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There—stands your true father!” He raised his hand and pointed straigbt at Old Nick Rickway ! ‘* As God hears me,” gasped tho dying wretch, “that isthe truth. I stole her years ago, fcr J am Bad Lands Bill!” This declaration fairly astounded those who heard it, It did not seem possible that the per- son whom they had known as Colonel Delos Danglar was tho notorious desperado and chief of cattle-thieves, Bad Lands Bill. Yet the dying man had declared it with hisown mouth. They had all been cunningly deceived. Wild Vulcan uttered a great cry and sprung forward to bend over the man and stare search- ingly into his pale face, passing ‘his hand over his forehead as if to clear away the mists which shrouded his brain. **Oh, fool that | was!” heexclaimed. ‘‘* Years have changed that face, but I know it now. Missouri Marl, murderer of my wife!-—kidnap- ‘per!—where is my child?” The outlaw raised himself a little, and, point- ing straight at Nida Errol, replied: ‘ ] believe that girl is your child!” Then he sunk back with a faint moan, closing his eyes and appearing to be dead for a few moments. A breathless silence rested on the throng, »roken only by the low sobbing of the white-robed figure crouching by the bandit chief’s side. Slowly the man’s eyes opened and fixed themselves upon Elias Errol with a dim, far-away look. | “Errol,” he. faintly gasped—‘ Errol, you— have lived to—to triumph over—your hated en- emy, Lyman Mesurado, I—am—he!” Then the eyelids sunk again—a low, gasping moan—the man’s wicked life was ended! There is a lonely grave upon the little island in the Niobrara, and there beneath the blue Nebraska skies rests the body of the man who as Bad Lands Bill was once a terror to the ranchmen lower down the river. He met a merciful death for one who had' committed so many crimes, aud although Justice was tardy in ending his wicked career her relentless hand fell upon him at last. With their final defeat and the death of their chief, the pally of Rustiers was broken up for- ever; and our friends were not molested on their homeward return from what had proved to be a most exciting and adventurous pleasure excur- 8100, ‘ Nida was not Mr. Errol’s daughter, but was a child which, long years before, Old Nick Rick- way, who was searching for his own daughter, had rescued from the outlaws, who were at this time carrying on their depredations in Eastern <ansas, He had left her with some friends who had given her to Mr, and Mrs, Errol, and she had grown up believing them to be her true parents, although she could faintly remember one or two of the scenes when she was with her outlaw keepers. Both Mr. and Mrs, Errol had loved her as if she were their own child, for in a a great measure she had filled the void made by the theft of their boy, Butnow everything was explained. She was the long lost-child of Vul- can St. Clair, and she joyfully accepted him as her father, for under those circumstances Paul, or Edwin, could not be her brother and was free to become something more. And in time he did Old Nick Rickway had also found his danghter, and he was happy. Caro, at the command of the man whom she had thought her father, had rode the plains on her white steed, clad in snow- white robes and with her face powdered till it resembled that pareon. Bill had chameke thet she might frighten super- stitious people from the Upper Niobrara and the _. —her busband. - . ite i ae ____ ee ee ee | Bad Lands, so that there would be less danger of his retreat being discovered. Ab first, it was hard for the’girl to accept Old Nick as