Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 849 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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a* be My ’ Jia ’ Sod Ss aay cs ee v De ‘4 eit me © o ; othe = 16 make doubly sure, and at last got down from the chair and leaned against the table for sup- port. Her disappointment was almost greater than she could bear, ‘‘Ermina bas already found it, the deceitful thing!” sbe hissed. “Vil rob her of it, if I have to remain here a month to do it! She shall not have it! She has no more right to it than have I, Til have the secret out of ber, one way or another, before ever I leave here,” Her face was pale, her lips compressed, and her eyes flashed with the fire of determination. Closing the drawer, she put out the light and went away, It was now Broadway Billy’s turn, Coming forth from his biding-place, he list- ened at the door to make sure that [rene had re- turned to her room, Waiting until there could scarcely be any doubt on that score, he in turn made a light and opened the secret drawer, and that done, wrote something on a piece of paper and putin it, Closing the drawer, then, he turned off the light and prepare to leave the house, His work there was done, In the mean time Harry had followed Lawyer Lyddon home, and knowing that trail was oon for the night, returned to assist Silent th, He found Seth watching the house; and a policeman watching Seth somewhat suspiciously and the Silent Shadower had as yet found no opportunity for attempting the rescue of the prisoner. **] see no way for it, Harry,” he said, ‘* but to take that policeman into our confidence, tell him who we are, what is the matter, and what we are here for. If we try to get into the house we may get into trouble instead, for he won’t believe us, maybe, and it will only mean delay.” Accordingly they acted upon that suggestion, and when they had satisfied the officer he was nothing loth to lend them assistance, In one of the empty rooms, bound and gagged and utterly belpless, Norman Sherwin was found, and was speedily released, He supported the story the boys had told which now scarcely needed further proof, and Sherwin and the boys set out at once for the Penrose mansion, the policeman regretting that he could not leave his beat to go with them, There they were just in time to meet Billy as he came forth from the house, and notes were quickly exchanged, **Go in and finish out the might there,” Billy finally directed Sherwin, ‘‘ and articular to have an eye upon Miss Merrettif she goes to rowling around before morning. I will be here early enongh to prevent any further deception after that.” So Sherwin entered the house by the basement door and took oy place in the dining-room, while Billy and his beagles went around to get their little Trump before going home, At an early hour next morning Billy was on hand at the Penrose residence, while Harry and Seth were doing messenger duty to bring the interested ones there at an hour appointed, Ticket, the Trump, was loitering near the house, dirty and ragged and with his box on his shoulder, Lawyer Lyddon was one of the first to arrive, and the others were principally persons whose names have not been mentioned in our story, but who none the less had an interest in the matter, At the appointed time, Billy rose in the re- ception-room and said: ** Let us now repair to the dining-room below, ladies and gentlemen, where we will all together proceed to investigate a certain matter, ash- ington Jackson Snipe, -you lead the wey,” he colored footman obeyed, and all were soon gathered in the dining-room, Paul Lyddon and Irene had held a whispered conversation, and were probably the moat deep- ly interested couple there, **T have discovered the ie ee mentioned by Patience Penrose in her will,” Billy now an- nounced, ‘‘ and I wanted to have you all here to witness the opening of it, so that all might see just what it contains, I will now open a secret drawer, and to you, Miss Merrétt, as mistress of the house, is cue the bonor of taking out what- ever it may convtain.” No one