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——— - ‘ne og . —_— — . . Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, Resurrection. 15 Flashing her light abead, she led them, Dick wight bebind her, and others taking the amps from tbe chandelier they soon had plenty of light to see where they were going. Kate, the brave, led the way, up the perilous footway by which the dreaded Red Roy bad es- caped to where the exit to the ledge trail had been, but when they came near they found it filled witb rock and entirely impassable. And the men on the other side hearing them, they were challenged, - ‘* Has Red Roy escaped this way?” called out ‘Dick. ‘‘ No,” was the answer. ‘‘ A cat couldn’t git through that mess of rock.” **Then he bas another secret way out! Scat- ‘ter, men, and intercept him! Five hundred dol- Jars to the man who takes bim!” But, he was not taken, A search of two hours, with every man now bearing a light, re- sulted in nothing, He had given them the slip, after all. He was not in the cavern, Finally the leaders reassembled in the red room, Every step had been taken that was pos- sible. Even the two negro women bad been threatened with hanging if they did not disclose the secret way by which the outlaw had gone, but it had become evident that they did not know, ‘** Wull, by ther great storin-king, we’re beat!” cried the mayor, *“T guess we'll have to swallow the pill, tga we like it or not,” answered Deadwood ick, ‘* And is it really possible that you ar’ Dead- wood Dick, and this hyer woman yer wife? Darn et but ye both played yer parts well.” **So well,’ confessed Dick, *‘ that we did not recognize each other at first! Doing our best to deceive otbers, we succeeded in deceiving our- selves! We did not get at the truth until to- day. **By ther livin’ Jupiter! ye don’t mean ter gay ye wasn’t in caboots,do ye? That ye wasn’t workin’ thie byer thing together?” “That is the fact. Each was independent of the other, and each came here to perform a solemn duty.” Fall explanations were made, to which the crowd listened with interest. Finally all returned to the saloon, where everything had to be told over again for the benerit of the crowd there. ‘But, whur’s Handsome Harry?’ one man presently called out, ‘‘ We all tho’rt he was at ther head of ther deal ’gainst Red Roy, Whur is ther boy?” ** Handsome Harry!” cried the mayor, ‘‘ Durn his p’izen hide! et’s bim that we have been after! He’s ther cuss that’s been playin’ snooks on us byer, me childrun! Him and Red Roy ar’ one and ther same!” This bit of information set the camp wild. Could it be possible? That was the question on every lip. And there were not many who be- lieved it, among those who bad not been in the secret, and some of them went at once to the hotel to get Harry out, As the whole camp was astir, the hotel was open, and the landlord was ordered to lead tke way to Harry’s room. He did so, and although the door was found locked, the young gambler sport was not there. The door had to be forced, but the sport was gone, and as he was not to be found anywhere in the camp, the truth of tte matter bad to be accepted, Then arose the question, why had he not been arrested on suspicion? But it was shown that there would not have been any proof upon which to hold him, if he played well bis part. No, the abiaee plan had been adopted, and it would have een successful only for the unforeseen escape by another and unsuspected means of egress from the cavern, As it was, there was no help for it, and it bad to be taken as it was. But, the out- law’s bold had been broken, All the remainder of that night was one wild jamboree, ‘Next morning the camp fully realized that it numbered two citizens the less, namely, Hand- some Harry and the Queen of Hearts, They were gone, and there was no longer any room for doubt as to who they were, or that they were, in Jack, Bee Roy and his ally, who had been plying their game for so long a time. The cavern was searched, through and through, but not a sign of stolen bullion or money was to be found, and the conclusion had to be drawn that the outlaw had another hiding- plage besides thisone, Nor could the outlet by which he had escaped be discovered. The place was cleaned out, thoroughly, and the stuff it contained was taken to the saloon, It was well remembered, now, at the time of the fitting up of the Palace Saloon all this furriture | had been carried in there, but nothing more had been thought about it, it being supposed that it bad gone to furnish the apartments of the Queen of Hearts over the saloon proper. CHAPTER XVII. CONCLU ION. DEADWOOD DICK and Kodak Kate were lion- ized, and their names were upon every lip. People never tired of telling all that had ever been heard of tueir exploits, and they were the heroes of the hour. When both had told their stories in full, and they had to do that at least half a dozen | times to admiring listeners, they were highly | praised for their determined action. Each had come to the camp with the avowed purpose of ae the other, and each thinking the other ead, Kate, pretending that she was crazy, had been taken far away by the outlaw and set free, when, as soon as she dared to undertake it, she laid plans for coming back for revenge, She had made no pledges that she would not do so, Falling in with the Gypsies, she had engaged their help, by paying them liberally and promising them a great deal more when her mission had been accomplished, It was the same with Dick. As soon as he re- covered from his injuries and the hardships he had suffered, be had set about Jaying a plan by which to bring about the ruin of his foe. Know- ing that no ordinary disguise would do, he had darkened his skin as shown, and, with his beard a month old, and adopting a slight foreign accent in speaking, he passed, At first sight of each other, he and Kate had partly recog- nized, but playing so well, the thought hai pean. for the time, brushed from the minds of After proper food, and hours of good rest, Gregory Maybam was more like himself, and disclosed the reason for his abduction and im- prisonmepnt. He had been captured in the saloon, and hurried to the cavern by the secret way from the saloon, And, needless to say, his story raised another how! of indignation against the outlaw. During the forenoon Deadwood Dick broke the news to the young man that the woman be loved, and who loved, him, and who had not played him false as he had been led \to believe, was there at the hotel and eager to see him, but afraid to come to him not knowing whether she would be welcomed or not. Mayham said. he would see ber, and Almah Parmiter, alias Mary Martman, alias Anne Parson, went to his ruom, where for a time they were alone together. When the young woman came out her face was beaming, and there was no need for any one to ask the result of the in- terview. Almab had told the story of her sis- ter’s evil ways, and how she had deceived them both, and when she had made everything plain, the lovers were reconciled and happy. Deadwood Dick’s main purpose in coming to Basalt Butte bad now been accomplished. He had found Gregory Mayliam, and it was now bis duty to see that he got safely started for Eng- land, And that he did, in due time; the young man marrying Almah and taking her with bim to sbare his good fortune. Dick was not done with Red Roy yet, as can be imagined. He was not the man to give up his game so easily, The outlaw had begun the warfare, and although he bad once saved, per- haps, the life of Dick’s wife, and had once spared her life, yet he had done so much to overbalance | all this that he had made of Deadwood Dick his lifetime foe, How would their warfare terminate? That remains to be seen, THE END, Beadle Half-Dime Library. BY J. W. OSBON, 469 The Rival Giants of Nowhar’. 498 Cactus Burr, the Man trom Hard Luck. 587 Old Buckeye, the Sierra Shadow. 564 Powder Phil, the Boy Miner. 609 gered Dorrit, the Veteran Detective. 620 Little Lightning's League; or, The Mystery oftne Island 638 Plucky Paul, the Bow Prospector. col Gold-Dust Dan, the Trail Patrol. 755 Gold Duat Dan's Oath; or, Reckless Roy, the Regulator. a BY MAJOR NENRY B. 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