Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 822 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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I will make known my identity in pri- snapped. ‘‘] tell ye et’s so, and there was a | as you know where to look for the danger. | vate.” : note in ther cell saying ther jail had not yet | Have one of your best and quickest men ‘“ Very well; come up tomy room, But, been built that could hold Soapstone Sam, | shadow that gambler sport, Hyde Lester, and | mind you, no attempt at tricks, or you will | | . ther Slippery Sport.”’ be ready to foil him in anything he may at- | repent of it. Iam armed, as you see,” and fr ‘Well, it must be true, of course, but it | tempt. Ihave heard enough to lead me to } he displayed the handle of a revolver. seemed so unreasonable that you cannot | believe he is the foe of Deadwood Dick.” ‘That's all right,” the stranger carelessly =| blame me for doubting.” ——— passed. ‘* You will have no call to use it on : | ‘* By the rip-roaring old hambone!” cried CHAPTER XII. me.” ; a th, Old Avalanche, ‘‘I should say he was a CHANGING LEADERS. Blackwall led the way, and the pair passed al , > oe slippery cuss, ef he has got out of thar Tue Grand Pacific Hotel did not close en- | from the room. ed ty ae le that way. Lor’ Jerusha! what is ter be | tirely at night. Reaching the room above, Blackwall made 1,0 % looked for now? What is goin’ ter happen It had a night clerk, who slept in the of- | a light, and then he closed the door as silent- 4 3 next?” fice, and a late comer could get in at any | ly as possible.” . ae ‘“What about the other prisoner?’ the | hour by simply waking the clerk. | ‘‘Now,” he said, in low tones, “take a& ih ey mayor inquired, The lights in the bar-room and office were | seat and make known your business with a P| by ‘“* He is there, safe and sound.” kept burning low, and the belated traveler | me. Keep as silent as possible; no need to, Bury cs ‘* But the Slippery Sport is gone.” was sure to find a place of welcome if he | waken others.” . ais. a | LCS, ) proved a worthy personage. “Perhaps you had rather have me make - : ‘ Be ‘* Wonderful. It is something I cannot The hour was late when the ¢lerk in the aoe my identity first,’ the stranger sug- a understand at all. I’m going to the jail at | office was roused out of his nap by a thump | gested. . mie once to see about for it myself.” at the door. ! ‘* Well, yes, you may do that, if you, like,’”” Pe saa ‘Yas, and so am I,” cried Old Avalanche. Rising, he slipped his revolver into his hip “Then, behold,” | oe ‘Great hambone, ef that ‘ar cuss is as | pocketasa precautionary measure and opened | The yen gules ibe his Suh name a on ieee fn? 2 slippery as that, no knowin’ what manner o’ | to the applicant. hair and cast off his rough coat, and, lo a mischief he will be slippin’ into fore we The person was a stranger, a man of | there was—Soapstone Sam, the Slippery es - know et.” rough beard and rougher boots, who stepped | Sport. ited SS They all would have gone, but the mayor | in as nat as the door ile g¢ back for him. * ender Sam!” the astonished mat i » tty forbade. ‘* Well?” asked the clerk. gasped. ~ a ia ig we ‘So, he and two or three others went out, ‘‘Have you a guest here by name of ‘“As you see, sir,” was the smiling an- Bal Pe ae ae leaving the remainder there in the office. Lucius Blackwall?’ the stranger asked. swer. . Mie el te, | On coming to the jail they found all the ‘Yes, sir; there is such a person here.” ‘How did you get out of the jail?” vee Me? guardsmen talking together, discussing the “Well, I want to see him.” ‘Slipped out, sir, I am not called the ets Saas wonderful event that had taken place. ‘JT don’t think you can, sir, at this late | Slippery Sport for nothing. It isa way l a ’ \ Mt The mayor called the jailer aside from the | hour. Can’t you wait till morning?” . have.” a % ater Ss others and had a talk with him. ‘“No; I must see him now. Call him up,” ‘*Did you get Stonecut out, too?” Die ae 4 “il ea he got any satisfaction or not, “Do you come as a friend?” f ut that a what brings me to you.” >, ag | | the others could not know, but from the ‘Certainly.. You call him up, and you ‘Well, let me hear.” een yuzzZled look upon his face they judged not. | will find it’s all right.” “You can well believe that [ have no ae acs It beats all I ever heard “of,” he said, ‘Well, who are you?” friendly feeling toward this camp now, sir,” ee a, “Tam amazed. There is only one thing to | ‘Never mind a name; just tell him a man ‘“‘ Hardly to be supposed you would have,” aes IH» be done, and that is to make doubly sure | wants to see him on business that is import- “And if I can get in a blow I'm going to ou bee the other prisoner does not get out, and then | ant,” do it.”’ hey’) await further directions from Deadwood ‘All right, then, since you insist upon it; ‘Can't blame you.” hg i‘ Dick. but, I’m afraid the man won't be very grate-| ‘‘ I might have got Stonecut out, if he had “v, While they were talking the seedy lawyer, | ful to me for allowing you to get him out at | been slippery enough, but he wasn’t, and so is Nl ea Mr. Burr, came up. this hour.” | I had to let him stay.” ta hee Ep st Wis once AB your Re here, eer he asked, p “Ti ‘fe repennins for all that.” 5 tees Hiei nah boaptns ed Fal Lr ‘‘ Yes, [ am here,” the mayor answere The clerk woke a colored youth, who acte ‘‘ He had proposed to me tha join hime fe Bs 2 aera esha Wee eae , | in the Canta ie night sys and sent him . (ey nee eS Meeps a bien at 5 Demat wamer: (Do | would like to talk with youa minute.” | up to Blackwall’s room. 1d agreed to do it, bu » wer 1. a fi rit *¢ Very well, sir.” " ihe fellow was ane for some time, and | as you know, and so that was knocked in the af ae * Pash sh See hyer, ueKY cried eee een when he came mip he ire tige sees ee iaaat? ; / : hy ~~ *T can’t stand et no longer. y don’t ye “ De man ain’t dar, sah!” ‘* Yes, curse the luck,’ 3 esi ak come right out an’ own “up ter who ye be? ‘‘Not there?” cried the clerk, | ‘But, we are not downed,” s k Seams }: _ That would take a big load off o’ my mind; | ‘No, sah; de room am unlocked, an’ de ‘Though likely to be.” Jah eed 9 ya hambone, yes!” | bed hab not been slept in.” “Think so?” | ee ‘You are mistaken, old man,” the seedy | ‘That is queer. He we-tuptohis room} ‘Deadwood Dick and his men are proving: t ‘ew lawyer declared, earnestly. | shortly after the performance in the Monte } too many forus.” iv f Hi — ** Lor’ Jerusha! I can't be, this time.” * Carlo." “They have dealt us one heavy blow, that: aes \ is, Ore igh re are.” Cehalt | ‘He ain’t dar ag 4, ; is ue, bat ae ee on ons Sr oncemore,” to a hes SM ‘“Well, I s’pose Is have ter own et, ‘You hear?’ and the clerk turned to the ‘Captain Jack is in limbo,’ a AGN J ‘then, ef you say so: but, by ther cavoortin’ | stranger. ** We'll have him out.” viet Ge | Sy Tes cans iv CM a pean ee I believe youa?’ ; te es, 4 nee i Si A Nady and wait s tiga you any still in the thing?” hook a ae | my Dicky, all ther same!” or him, if you don’t object to that.” ' ‘* More than ever, sir. ‘A aa Ti of What has put that into your head again?” * Very well: settle yourself down, then, if | ‘*‘ Good!” priate Bs | Pwo things. Oneis, that if you was jest | your intention is good, and wait for him,” ‘You see, Captain Jack proposed that I Puy eS what ye claim ter be, ye would be in bed at | the clerk gave permission. should come and see you, and report to you. a7 |) this late hour of ther night; and ther next, ‘“ My intention is all right, don’t be uneasy | as taking his place.” | : ; cig i »' that yer voice sounded Jest like Dicky’s when | about that,” the stranger assured. , ** He proposed that?”. | ) Psst ‘hen “| ——-—sye spoke that ’ar time.” | 44 He took a chair and ‘settled down” to! ‘* Yes. a Le OT mcf a er and We is this: J am NOT es Dick.” | Only a little time later the door opened ‘Seems, ” Bnd Font Sen re i | ont | Chee Al right, then; that settles et. and Lucius Blackwall entered. He has reason to Angie : pe a ft —— The others smiled, for they, or most of | He was clad in a cloak and slouch hat, as} I am. I wanted to get him out, but the = _ | them, were of the same mind as the old | though he had not cared to bé recognized } risk was great, so I accepted his proposim = ty Bay Pe ranger himself. | on the street. tion,” fs , PP aC aceRN TT | bait Fat Ro, beard sir, mSeea rat Beedy lawyer drew. Peoent you were in bed, sir,” remark- |“ loves ames ns oss his place, ee ae : ‘peeemia cr! aD | e others. e e clerk, ) Weer : Ase Yoel a pe ¥ ‘oe Sites re There is trouble ahead, sir,” the lawyer | ** No, not yet, but I’ll be there mighty soon, | ‘* What have J to do with it?” Veo R eee ayy eas ey) averred, pte : now,” was the sharp answer Seed The Slippery Sport smiled. _ alae ar Be Shee | i BYE 7 rE am Nate a a eee answered. Pike nga’ man 3 see 7 alt the a eee He aid vad at ee, ib ast said a ON it ie a ioe es, ** Do you tis? clerk sal rther, ‘‘he wou ive us ; Swered. mie BK PSOE CARY are 9S | a i Sy nee eas i Mad Not itt detail.” ‘ee call you up, and that’s how we came to know |} you could let me in just as far as you wanted = Re NER vane i eek do, then. Deadwood Dick is going to | you were out; and he waved his hand to- | me to 20." 7 ee Rigi) x hie ; F be =killed as soon as his identity is made | ward the stranger as he spoke, | * How do I know I can trust you?” — y bo ee oe known.” OR Rene ie | St You’ want. ‘to “see me?" Blackwallide:| "1 don't: ask you to trust ne, Si tO ca eae | | The reason why he is so careful to keep | manded. ! hoa need not tell me anything. Only get the | 7 ed - he . : 7 rt Pa 4 ate Oe * 7 ng ' - - * ¥ w ) hom : Wak Masa SS SPR ds Ete on ee ¢ * i, 7 : : Ai - a 4 Ff Gp 7. <7 ai 7 , , ‘s ¥! 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