jack; or, Giant George’s Pard. 297 The Tarantula of Taos; or, Giant George’s Revenge. 807 The Strange Pard; or, Little Ben’s Death Hunt. 818 Ker-whoop, Ker-whoo?: or, The Tarantula of Taos, B27 Creeping Cat, the Caddo; or, The Red and White Pardas 882 Frio Fred: or, The Tonkaway’s Trust. $44 The Fighting Trio; or, Rattlesnake, the Tonkaway. 849 Wild Wolfs: or, Big-Foot Wallace to the Front. B57 The Ranch Raiders; or, The Siege of Fort Pargatory. 864 &nap-Shot, the Boy Kanger. 875 Chiota, the Creek; or, The Three Thunderbolts, 881 Bandera BIll; or. Frio Frank to the Front. 892 Romeo and the Reds} or, The Beleaguered Ranch, 404 Little Lariat; or, Pecan Pete’s Big Rampage. 414 The Daisy from Denver. 427 The Three Tratlers; or, Old Rocky on the Rampage, 442 Bluff Bills or, The Lynx of the Leona. 455 Little Lond Star: or, The Belle of the Cibolo, 684 Cache Carl, the Chico Giant BY JO PIERCE. 897 Rob o’ the Bowery: or, The Prince of Mulberry Street. 415 The Vagabond Detective; or, Bowery Bob’s Boom. 452 Hot«pur Bob, the Street-Boy Detective. 460 The Lawyer’s Shadow; or, Luke’s Legacy. 472 Jaunty Joe, the Young Horse-King. 494 Surly Sim, the Young Ferryman Detective. 504 Five Points Phil. 509 Jack Jaggera, the Butcher Boy Detective. 516 Tartar Tims or. Five Points Phil’s Menagérie. 526 North River Nat, the Pier Detective. 588 Wrestling Rex, the Pride ofthe Sixth Ward. 541 Jeff Flicker. the Stable Boy Detective. 551 Nick Nettle, the Boy Shadow. 559 Harlem Jack, the Office Boy Detective. 569 Brooklyn Ben, the On-His-Own-Hook Detective. 77 Pavement Pete the Secret Sifter. 588 Jack-o’-Lantern, the Under-Sea Prospector, 60R Wide-Awake Bert, the Street-Steerer. 614 Whistling Jacob, the Detective’s Aid. 628 Buck Bumblebee, the Harlem Hammer, 689 Sunrise Saul, the Express-Train Ferret. ; 649 Gamin Bob, the Bowery Badger; or, Scooping a Slippery Sef, BY WM. G. PATTEN. 489 The MMamond Sport: or, The Double Face of Bed Rock. 519 ee Mystery ; or, Five in One. 581 Da 7 @are the Sport from Denver. 587 Old Bombshell, the Ranger Detective. 604 Tron Fern, the Man of Fire. 619 The Boy Tramp Detective: or, The Doubie Grip Witness 629 Violet Vane, the Velvet Sport. 641 Dismal Dave’s Dandy Pard. BY EDWARD WILLETT. 167 Aaa Scott, the Steamboat Boy. 199 Featherweight the Boy Champlon of the Muskingum, 228 Ozark Alf’; or, Featherweight Among the Outlaws. 282 The Typo Detective; or, Weasel, the Boy Tramp, 295 Fearless Phil; or, The King of Quartzville. 811 The Roving Sport; or, The Pride of Chuckaluck Camp, $22 Nemo, the Detective; or, Kit Kenyon's Vendetta, 840 Clip the Contortionist: or, The Montana Vigilantes, BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID. 7& Blue Dick: or, The Yellow Chief's Vengeance. 87 The Land Pirates; or, The League of Devil's Island, 187 The Helpless Hand} or, Backwoods Retribution. 289 The Gol -seeker Gulde! or, The Lost Mountain, MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORS, 4 The Wild-Horse Hunters. By Capt. Mayne Reid and Frederick Whittaker. 9 Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 12 Gulliver’s Travels. By Dean Swift. 14 Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. 16 Robinson Crusoe. (27 Ilustrations.) 18 Sindbad the Sallor. His Seven Voyages, 22 Fhe Sen Serpent; or, The Boy Robinson Crusoe, By Juan wis. 88 The Ocean Bloodhound; or, The Red Pirates of the Carribees. By S. W. Pierce. 86 The Boy Clown; or, The Queen of the Arena. By Frank 8, Finn. B88 Ned Wylde, the Boy Sceut. By Texas Jack. 51 The Boy Rifies; or, The Underground Camp. By Arehie C, Irons. 95 The Rival Rovers; or, The Freebooters of the Mississippi. By Lieut.-Col. Hazeltine. 98 Robin Hood, the Uutlawed Ear); or, The Merry Men of Green- wood. By Prof. Gildersleeve. 105 Old Rube, the Hunter; or, The Crow Captive. By Captain Hamilton Holmes. 112 The Mad Wunter; or, The Cave of Death. By Burton Saxe. 124 Tippy; the Texan; or, The Young Champion. By George Glerson. 128 The Young Privateer; or, The Pirate’s Stronghold. By Harry Cavendish. 148 Sharp Samy; or, The Adventures of a Friendless Boy. By J. Alexander Patten. . 227 Dusky Darrell, Trapper: or, The Green Ranger of the Yel- lowatone. By Edward Emerson. 261 Fergus Fearnanght the New Y irk Boy. By G. L. Aiken. 266 Killb’ar, the Guide; %r, Davy Crockett's Crooked Trail. By Ensign C. D. Warren. 298 Red Claw, the One-Eyed Trapper; or, The Maid of the Cliff, By Captain Comstock. 817 Peacock Pete, the Lively Lad from Leadville, By Lieu- tenant Alfred Thorne. B28 The Sky Detective; or, A Boy’s Fight for Life and Honor By Maior Mickey Free. 850 Red Ralph, the River Rovers or, The Brother’s Re- venge. By Ned Buntline. 865 BRaltimere Ren the Bootblack Detective. By A. P. Morris. 874 Gold-Dast Tom or, Ben’s Double Match. By George BH. orre. 876 Caltfornta Joe's First Trail. By Colonel Thomam er Vionstery. ° 418 Billy Bombshell, the Cliff Climser. By F.S. Winthrop. Ilnck Ship. By John S Warner. 475 The B 4x4 Comanche Dick and His Three Invincible. By By Arthur F. Holt, Henry J. Thomas. S528 Wizard-Arm, the Dandy Sport. “sae ke Forrest. ruid, 582 The Cowbo ke. 552 Ariel the py tleing Br David 585 Will ates the Rov Ferret. By H. Enton. 682 The Dead Detective’s Double. 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