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And into the room pressed several men with Cal Demorest and Molly at their heels. ‘* Anybody who tries to do a lawless act here will fare hard!” added the previous speaker, sharply. But it was not at him that Henry Corliss looked. Somewhat back was a quiet, pale- faced man, and Henry murmured: ‘«My father!” The elder man hastened forward and would have taken his son to his arms, but Henry retreated. “Not until you know all,” he remon- strated, ““T know all, now—far more than you do. Henry, why did you not come to me in your trouble?” ‘‘T was ashamed.” ‘Of what?” . The younger Corliss hesitated, and then whispered: ‘‘It was my misfortune to wound a police- man—” ‘*T know of that, and I know more, I say. Mén call me impractical, because I am a student, but I have been hard at work for you, and have done as well as a practical man could. JI, have compelled Morris & Finnerty to overhuul their books, and they admit there is no charge against you. More, the policeman you mention now admits that the shooting was an accident, and, through my influence with his captain, he has prom- ised to let it pass, as he now knows the ex- citement you labored under.” ‘* Am I, indeed, free from that curse?” ‘Wholly free. As for yonder man,” and he pointed to Jack Webber, ‘‘he has been proven the leader of a gang of river thieves, _ is now to be arrested. Officer, do your uty.” One of the strangers advanced. Jack was far from being subdued, men- tally, but he saw how useless resistance would be, and when he learned he had a a opposed to him he yielded sul- enly. , Cal pressed forward and whispered to Detective Bob. ‘They trailed Jack here, an’ me an’ Moll jest ketched on an’ come in here wit them.” ‘Bully fer you, my frien’! We seem ter hev the whip-row, an’, by ginger! the coveted bond is in my grip. Whoop! this is our day, an’ the p’izen snakes are at last at the end o’ their run. Molly, give us yer fin. The Big Four o’ the Bowery has got the bulge onter the foe, an’ we kin sing songs o’ bliss an’ dance a pri to ' on the fallen enemy. Glory ter us folks! but ain’t this a dead cinch!” i So it ended. Olaf Petersen had his bond back, and worthy people interested them- selves in his behalf and saw that he hada ' business situation where he could make money as fast as he could reasonably desire. Day had dawned for him and Hecla. + Jack Webber, Con Martin, Brooks, Pete and the rest of the river thieves were tried, convicted and sent to Sing Sing. Henry Corliss withdrew from the firm of Morris & Finnerty, but found another, good osition. From that day he was more care- ful of his company, and men like Jack were avoided. - a ——* “oer —~ ad ‘ Ps 1 2 ~: in% at : _ vs hee m A eh pene — og Milian fy es as OR A es ae et "o-oo hal ae gh a aa ae There was no rich man to reward Robert, Caland Molly with a big sum of money, but they were remembered as well as they could expect, and that was satisfactory. : Each of the young trio is prosperous to- ay. Only a short time ago they were present at a notable event, it being the marriage of Hecla and Henry. ‘‘ Biggest show I ever attended!” quoth the Rattler, humorously. ‘‘’The bride and her best feller looked right cute, but, Cal, an’ Molly, did they beat ws out in that line? Wal, yer uncle guesses