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What do you | 482 Nostene mek hohe aaa ae think of the proposition I once made to you in this very room?” ‘“‘T refused it then, and of course reject it now,” was the prompt rejoinder. “Then I missed it by not wringing your neck,” owes the sharp as steps came up the stairs, and ‘red and an officer walked into the room. suspect, though, that it was the girl I encountered on the pier after the terrible scene Il was forced to witness last night; but never mind. Have they found the bodies?” ‘Not yet,” said young Paster, guessing what the terrified woman m-ant. ‘* You are Ada?” ‘Yes, Ada. I presume you “want to hear the whole story?” a “Tf you can tell it in few words,”’ answered the oy. 474 Flora; or, Wizard Will's Vagabond Pard. 488 Ferrets Afloats or, Wizard Will’s Last Case. 487 Nevada Ned, the Revolver Ranger. 495 Arizona Joe the Boy Pard of Texas Jack. 497 KRuack Taylor, King ot the Cowboys. 508 The Royal Middy}; or, The Shark and the Sea Cat. 507 The Hunted Midshipman. Sit The Outlawed Middy. 520 Buckskin Rill, the Comanche Shadow. 525 Brothers in Buckskin. ‘ 530 The Buckskin Bowers. ‘Caught by kids without a show of fight!"’ said | 585 The Rue. skin Rovers. Simon at sight of the policeman leaned over the edge of the bed and grinned, ‘Tt may have washed them under the wharf.”’ ‘**And drowned them in the blackness there? That would be more terrible still.” As Ada had described the exact spot of the en- counter so that the bovs could go straight to it, thanks to Fred’s knowledge of the vicinity, she was left alone with the promise that for her story she should not be brought into further notoriety, the boy comrades went away, ‘* Now for the pier,’’ cried Fred. In Gue course of time they reached the wharf and found a lot of men engaged in removing the bales to the stores up town. The boys paid no attention to them but went to the edge of the pier and Fred leaned over and tried to look under it, ‘* Ar’ ye hunting the rat what crawled out of thar this mornin’?’’ suddenly demanded one of the men. ** He was a pitiful lookin’ object; must hev been back in the hole all night, hidin’ from the cops.”’ **Did you see him?” asked the young detective. ** Didn't I, ay, gp He saw me and hustled off as fast as he could go which wasn’t very fast, seein’ the conditi-» of his duds.”’ ‘* Was he .mall, large, white or black?” ** About my size. e had a mustache but it was drippin’ an’ not pretty. He limped a little, too.” **Simon Sharp!” thought Photograph Fred. ‘‘ The river spared the rascal and drowned Thomas Jump! The guilty lives, the innocent goesdown! That’s the be of the world half the time.”’ he visit to the wharf yielded no more than this; but it was something. Simon Sharp had escaped | ‘**He may have a secret,” remarked Fred to Jerry, ** We will go to the villain’s room now,” Not long afterward the two young trackers were ascending the stairs which they had reason to r-col- lect, and soon stoodin front of the door which Phil had cut down in order to rescue his companion from the web. They heard no noise and approached the door which could not be locked after the attack, an Photograph Fred pushed it open. ““Who’s there?— You, Ada?” cailed a voice from one side of the semi-darkened apartment. The voice took the young detective across the room, and Fred seeing a revolver lying on a stand at the head of the bed, caught it up just as a hand was put out to seize it, and leveled it at the face that presented itself. ‘Tt is not Ada,” said the Camera Sharp. “She won't come to youany more. Simon Sharp, I guess the net has caught its owner.” The man on the bed fell back and stared at the boys as if his eyes would leap from his head. *What do you want?” he demanded, his face looking bruised and swollen in the