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If we only could manage to keep them on the boat and take them back to the city-—” ‘** Don’t see any way ter do it.” ** Nor I.” . Meredith had grown very much in earnest. He had seen no one in the carriage, but Bert’s coh record proved him worthy of confidence; e took the boy’s word for all, and was elated at the prospect of recovering Adrea. This ela- tion was only dampened by the fact that the boat was steadily approaching New Jersey soil, and that much trouble might result after they janded there. Suddenly Ches Day exclaimed: ‘* What’s the matter with our craft?” Sure enough, the boat had come as near to a stop as the current would allow, and was drift- ing down-stream. ‘* Something wrong with the steering appara- tus, I think,” a passenger suggested, There was a short delay, and then they began to move back toward the New York shore. As they were not half-way across, it became evi- cent that this step was taken as the shortest way of getting the disabled craft and her passengers to a places of a Bert shook Meredith’s hand exuberantly. * Whoop!” he cried; ‘‘ I guess we ain’t goin’ ter sample Jersey soil, this trip.” Norman Holmes left the carriage and ap- proached a deck-hand. He looked very much troubled. ‘What does this mean?’ he demanded. ‘* Broken down,” ‘* But why are we returning to New York?” ‘* Shortest way.” . ‘¢ But I am in great haste to catch a train,” Thus far the crook had seen none of his ene- mies, but Bert moved quickly forward and ex- claimed: | S ae train fer Sing Sing don’t go until this P. M. Holmes turned, saw the speaker and Mere- dith, and even his brazen assurance was not roof against such a disagreeable rise, He ooked at them for a moment in silence, and then again faced the deck-hand. ‘* Where is the pilot? I'll give a hundred dol- lars to be landed in Jersey!” ‘“'You’ve only to take the next boat_back,” was the nonchalant response, and the deck-hand walked away. \ ‘‘General, your jig is up!” Bert announced, “*You'll be landed on New York soil, an’ I’m bettin’ you don’t leave the State fer the next ten year. Meredith pushed past the crook and moved toward the carriage, but Holmes caught his arm, _ * Pll compromise with you,” the rascal urged, hurriedly. ‘ Warland shook off the arm, and, without a word, walked to the carriage, ‘he open door revealed Adrea, held by Pearl's strong arm, In the latter’s free hand was a revolver which she made haste to conceal. By means of that weapon Adrea had been frightened into silence —an old trick with the gang, thous Pearl was t. too prudent, if not too good, to use Adrea uttered a cry of joy. ‘*Saved!” she exclaimed, ‘‘ Ob, my brother, this is the happiest moment of my life!” Holmes regarded Bert with fury which he could hardly control. ‘¢ We owe all this to you!” he snarled. ‘¢ Mister, lam proud ter say you do—ter me an’ the broken boat, I started the riffle, an’ the boat fell inter line as my ally,” Holmes made no reply, though his face was a study. He gazed alternately at Meredith and Adrea, but did not attewpt a word of conversa- tion. He knew that threats and excuses would alike be useless, and that arrest awaited him. The boat was slowly beating back to its slip ‘and he had no power to reverse the order o events. It wasa bitter experience, however, Nearer grew the drop, and the boat finally touched, Bert was the first off. He went as a messenger for Meredith Warland, anda police- man soon confronted Holmes, The latter yield- ed without a word, and the long, hard fight was over. James Draper saw fit to turn State’s evidence and secure what clemency he could; and his ! story concerned not only the Warlands but Mr, Andrew Moss. The result was tha* the latter was set free. When the conspirators learned that Moss was again in New York, they determined to “‘ bleed ” him anew. The first step was to leave a decoy note, signed Abram Alden, but the encounteron Astor Place alarmed them, and they decided | 414 Basement Bert. to get rid of Andrew, rather than seek his money. Sadie de Piercey went again to the house, secured the note—on the occasion when Bert saw her there—and left the counterfeit money, The money worked its evil and placed Moss in prison, but his prompt release left no stain on his name, ‘‘ Judge” Hackland saved himsolf from trouble by reclaiming the bogus bill he had innocently passed, before its nature was dis- covered, The Southerners would have gone home at once—Andrew had recovered his valuable legal papers—but they were wanted as witnesses against Holmes and Pearl. They stayed, but, the day after the verdict, Moss, Hack and and Long started for their homes. They are still there, sadder and wiser men, but they hide what they do not want known, and tell stories of New York that amaze their friends, The eg would find it hard to prove all of them, Holmes, Draper, Pearl and Sadie are in prison, and it will be long before New York will be inflicted with their presence again. ‘* Buck,” the keeper of the old house in Jersey, was looked for in vain. The Warland family was reunited. Adrea bitterly repented her past foll Ys but her father ) and brother never reproached her. . Basement Bert and “his friend, Ches, were generously rewarded by Captain Warland, and, engaged in better work than cobnaa: bid fair to reach out to successful careers in life. THE END. Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BYL IEUT. A. K. 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BADGER, JR. 2 Vellowatone Jack; or, The Trapper. 48 Black John, the Road-Agent; or, The Outlaw’s Retreat, 65 Wurrleane Bills or, Mustang Sam and His Pard, 119 Mustang og bE be King of the Plains. 186 Night-lLinwk Kits; or, The Daugiiter of the Ranch, 144 Patnty Lance the Boy Sport. 151 Panther Paul; or, Dainty Lance to the Rescue, 160 The Black Glant; or, Dainty Lance in Jeopardy. 168 Dendly Dash; or, Fighting Fite with Fire, 184 The Boy Trailers; or, Dainty Lance on the War-Path. 208 The Boy Pards; or, Dainty Lance Unmnaka, 211 Crooked Cale, the Caliban of Celestial City. 810 The Barranca Wolf; or, The Beautiful Decoy. 819 The Black Riders or, The Horse-Thieves’ League. 885 Old Double Fiat; or, The Strange Guide 855 The King of the Woods: or. Danie! 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