her father, but in time she did and grew to love the whin- sical old fellow, who was the soul of honor and kindness, She finally became the bride of the gallant young cowboy, Riata Rube, and they havea ranch of their own on the Upper Niobrara, where Old Nick or his boon companion Sam, the guide, both of whom are restless wanderers, are aiways welcome. They are the same queer, jolly old fellows, and old age does not seem to make any impression on them. Sam’s supply of yarns is unexhaustible, and he still refers to his ‘*Uncle Josh” as the sharpest man in all the wide world. Vulcan St, Clair settled down toa quiet life when +jis mission of vengeance was ended, and from his appearance, no one would ever dream that once he was called Wild Vulcan, the Prairie Thunderbolt, THE END, Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY WM. G. PATTEN. 489 The Tiamond Sport: or, The Double Face of Bed Rock 519 Captain Mystery ¢ or, Five in One. 531 Daley ware the Sport from Denver. 587 Old Bombshell, the Ranger Detective. 604 Iron Fern, the Man of Fire, : 619 Phe Boy Tramp Detective; or, The Doubie Grip Witness 629 Violet Vane, the Velvet Sport. 641 Dismal Dave’s« Dandy Pard. 651 Bound Boy Frank, the Young Amateur Detective, 66% Violet Vane’s Victory. BY CAPTAIN FRED. WHITTAKER, > The Sea-Cat; or, The Witch of Darien. The Dumb Puce $ or, The Doge’s Daughter, Jick Darling, the Pony Express Rider. ance and Lasso; or, The Children of the Chaco. he Sword Huntera; or, The Land of the Elephant Riders, he Lo«t Captain; or, Skipper Jabez Coffin’s Cruise. he Boy Bedoutna; or, The Brothers of the Plumed Lance, ‘olffwang, the Robber of the Rhine. 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BY J, ©. COWDRIOK, 860 Kilver-Mask, the Man of Mystery. 869 Shaata, the Gold King? or, For Seven Years Dead, 420 The Detective’« Apprentice; or, A Boy Without a Name. 4214 Cibuta Johns or, hea Hot Times at Ante Bar, 489 Sandy Sam, the Street Scout, 467 Diaco Dan, the Daisy Dude. 490 Broadway Billy, the Bootblack Bravo, 606 Redlight Ralph, the Prince of the Road, 514 Broadway Billy's Boodle. 524 The Engineer Detective. 586 Broadway Billy's ‘ Diftikilty.” 548 Mart, the Night Express Detective. 5ST Broadway Billy’s Peath Racket. 571 Air-Line Luke the Young Engineer, 579 The Chimney Spy: or, Broadway Billy’s Surprise-Party. 592 The Boy Pinkerton. 605 William 0’ Broadway; or, The Boy Detective’s Big Inning, 615 Fighting Harry the Chief of Chained Cyclone, 628 Broadway RBilly’s Dead Act. 640 Barebrek Beth, the Centaur of the Circle. G47 Typewatter Tilly, the Merchant’s Ward, 659 Moonlight Morgan, the * Pizenest ” Man of Ante Bar, 669 Broadway Billy Abroad. ! BY ALBERT W. AIKEN, 11 The Two Detectives; or, The Fortunes ofa Bowery Girl, 76 Abe Colt, the Crow-Killer. 79 Sol Ginger, the Giant Trapper. 288 Joe Buck of Angels and Hia Boy Pard. 447 New York Nat. A Tale of Tricks and Trape in Gotham. 458 New England Nick; or, The Fortunes of a Foundling, 464 Nimble Nick, the Circus Prince. 498 Taoa Ted, toe Arizona Sport. 510 Cool Colorado, the Hall-Breed Detective. 518 Cool Colorado in New York. BY COLONEL DELLE SARA, 1 he Lion of the & », The Vailed Lady. is6 ats Sapied tor, The Gambler's Big Gane, wom oo bar lee PM ora Seochoe 0 00 te . ’ Wild Vulcan, the Lone Range-Rider. BY OLL COOMES, 5 Vagabond Joe, the Young Wandering Jew. 18 The Dumb Spy- “p 27 Antelope Abe, the Boy Guide. 81 Keen-Knitfe, the Prince of the Prairies. 