uncertain light. * You ought to know without asking. In the first place we want and then we want to hear the conclusien of the fight on the pier.” ‘Ha, you want to know, too, I suppose?” grinned Simon, leaning toward Jerry. ‘I guess you’re the most interested one in the case!” ** IT want the truth, Simon,”’ answered the Jersey boy, ‘* | have sworn to obtain it—”’ What if I should refuse to tell?” broke In the scoundrel with a good deal of malignity. nae Then, we'll see what the law will do. Ada told “Did she peach?” cried Simon. “I wish I had her throat in my grip!” ** Just where youre not very likely to have it,” Fred assured. ‘‘ You went down with Thomas Jump, your victim?” **I couldn’t help it. He had me in his arms, Haven't you found anything of him?’ ‘** Nothing definite.”’ ** Well, he gotaway. He was luckier than I was, ‘We were thrown back under the pier by the down tide, but he got loose and left me stranded there nearly drowned. This is a fact. I won't lie now, for I guess it wouldn’t do me any good, He got wae’! I tell you.”’ i hank Heaven!” ejaculated Jerry. ‘There's ope wa et!” course there is,”’ put in Simon. “I really mone he’s safe, for, by Jove, I want it to go easy with me after all; that’s natural,’’ and the scoun- drel laughed. Je took the revolver and remained in the room while Fred sli out. For a while Simon looked pearchingly a ttt Rew then said: “You're a pretty shrewd boy—the slickest I ever ne eee eenen enn eeeee een eeenenneee nn nenene nena eee crear enn cre en esses sss was found wandering on the wharves this morning,”’ announced Fred to Jerry, when they bad seen Simon in the cell. ‘The policeman saw him and, from his description of the man, I have hopes, The feet of the J-rsey boy seemed shod with the sandals of Mercury while he went toward the acci- dent hospital. If he should be disappointed he felt that hecould not go home and break his mother’s heart forever. He was conducted int» a small room where a man, wrapped in blankets, was looking into a fire. The moment the boy caught sight of himi he bounded forward with a cry of— ** Father!” For a full minute the scared man held the boy at arm’s length and then exclaimed: “It is all true! Lam really Thomas Jump, and this is Jerry, my own boy!” A close search of Sharp's room revealed, deftly concealed there, a paper of diamonds which the in- ventor recognized. A few of them were missing, but enough remained to enrich the true owner. When Simon, rogue, crook, and abductor, was brought to trial, the whole sory of his rascali.y came ouf, along with Photograph Fred’s part in the rescue, and the court thought he ought to have about twenty years, woich he got Father and son went back to Jersey to gladden the eyes and heart of a little woman there. They took Fred Paster along, with his camera, and he had the satisfaction of showing the Jersey folk the portraits of the conspirators which he had deftly caught ‘* on the yor, , Thomas Jump fully recovered, and his inventions substantially enriched the family. He has made Fred and his mother comfortably independent, and Melly the newsgirl bas not only not been forgotten, but, ere long, she will give up her “stand” for a home in Jersey. : “I hear,’ said Tatsy Holcomb, to Phot ph Fred, not long ago, “that I’ve lost Melly. She's a boss girl, you know, and a chap can’t get his first love all the time. My respects to Miss Melly—your cousin, ha, ha—I’ll see you later!'’ and Tatsy bowed himself off. glad to get out of the conspiracy so easily, for Fred did nvt drag him into court to tell what he knew about the two confederates in ras- cality. A Faw months have passed since the occurrence of the events we have recorded, and the maddest man of all is the man who looks through bars, and curses the Boy Photographer whose shrewdness and perseverance sent him ‘‘ up the river.” THE END, Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY COLONEL PRENTISS INGRAHAM, 7 The Flying Vankee; or, The Ocean Outcast, 17 Ralph Roy, the Boy Buccaneer; or. The Fugitive Yacht, 24 Diamond Dirk; or, The Mystery of the Yellowstone, 62 The Shadow Ship; or, The Rival Lientenants. 