Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 891 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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Nor was that all Dick had seen. should think,” said the man Brown. ‘I Likewise Marshal Mackerel, and some He had seen whence came the shot that } can’t believe it possible that any one of the others, down the other side of the room, to} had done the mischief, and the hand that | men could be so bad as to shoot down so nip his intention right in the bud, fired it. pretty a girl.” ‘*Come right erlong,” the whacker in- Just as he turned there was a flash at one ‘It was n shot on purpose to kill,” said vited, seeing them, and evidently not will- | of the windows, and he saw plainly a | Dick; ‘‘that | know!” | ing to submit to the nipping process as | woman’s hand holding the revolver that had “You amaze me, sir. Who was the mentioned. ‘* What [ have said goes, an’ | spoken! man—” | you will have ther gol-darn’dest time of yer Looking instantly—in fact he took it all ‘‘Tt was no man that fired it, sir, buta lives in puttin’ me.out! See these hyer | in with the same glance and in the same mo- | woman, and—” ] guns? Wull, thar’s five barks to each gun, | ment, he saw Lucy Love fall as described, ‘*A woman! Good heavens! Then it | an’a bite to every bark. Come an’ see me |} and with a bound he was out of the door to | must have been— But, I forget what I am ef ye want a taste!” catch the murderess. saving.” He had whipped out a brace of revolvers'| Just as he clenred the sill, however, a fist | ‘* }hen please do me the favor to recollect, _as he spoke, and held the crowd covered. took him between the eyes with a force that | what you were saying, and finish it, sir,” - “Darh me, but et’s a blasted galoot from | made him stagger and almost brought him | Dick requested. ; Nuggetville!” cried out Crow Bullinger. to his knees, ‘*Tt is a secret.” ‘* An’ thar’s a heap more of us, too!” bel- At the same moment a revolver flashed, ‘‘No matter; so much the better.” ( lowed the hideous-faced Arnoid, and Dick felt the wind of a bullet as it al- “But, it belongs to this lady herself, J As if this was the signal into the room | most struck his neck. sir.” , | poured a great crowd of the citizens of Nug- He did not wait for another shot, but fired ‘“No matter; I must knowit, I may be getville, all armed to the teeth and with wea- | even as he was falling—or staggering as if | able to be of great service to her.” ‘ pons drawn, he must fall, rather, and the man who had ‘‘T cannot tell you, however; she may do | Even Deadwood Dick and Marshal Mack- | tried to kill him came to the ground with a | so, perhaps, when she comes to and is made ] erel hesitated. groan. aware of what has taken place.” ‘Ha! ha! ha!” roared Abe Arnold. ‘‘How| Dick quickly recovered and dashed around ‘‘If some one is secking her life, Mr, do ye like ther looks of et, ye measly crit- | the side of tke hall, but the woman at the | Brown, it is a serious matter.” | ters? Don’t et look as ef we have got ther | window had disappeared. ‘*Could not well be more serious, I am bulge on ye?) Wull, I sh’u’d reckon et do!” ‘“‘Curse the luck, she has escaped!” he | aware.” “What do you want here?’ demanded | grated. | ‘‘It might have been, only for the fact Deadwood Dick, sternly. | There was no time to waste, and it would | that this bullet was turned from its course,” “What do we want hyer? Wehavecome | be useless for him to try to follow now, so With his knife Dick had ripped open the to move this hyer dancin skule over to Nug- | back into the room he hastened. girl's sleeve, and had bound a rag around getville, that’s our business byer!” | The shots there were fewer, and the men | the bleeding wound, and now.she began to. Pi “*Tt is, eh?” from Nuggetville—such as were in condi- | come to, nat “You bet! Look’e hyer, gal, you pack | tion for it, were making their escape as best ‘Where am I?” she asked wonderin gly. up yer duds double-quick an’ come ’Jong | they could through the doors and windows, ‘You are all right,” assured Dick, gent-- with us; d’ye hear?” no matter how, eager only to get away. ly. - “Do not excite yourself, Miss Love.” This to Lucy Love who stood trembling | Dick fired no more shots. but sprung to ‘*Ah! I remember. There» was a fight, before her class within the roped inclosure. | see how badly Lucy Love was hurt. | and— Yes, that is it; I was struck by one She looked in a frightened, appealing man- Barely a» minute had elapsed, of the bullets!” ner, at Deadwood Dick. As he hurried through the room, a revolver | ‘* But, you are not hurt badly, and will be ‘“‘Tf you want her, you will have to take | was suddenly thrust in his face and he felt | all right in an hour, save the little wound in her,” cried Deadwood Dick hotly, and inthe | the flash as it