41 Lasso Jack, the Young Mustanger. The Border King; or, The Secret Foe. Delaware Dick, the Young Renger Spy. Hawk-eve Harry the Young Trapper Ranger, Rollo, the Boy Ranger. Sure Shot Seth, the Boy Rifleman, Scar-Face Saul, the Silent Hunter, Silver Star, the Boy Knight. Fagle Kit, the Boy Demon. Little Texaa, the Young Mustanger. Old Solitary, the Hermit Trapper. Little Hurricane, the Boy Captain. Prospect Pete 3 or, The Young Outlaw Huntera, The Boy Uercules: or, The Prairie Tramps, 218 Tiger Tom, the Texas Terror. Dashing Dick; or, Trapper Tom’s Castle. Little Wildfire, the Young Prairie Nomad, The Parson Detective ¢ or, The Little Ranger. The Disguised Guide; or, Wild Raven, the Rangew, ) Dare-Devil Dan, the Young Prairie Ranger. Minksakin Mike, the Boy Sharpshooter. Little Foxfire, the Boy Spy. The Sky Demon 3 or, Rainbolt, the Ranger. W hip-King Joe, the Boy Ranchero. Hercules: or, Dick, the Boy Ranger. Webfoot Mose, the Tramp Detective. Baby Sam, the Boy Giant of the Yellowstone. Little Buckakin, tne Young Prairie Centaur, | 57 Wingedfoot Fredy; or, Old Polar Saul, Temarac Tom, the Big Trapper Boy. Old Tom Rattler, the Red River Epidemic, Stonewall Bob, the Boy Trojan. 662 Blundering Baail, the Hermit Boy Trapper. 652 Don Barr, the Plains Freelance. 661 Old Kit Bandy’s Deliverance. 670 Norway Nels, the Big Boy Mountaineer. BY T. C, TMARBAUGH, 28 Nick o’ the Nights or, The Boy Spy of 76. ‘ 87 The Hidden Lodge; or The Little Hunter. 47 Nightingale Nat; or, Tne Forest Captaing, 64 Dandy dack 3 or, The Outlaws of the Oregon Tralt. R2 Kit Harefoot the Wood-Hawk. 94 Midnight Jack ; or, The Boy Trapper. 106 Old Froaty, the Guide; or, The White Queen. 128 Kiowa Charley the White Mustanger. 189 Judge Lynch, Jr.: or, The Boy Vigilante. 155 Gol Trig er, thie aeons or, The Girl Avenger. 169 Tornado Toms: or, Injun Jack From Red Core. 188 Ned Temple, the Border Boy. 198 Arkansaw ; or, The Queen of Fate’s Revenge, 207 Navajo Nick, the Boy Gold Hunter. 215 Captain Bullet ; or, Little Topknot’s Crusade. 251 Plucky Phils: or, Rosa, the Red Jezebel, 241 Bill Bravo; or, The Roughs of the Rockies. 255 Captain Apolle, tne King-Pin of Bowie. 267 The Buckskin Detective. - 279 Old Winchs or, The Bockskin Desperadoes. 294 Dynamite Dan; or, The Bowle Blade of Gochetopa. £02 The Mountain Detective; or, The Trieger Bar Bully. 816 Old Eclipse, Tromp Card of Arizona, $826 The Ten Parda: or. The Terror of Take-Notice. 886 Big Benaon; or, Tie Queen of the Lasse. 845 Pitiless Matt; or, Red Thunderbolt’s Secret. £56 Cool Sam and Pardt or The Terrible Six. 866 Velvet Foot, the Indian Detective. 886 Captain Cutlass; or, The Beecaneer’s Girl Foe. v6 ough Rob}; or, The Twin Champions of Blue Blazes, 11 The Silken Laano} or, The Rose of Ranch Robin, 418 F Fox, the Boy Spotter. 425 Texas Trump, the Border Rattler. A486 Phil Flash, the New York Fox. 445 The City Vampires; or, Ked Rolfe’s Pigeon. 461 One Against Fifty; or, The Last Man of Keno Bar. 470 The Boy Shadow ; or, Felix Fox's Hunt. 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By Col, Prentiss Ingraham. 680 Dauntless Dan, the Freelance; or, Old Kit Bandy in Arcadia, By Ol} Coom &. 681 The Pitcher Detective’s Toughest Tussel; or, Double Curve Dan’s Dead Ball. By George C. Jenks. 682 Wild Vulcan, the Lone-Ranger Rider, By Wm, G. Patten, 688 Maltpeter Rol, the New York Navigator; or, The Unseen /Enemy. By Jo Pierce, 684 Dendwooda Dick Jr.’ Dazzle: or, The Nemesia of Nutmeg Bonanza, By Edward L. Wheeler. 685 Happy Mughs, the Boy Musician Detective; or, Breaking: the Eureka Spider’s Web. By T. C. Harbaugh. A New Issue Every Tuesday. The Half: Dime Library !s for aste by all newsdealers, five cente per copy, or sent by mail on receipt of six cents each, BEADLE AND ADAMS, Publishers, 98 William Street, New Yorke.