75 The Boy Dnellat;: or, The Cruise of the Sea-Wolf, 102 Dick Dead-Eye, the Boy Smuggier. 111 The SanBevil 3 or, The Midshipman’s Legacy. 116 The Mussar Captain j or, The Hermit of Hell Gate, 197 Little Grit; or, Braite: the Stock-Tender’s Daughter, 204 Gold Plume; or, The Kid-Glove Sport. 216 Bison Bill, the Prince of the Reina. 222 Grit, the Bravo Sport; or, The Ww oman Trailer, 229 Crimson Kate; or, The Cowboy's Triumph, 287 Lone Star, the Cowboy Captain. 245 Merle, the Middy ; or, The Freelance Heir. 250 The Midshipman utineer ; or, Brandt, the Buccaneer. 264 The Floating F eather: or, Merle Monte’s Treasure, 260 The Gold Ship 3 or, Merle, the Condemned, 276 Merle Monteé’s Cruise; or, “ The Gold Ship ” Chase, 250 Merle Monte’s Fate; or, Pear), the Pirnte’s Bride, 284 The Sea Marauder; or, Merie Monte’s Pledge, 287 Billy Blue-Eyea, the Boy Rover of the Rio Grande. 804 The Dead Shot Dandy f or, Benito, the Boy Bugler. 808 Keno Kits or, Dead Shot Dandy’s Double, 814 The Mysterious Marauder; US nk Boy Bugler’s Trail. S77 Bonodel, the Boy Rover} or, The Flagiess Schooner, 858 The Indian Pilot; or, The Search for Pirate Island. B87 Warpath WILL, the Boy Phantom, 898 Seawallf, the Boy Lieutenant, 402 Isodor, the Young Consptrators or, The Fatal League. 407 The an Insurgent; or, The Cuban Vendetta. 412 The Wild Yachtaman; or, The War-Cloua’s Cruise. 9 Duncan Dare, the Boy Refugee. _ 488 A Cabin BRoy’« Luck; or, The Corsair, AST The Sea Kalder. 441 The Oceun Firefly: or, A Middy’s Vengeance. 446 HMaphazard Harry; or, Toe Scapegrace of the Sea, | } **T can try.”’ he, “lL ought to go up for life. Here, put ‘em | 540 Captain Ku-Klux, the Marauder ot the Rio, , ry 5 ees 4 a) | Gd Ld he Son of Lafitte , The next minute Ada was telling her story of the | on, officer. 1 hope you'll get ‘ Baldy’, too, for I'll REO afitteo te Oe, Me The Avani pe encounter on the pier, but she prefaced it with how | want company.” RBS Phe Greate Covnair. ae she had become acquainted with Simon, and how Baldy” ’s dead, sir.” _ 560 Pawnee BUI, the Prairie Shadower. Thomas Jump effeeted his escape from the house ** Dead?” echoed Simon with a sudden start: then | 565 Kent Kingdon, the Card King. which she presided over in the interest of the Sharp {| he thought a moment and ended: ‘Them sort 0’ yee Camille, the Card Queen: rpervi fellows tell nothing.” tS The Surgeon-Scout Detective. from Sharperville. ellows tell nothing. 580 The Guiiner Gener on i, False ‘Detective: “Do you reaily think they both perished last The scoundrel soon found himself the tenant of & | 586 The Buckskin Avenger, . night?’ asked Fred; at the con¢lusion of the narra- | different sort of a room than the one ip which he | 591 Delmonte, the Young Sea Rover. tive. had been surprised. He hada harder bed, and could pred ne °. oung Téxan Detective. ‘“‘T cannot think otherwise. I ran to the edge of | not gofar when he got up. It wasa cellina station | gy> aye eae Malecttecs oe iaks Kit’s Champions the pier and looked over but could not se either. | house, and a serious crime was written cpposite his | 617 Ralph, the Dead-Shot Scout: or, The Rio Raiders. The water was very boisterous and came rushing } name on the Court Record, 644 The Hercules Highwaymun. against the piles with a swift current.” * ‘We'll go tothe hospital and see the man who | 650 Butterfly Billy, the Pony Kider Detective; or, Buffale Bill’s Boy Para. Rutterfly Billy’s Man Hunt. Butterfly Billy’s Bonanza. The Bueccancer Midshipman. 