was fired. your arm. Did you see who it was fired at. same instant there was a report from some- Only the promptest kind of a dodge had | you?” where in his vicinity. saved his life, and he sighted instantly the “That fired at me? Was it not astray It was a snap shot from the hip, of course, | man who bad fired the shot. He was a| bullet?” and with a howl of pain the ugly Abe was | rough fellow,tone of the five who had come | _ ‘‘ No, indeed!” seen todrop one of his guns and begin to! over from Nuggetville that afternoon. ‘Then 1 know nothing more aboutit. Who } dance in a manner that was not set forth on It was Den Hiker! © Pes could have been so cruel as to try to kill me the programme. Dick took a bead on him as quick as a| purposely? I never wronged a person in my ‘4 Nor did Dick hesitate to follow the shot. wink and pulled, and to kill, but his weapon | life.” | He had his brace of fivers in hand in less | only snapped, be having already emptied it, ‘The one who fired at you was a wo- than a fraction of a second, and all within the Finding himself alive, to his surprise, | man.” same period of time they were speaking, | the fellow gavea yell of terror and q leap, “ A woman!” 00. and a few bounds carried him through one Ry fs i | \ Each bullet took effect, and several of those | of the windows and he made _ good hig ‘‘ How do you know, sir?” in the front rank of the mob were howling | escape. : ; “‘T saw her do it.” , and disarmed before they fairly knew what Dick noted that the fellow had lost a strip | The young lady glanced at Mr. Brown, her - had happened. Then Dick leaped toward | from one of the sleeves of his red shirt, from | musician. eR ) them, shouting: shoulder to wristband. ‘Did you see her face?” she immediately; ‘* At them, boys; Rosy Posy to the front! Hurrying forward, Dick caught up the in- | asked, By atau ae We'll see whether they will come here and | sensible young woman from the floor, where ‘‘No, only her arm,” said Dick. ‘I. «©; run our business for us or not! Givethem | the man Brown was kneeling over her, and | sprung to arrest her, but got knocked down iY ) what they have come for—fight and plenty | ran with her into the rear room, catling to | by some fellow and she was gone before I ind of it!” | the man to follow, | could recover.” | | Mo 9, ‘*That’s ther talk!” supported Marshal| The shutters to this rear room were closed, ‘* Well, it is a mystery, and it proves that rer J ' Mackerel, himself opening fire and following | and there there they were for the moment | my life isin danger. Vo you think the fight e. Dick. ‘‘ We'll make business fer the sur- | safe, is over? I must get to my room at the hotel, — ep geon an’ undertaker, you bet!” ‘*Tg she dead?” Dick asked. Heavens! I am frightened to death!” 6 It took but.a moment for the surprise to| ‘No, I think not; b it she’s hurt bad.” | ‘You must take it coolly,” said Dick. id pass, however, and the men from Nuggetville | Dick laid her on a table, and immediately |, ‘* Yes, I guess the scrimmage is about over, returned the fire. proceeded to find out. for the fir.ng has nearly ceased— Ha! there Then the shooting was general in no The bullet had struck her just under the | is the cheer of victory, and Rosy Posy has _ time, | | left breast, and there her dress was stained | won the battle. We'll waitafew minutes Deadwood Dick who had forced his way to } with blood. before we venture out with you, however.” the door, now turned to see what the pros-| She was bleeding more from her left arm, | Dick looked out into the hall proper. ‘pect was and particularly to get sight of | however, and a close look nt the first wound The big room was empty, or nearly so, Eney Love. showed that the bones of her corset had'| the whole crowd being out upon the one He knew she was in deadly peril, and | turned the bullet aside and sent it into her | street of the camp. meant to tell her to run fromthe roomto the | arm, | And there they were whooping it upin apartment in the rear, if she had not alread Dick felt to see if the bone was broken. good style for the victory they had won, for, | done so, for it would be almost a miracle if} It was not. ‘as Dick had guessed, Rosy Posy had come 2 _ghe did not get struck. ) ‘‘A mighty close call and a mighty fortu- | off more than conqueror in the fray, with a ) Just as Dick looked a tragic event took | nate escape,” he declared. ‘‘She is not | thanks to Satan's Pocket fora helping hand. ats _ place, and he saw the little pant clasp her | badly hurt, but has fainted.” Nuggetville had got more than shetad YE hand to her breast, reel, and fall upon the} There was water at hand, and, whilethere | bargained for, in this instance, he eye iy supporting arm of Brown, the musician. was hooting and yelling and firing goimg on! 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