not/ An’ my be- loved brethren, where would they be now but fer the Big Four o’ the Bowery?” THE END. —____—» o ____—_- NEXT HALF-DIME, Ne. 838, IS Poker Pete's Double Dodge ; , THE CLOSE CALL. BY WM. R. EYSTER. The Boy Hustlers, Clear Grit and Move- Along Mike, come to the front, and Pay Dirt Camp has a booming ruction; in which the King-pin of Road-agents ‘appears in double-face character that quite baffles even the shrewd Hustlers. But, they do some tall hustling, and the plucky Hark Hazen has a mighty close call. It is a mighty lively story that everybody should read. Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY JO PIERCE. 897 Rob o’ the Bowery; or, The Prince of Mulberry Street. 415 The Vagabond Detective; or, Bowery Bob's Boom, 452 Hotapur Bob, the Street-Boy Detective. 460 The wyer’s Shadow}; or Luke’s Legacy. 4T2 Jaunty Joe, the Young Horse-King. 494 Surly Sim, the Young Ferryman Detective, 04 Five Pointa Phil, the Pavement Prince. 509 Jack Jaggers, the Butcher Boy Detective. 516 Tartar Tim; or, Five Points Phils Menagerie, 526 North River Nat, the Pier Detective. 5688 Wreatling Rex, the Pride ofthe Sixth Ward. 641 Jeff Flicker. the Stable Boy Detective. 561 Niek Nettle, the Boy Shadow; or, The Old Well Mystery, 559 Harlem Jack; the Office Boy Detective. 569 Brooklyn Ben, the On-His-Own-Hook Detective, 7 Pavement Pete the Secret Sifter, 588 Jack-o’-Lantern, the Under-Sea Prospector, ROR Wide-Awake Bert, the Street-Steerer. 614 Whistling Jacob, the Detective’s Aid. 628 Buck Bumblebee, the Harlem Hummer, 689 Sunrise Saul, the Express-Train Ferret, 649 Gamin Bob, the Bowery Badger; or, Scooping a Slippery Set, 658 Sky-Roecket Rob, the Life-Saver. 688 Saltpeter Sol, the New York Navigator. 604 &picy Jim, the Only One of His Kind. 706 Tom Thiatle, the Road-House Detective. T1T Mosquito Jack, the Hustler Gamin. 726 Dennis Duff the Brown Sport’s Kid. 744 Dick of the Docks, the Night-W atch. 765 Flipper Flynn, the Street Patrol. Zl Foxy Fred’s Odd Pard; or, The Keener’s Huge Hustle, 7381 Cast-Off Cale, the Scapegoat Detective. BY J. ©. COWDRIOK. Broadway Billy Novels. 490 Broadway BIlly, the Bootblack Bravo. 514 Broadway ly’s Boodle; or, Clearing a Strange Case. 56836 Broadway Billy’s ae ag) eh 557 Broadway Billy’s Peath Racket. at rondway Billy’s Surprise Party. 605 Broadway Billy; or, The Boy Detective’s Big Inning. | 628 Broadway ly’s Dead Acti or, The League of Seven, 669 Broadway Billy Abroad; or, The Bootblack in Frisco. 675 Broadway Billy’s Best; or, Beating Sav Franciaco’s Finest, 687 Broadway Billy in Clover. 696 Broadway Billy tn Texas; or, The River Rustlers, 708 Broadway Billy’s Brand. 711 Broadway Billy at Santa Fe; or, The Clever Deal. 720 Broadway Billy’s Full Hand; or, The Gamin Detective, 5 Broadway ly’a Business. & Broadway ay Curious Case. i bas fab illy in Denver. | 62 8 ye ie Bargain; or, The Three Detectives, 69 ondway Billy, the Retriever Detective. 75 Broadway Billy’s Shadow Chase. Ped Broadway Billy’s Beagles; or, The Trio’s Quest, 786 Broadway Billy’a Team; or, The Combine’s Big Pull. 90 Broadway Billy’s Brigade; or, The Dead Alive, » way Billy’« Queer Bequest, z z z z z t 805 Broadway a * y’s Signal Scoop. 