674 The Wizard Saflor; or, Red Ralph, the Rover. 679 The Sea Shadowerys or, The Freevooter’s Legacy. 686 Orlando, the Ocean Free Flag; or, Tie Tarnished Name. 692 The Rival Sharps; or, Redfern, the Secret Service Scout, 697 The Scarlet Sombrero; or, The Sh rp from Texas. 656 662 668 BY BUFFALO BILL (Hon, Wm. F. Cody), 8 Kansas Kings: or, The Red Right Hand, ° 19 The Phantom Spy: or, The Pilot of the Prairie. 55 Deadly-Eye, the Unknown Scout. 68 Border Robin Hoody or, The Prairie Rover. 158 Fancy Frank of Colorado; or, The Trapper’s Trost, BY T. ©. HARBAUGH, 28 Nick o’ the Night or, The Boy Spy of '76. &7 The Hidden Lodge; or The Littl: Hunter, 47 Nightingale Nat; or, Toe Forest Captains, 64 Dand ack; or, The Outlaws of the Oregon Trah, S2 Kit HMarefoot the Wood-Hawk. 04 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.t or, The Boy Vigilante. 155 Gold Tr er, the Sport; er, The Girl Avenger. 169% Tornado Tomy; or, Injon 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, 281 Plucky Phil; or. Ross, the Rei Jezebel. 241 Bill Bravo; or, The Roughs of the Rockies, 255 Captain Apoliv, tne King-Pin of Bowle. 267 The Buckskin Detective. 279 Old Winch; or, The Buckskin Deeperadoes, 294 Dynamite * Red or, The Bowle Blade of Gochetopa. 802 The Mountain Detective; or, The Trigger Bar Bully, 816 Old Eeclipac, Trump Card of Arison, 826 The Ten Pards; or, The Terror o/ Take-Notice, 886 Big Benson; or, The Queen of the La-ao. 845 Pitileas Matt; or, Red Thunderbolts Secret. 856 Cool Sam and Pardt or The Terrible Six, 866 Velvet Foot, the Indian Detective. 886 Captain Cutlasa; or, 1 he Boccaneer’s Girl Fee. 896 Rough Reb: or, The Twin Champions of Blue Blazes, 411 The Silken Lasso; or, The Rose of Ranch Rebin. 418 Felix Fox, the Boy Spotter. 425 Texas Trump. the Border Rattler. 486 Phil Flash, the New York Fox. 445 The City Vampires; or, Red Rolfe’ Pigeon. 461 One Againat Fifty 5 or, The Last Man of Kene Bar, 470 The Boy Shadow: or, Felix Fox’s Hunt. 477 The Exceisior Sport: or, The Washington Spotter, 499 Single Sight, the One-Eyed Sport. 502 Branded Ben, the Night rerret. 512 Dodger Dick, the Wharf-Spy Detective, S21 Dodger Dick’« Best Dodge. 528 Fox and Falcon, the Bowery Shadows. 588 Dodger Dick, the Dock Ferret. 548 Dodger Dick’s Double; or, The Rival Boy Detectives, 558 Dodger Dick’s Desperate Case. 568 Dodger Dick. the Boy Vidoog, 578 The Two Shadows. 582 Dodger Dick’s Drop. 594 Little Lon, the Street-Singer Detective. 610 Old Skinner, the Gold Shark; or, Tony Shap om Goard, 626 The Champlon Parda, 687 Dick Doan, the Dock Boy Detective, 645 Kit, the Pavement Sharp. 658 Billy Bantam, the Boy Beagle. 671 Jersey Jed, the Boy Hustler; or, Shadowing the Shadower: 685 Happy Hugh, the Boy-Musician Detective, LATEST AND NEW ISSUES. 698 Old Crazy, the Man Without n Head; or, Lightheart Luke’s Clean Sweep. By Joseph E. Badger, Jr. 699 Simple Sim, the Broncho Buster; or, Playing the Fool for Big Stakes. By Lieut. A. K. Sims. 700 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, Drop; or, The Sojourn at Satan’s Spring. By Edward L. Wheeler. 701 Photograph Fred, the Camera Sharp; or, The Fight to the Finish. By T. C. Harbaugh. 702 Blue Jacket Bill; or, Tne Red Hat Rangers Red Hot Racket, By Col. Prentiss Ingrabam. 708 Broadway Billy’s Brandy or, The New York Delegates jn Hard-up Pang y J. C. Cowdriek 704 Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Jack-Pot; or, Making Crockeg Things Straight. By Edward L, Wheeler 705 Violet Vane’s Vows or, The Cratty Deteetive’s Craft, By Wim. G. Patten. A New Issue Every Tuesday. The Half- Dime Library '« for sale by al! newsdealers, five cents per copy, or sent by mall on receipt of six cents each. BEADLE AND ADAMS, Publishers, 98 William Street, New York. 1° % : —= " mets = ; ="