noticed that Harry and Seth were each at a door, and that a ragged bootblack was pres- ent in an out-of-the-way corner. Billy placed his heels upon the right stones in the hearth and pressed, and witha click the secret drawer flew open, everybody uttering ex- clamations of greatest surprise, commenting rapidly upon the wonderful secret which nobody could possibly have guessed, **Now, Miss Merrett,” Billy invited, turning to her, ‘* please do us the favor to bring out the treasure, Slightly pale, Ermina stepped upon a chair and put in her haud, _ “Why, there is nothing here!” she exclaimed in surprise, ** Nothing?’ Billy calmly asked, She felt again and brought forth a piece of paper, which she glance at and eagerly read, and asshe did so ber face assumed the hue of death, almost, Billy stepped quickly forward and caught the paper out of her band, when, springing down the young woman tan toward the door leading into the hall, but her way was blocked by the imperturbable Silent Seth, ** No one can leave this room yet!” he quietly informed her, He had locked the door and the key was in his pocket, and though the young woman de- | Street Arab becomes a feature in an exciting and cea that she was ill and must retire, be was rm, “* Here is a revelation,” Broadway Billy was saying to the estonisbed company. Lyddon, I will ask you to read it aloud, if you lease, Ono second thougbt, though, maybe lI ad better read it myself, Please attend, **To ALL CONCERNED:— ‘** The tin box copvtaining the money will be ‘‘ Lawyer j | | | found in Ermina Merrett’s trunk in ber room, | Those who would have stolen it have all been | Vagabond, whose grimy hand every reader would baffled, Paul Lyddon’s schemes have come to naught, and the searching done by Betsy Bennet and Irene Athorne was in vain, Norman Sber- win, secure your money and then deal with these conspirators as you please, mercifully or otherwise, ‘**Sprrit OF PATIENCE PENROSE,’” Consternation was plainly stamped upon every ace, ‘¢ Guess I'll be goin’, ge’m’n,” said Washington Jackson Snipe, moving anxiously toward a door, ‘‘I think I done heard some one ring de “bell,” * You'll stay right here!” ordered Happy Harry, leveling a weapon at him, ‘I guess you can tell us something if you want to—or whether you want to or not, don’t you think so, boss?” It is not necessary to dwell further upon de- tails. It was shown that the darky had been tten into the employ of Miss Merrett by yddon, and that he was the person who had ad- mitted Lyddon into the house on the night Billy encountered him there. Miss Merrett’s trunk was carried down to the dining-room and opened, and, true enough, there was the tin box with its treasure, lacking the amount she had spent out of it. Billy left it with Sherwin to say what should be done with the guilty unes, but, as he generously decided that tbeir dis- Sppaiprmen? was punishment enough, all were allowed to go free, Needless to say, they were glad to avail themselves of his offer, And so the great struggle for the fortune came to an end, the rightful heir in possession. Sherwin insisted upon Broadway Billy’s tak- ing the percentage he bad promised, and Billy immediately shared it generously with his three able aides, Nor was that all, for he gave them all the praise that was their due, Then turning to Ticket last of all, he said: “Ticket, my Trump, you are just such a chap as I aimed to be when about yourage, only more so. If you will give me your promise regarding certain things, I will confer a distinction upon you which no other boy in this whole city of New York can lay claim to.” ‘*What’s the things?’ Ticket wonderingly asked. **Pledge me your word that you will neve swear, smoke or drink, nor lie nor steal; but, on the contrary, that you will ever be upright and honest, and first, last and all the time on the side of justice and right.” ‘*Jupety Jupe! That’s nothin’ to promise, boss; made my mind up to all them things long ago when I uster read that you didn’t never like nothin’ of that kind. I’m with ye on that line, boss, till [ shed my last button, and don’t ye for- getit! Now, what are ye goin’ ter do with me?” ** Pll show you,” producing a pair of handcuffs and a revolver at the sametime and bolding them over bis head to the amazement of the lit- tle Arab and greatly to the wonder of Happy Harry and Silent Seth as well. ‘Ticket, mv mp, here in the presence of these witnesses I dub you BROADWAY BILLY, JUNIOR, See to it pe a ante the name as spotless as you re- ve THE END, | | 851 The B , that they are lifted into light and caught in the net | spread by the invincible boy. He does it all; and Jo Broadway Billy’s $100,000 Snap. Next Half-Dime, No. 850, A REAL ROUSER! The Grand Street Arab : Caleb Cinders, the New York Castaway. -_~ — cars ~. — oF Fis oe BY JO PIERCE, In it a Street Castaway, as the sharp-witted gamin calls himself, drops onto a daring and dastardly game played by a man of wealth on a widow and her little boy who are in his way, and forthwith the ford very eventful drama. What with Legwork and Headwork, Cute Caleb surprises the police detective corps, and as the gopher gamin, so mines under the rogues ae ee i Pierce never did a more clever piece of work than in this portraiture of the Honor Bright Street delight to shake, Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY J. ©. COWDRIOK, Broadway Billy Novels, 490 Broadway Billy, the Bootblack Bravo. EE ace hale My Aber 7 Toa lla tte roadw ° 557 Broadway Billy’s Peath Racket. 579 Brondway Billy’s Surprise Party. 605 Broadway Billy; or, The Boy Detective’s Big Inning. G28 Broadway Billy’s Dead Actt or, The League ef Seven, 669 Broadway Billy Abroadys or, The Bootblack in Frisco. oe arene way leas 3: or, Beating San Francisco's Finest. roadway y in Clover. int ae ie ate ay Sasso or, The River Rustlers. ) rondway y's Brand, 711 Brondway Billy at Santa Fe; or, The Clever Deal. S44 deny vl ed onde 8 apd a pccpag or, The Gamin Detective. roadway y’s Business. 788 Broadway Billy’s Curious Case. 758 Broadway Billy in Denver. 762 Broadway tt eg Hergains te The Three Detectives. ESe Fireadway. ity ase "onane 7883 Broadway Billy’s Beagles; pe Ths Trio’s Quest. 786 Brondway qny Popes, & z eee oir Pull eO8 baetey, bate Bille’s Geesr equest. te 800 Broadway Billy Baffled. 805 Broadway Billy’s Signal Scoop. 810 Broadway Billy’s Wipe Out. 415 Broadway Billy’s peek Racket. S21 Broadway Billy’s Bluff. 826 Broadway Billy Aone Jersey Thugs. S88 Broadway Billy’s Raid, 860 Bilver-Mask, the Man of Mystery; or, The Golden Keys, 860 Shasta, the Gold King? or, For Seven Years Dead, 420 The Detective’sa Apprentice; or, A Boy Without a Name, 424 Cibuta John; or, Red-Hot Times at Ante Bar, 489 Sandy Sam, the Street Scout, O86 Realt vAt ital, .t : Prin f the Road a n e Prince of the ‘ 524 The Feastucet Detective; or, Redlight Ralph’s Resoly ‘ 548 Mart, the Night Express Detective. 571 Alr-Line Luke the Young Engineer; or, The Double Case 592 The Boy Pinkerton; or panning the Rascals Out. 615 Fighting marry the Chief of Ch 640 parcheck Beth me Senha ¥ ee Cirele, 647 Typewriter v, the Merchant’s Ward. 659 Moonlight Morgan, the ** Pizenest ”? Man of Ante Bas. LATEST AND NEW ISSUES, 889 Broadway Billy's Big Boomy or, Cornering Counterfeit By J. ©, Co ‘ Crooke, wadric 840 Deadwood Dick’s Clutch 3 or, Crushing Captain Crasher, By Edward l, Wheeler. 2 841 Prince Charlie, the Cat’s-Paw Sport. duke Dey. 842 The Actor Detective In Chicago; or, Dick Boom’s Flush Hand, By Col. Prentiss Ingraham, 848 Dan, the River Sport; or, Foiling the Frisco Sharp. By Harold Payne. 844 Broadway Billy’s Big Bulge. By J. C. Cowdrick, 845 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’s, High Morse. By Edward L. Wheeler. R46 Ruck, the New Vork Sharper., By Jo Pierce. 847 Dick Doow’s Ten Strike, By Col, Prentiss Ingraham. 848 Clip, the Battery Ferret; or, Jack Jeffers’ Foul Play- By } C, Harbaugh. 849 Broadway Billy’s $100,000 Snap. By Cowdrick. 850 The Grand Street Arab. By Jo Pierce. Me-To Sharp; or, High Hustling at Sinner’s Flat. y Wm. R. Eyster. 852 Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Devil’s Gulch. By Edward L. Wheeler. 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