810 Broadway Out. i Billy’s Wipe . . wi y j ? : . F o® gi a . is eee ee eee ~~ + nie The Big Four of the Bowery. BY COLONEL PRENTISS INGRAHAM, 2 Dick Doom’s Death-Grip; or, The Detective by Destiny. | 7 Dick Doom’s Destiny; or, The River Blackleg’s Terror. 4A Dick Doom: or, ‘Jbhe Sharps and Sharks of New York, ‘8 Dick Boom in Boston; or, A Man of Many Masks, 798 Dick Doom in Chicago. 798 Dick Doom in the Wild Weat. 808 Dick Doom’s Clean Sweep; or, Five Links in a Clue. S08 Dick Doom’s Death Clue. S18 Dick Doom’s Diamond Deal. 749 Dashing Charlie; or, The Kentucky Tenderfoot’s First Trail. 756 Dashing Charlic’s Destiny; or, The Renegade’s Captive.. 760 Dashing Charlile’s Pawnee Pard. 766 Dashing Charlle, the Rescuer. 497 Buck Taylor, King of the Cowboys. 787 Buck Taylor, the Comanche’s Captive. 748 Buck Taylor's Boys; or, The Red Riders of the Rio Grande, 560 Pawnee BIII, the Prairie Shadower. 718 Pawnee Biils or, Curl, the Mad Cowboy, 719 Pawnee Bill's Pledge; or, The Cowboy's Doom. 725 Pawnee Bill; or, Daring Dick. 692 Redfern’s Curious Case; o, The Rival Sharps. 697 Redfern at Devil’s Ranch; or, The Sharp from Texas. 702 Redfern’s High Hand; or, Blue Jacket. TOT Redfern’s Last Trail; or, The Red Sombrero Rangers. 668 Red Ralph’s Ruse; or, The Buccaneer Midshipman. 674 Red Ralph’s Bold Game; or, The Wizard Sailor. 679 Red Kalph, the Shadower; or, The Freebooter’s Legacy. 644 Butterfly Billy’s Disgulae. : 650 Butterfly Billy, the Pony Express Rider, 656 Butterfly Billy’s Man Hunt. 662 Butterfly Billy’» Bonanza. 565 Kent Kingdon; or, The Owls of the Overland. 570 Kent Kingdon’s Rhadower or, the Card Queen. 575 Kent Kingdon’s Duel; or, The Surgeon Scout. 586 Kent Kingdon’s Doom; or, The Buckskin Avengor, 545 Lafitte Run Down; or, The Buccaneers of Barrataria, 550 Lalitte’s Legacy; or. The Avenging Son. 555 Lafitte’s Confession; or, The Creole Corsair. 5620 Buckskin BIll, the Comanche Shadow. 525 The Buckskin Brothers tn Texas, 580 The Buckskiu Bowers; or. The Cowboy Pirates. 5685 The Buckskin Rovers; or, The Prairie Fugitive. 540 The Buckskin Pardee’ Quest; or, Captuin Ku-Klux, 508 The Royal Middy; or, The Shark and the Sea Cat. \ 507 The Royal Middy’s Luck; or, The Huntea Midship 511 The Royal Middy’s Foe. 450 Wizard Will: or, The Boy Ferret ot New York, 454 Wizard Will's Strect Scouts, : A774 Wizard Wills Pard; or, Fiera, the Flower Girl. 488 Wizard Will's Laat Case; or, The Ferrets Afloat. 429 Duncan Dare, the Boy Refugee. 488 Duncan Dare’s Plot; or, A Catin Boy’s Luck. 487 Duncan Dare’s Prize; or, The Sea Raider. 441 Dunean Dare’s Seerets or, The Ocean Firefly. 402 Iaodor, the Young Conspireator: or, The Fatal League, 407 Isodor’a Double Chase; or, The Boy Insurgent. 412 Isodor’s War-Cloud Orulse; or, The Wild Yachtsman, 216 Bison BIIl, the Prince of the Reins. 222 Bison Bill's Clue; or, Grit, the Biavo Sport, B04 Dead Shot Dandy’s Dilemma, _ 808 Dead Shot Dandy’x Double; or, Keno Kit. 814 Dead Shot Dandy’s Defiance: or, The Boy Bugler. 607 Dead Shot Dandy’s Chiefs; or, The River Detective. 245 Merle Moule’ Leap for Life. 250 Merle Monte’s Mutiny ¢ or, Brandt, the Buccaneer. 264 Merle Monte’s Treasure Island. 269 Merle Monte the Condemned. 276 Merle Monte’s Crulsc;: or, "The Gold Ship” Chase, 280 Merle Monte’a Fate; or, The Pirate's Pride. 284 Merle Monte’s Pledge}; or, The Sen Marauder. 197 The Kid Glove Sport; or, Little Grit, the Wild Rider, 204 The Kid Glove Sport’s Deom; or, Buffalo Bill, the Pony Express Rider, 781 Ruth Redmond, the Gir) Shadower. 686 Orlando, the Ocean Free Flag. 617 Ralph the Dead-Shot Scout. 602 The Vagabond ofthe Mines, 597? The Texan Detective; or, The Black Bravos, 591 Delmonte, the Young Sea-Rover; or, Toe Avenging Sallor. . 580 The Outcast Cages or, The False Detective, 495 Arizona Joe; or, The Boy Pard of Texas Jack, 487 Nevada Ned, the Revolver Ranger 468 Neptune Ned, the Boy Coaster; or, Pirate in Spite. 462 The Sailor Boy Wanderer; or, The Born Guide, 446 HMaphazard Harry; or, The Sea Bea pony nee. 898 The Red Clasped Hands; or, The Boy Lieutenant, B87 Warpath WIL, the Traitor Guide. — 888 The Indian Pilot; or, The Searclyfor Pirate Island.’ B77 BRonodel, the Buy Rover; or, The Flagless Schooner, 287 Billy Blue-Eyes, of the Rio Grande. 287 Lone &tar, the Cowboy Captain. Crimson Kate, the Girl Trailer; or, The Cowboy’s Triumph,. The Hussar Captain: or, The Hermit of Hell Gate. The Sea-Devils or, The Midshipman’s Legacy. Dick Dead-Eye, the Smuggier; or, The Cruise of the Vixen, The Boy Duellat; or, The Cruise of the Sea-Woll, The Shadow Ship; or, The Riva) Lieutenants. Diamond Dirks or, The Mystery of the Yellowstone. 7 Ralph Roy, the Boy Buccaneer; or, The Fugitive Yacht. ? The Flying Yankee; or, The Ocean Outcast, ; LATEST AND NEW ISSUES. 814 Ace High, the Frisco Detective. By C. E. Tripp. S15 Broadway illy’s Bank Rackets or, The City Detec~ tive’s Big Haul. By J. C. Cowdrick. 816 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, Rival. By Edward L. Wheeler,. 817 Wideawnke, the Train-boy Detective. By Col. A. F. Holt, S18 The Hustler Pogue-Catcher. By Wm. R. Eyster. 819 Dick Doom’s Girl Mascot. By Col. Prentiss Ingraham. 820 Nobby Nat, the Tenderfoot Detective, By Wm.G. Patten. 821 Broadway Billy’s Bluff, By J. C. Cowdrick, 822 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, Boom. By Ed. L. Wheeler. 828 Poker Jack, the Detective Sport. By Ol] Coomes. 824 Rowery Rill . the Bunco Bouncer, By Jo Pierce. 425 Marlo, the Cowboy Coaster, Cy Col. P. Ingraham. 826 Broasyey Billy Among Jersey Thugs. bv J.C. Cowdrick, p &27 The Bantam Sport. By T. C. Harbaugh. R28 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’ Reoop. By Ed. L. Wheeler 829 The Gentleman Crook in Chicago; or, Dick Doom’s Shadow Hunt. By Co). P. Ingraham. 880 The Grim Ledgers in Rag Alley; or, Citizen Rube of Number Seven. By Ben D. Halliday, , ; 881 The Chicago Drummer’s Deal. By J, G. Bethupe. 882 The Doctor Detective in Texas. By Lieut. A. K. Sims, S88 Broadway Rilly’s Raid. By |. C. Cowdrick. S84 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’a, Proxy. By Ed. L, Wheeler. 855 Dick Doom’s« Big Heul. By Col. P. Ingraham. S86 Sharper Stoke's Double Deal. By Wm. G. [atten. R87 pune Big Four of the B 888 Poker By Wm. &. Eyater. A New Issue Every Tuesday. The Half- Dime Library 1s for ssle by all newsdealers, five: cents per copy, or sent by mai! on receipt of six cents each. ‘BEADLE AND ADAMS, Publishers, 98 William Street, New York. pat pet tee AS mW Sm aS rere“ as | micbooks owery. By Jo Pierce, ete’» Double Dodge; or, Haren’s Close Call,, ~ . rt 3 2% A eho ‘ ~s¢ : mye * 5 al PoP ae * - ead v @ . » ad . » v7 a _ ee ~ ; . J - ¢ = “2: uM * ¢ ‘ s ee Poue | ‘ * * ~ . 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