Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 906 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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— —_ —— . > ' : , -™ ae: , | : f - ‘ ; - "wD ? # at #74 Ld - . a ’ i “4 = - Safety Sam, the Cycle Sport. | ieee Past tye = te. Pit. tee ’ $ J 4 A "> knife, and that you did not recognize your | refused. You will see him back again in | Saloon, he came face to face with a man for 2 ta own tracks, and stranger that you did not | good time.” whom he had evidently been looking, forim- = | & aL AN Vat: recall leaping from the window, captain.’ _““ Well, I hope so; I depend on you, | mediately they exchanged a glance of recog- ie ie “Ladmit it all; but I have spoken the | Safety Sam, to straighten out the tangle.” nition. (aN oye earuth.” Aud so the matter rested, at that time. The one was standing in the doorway of be ale ““ Well, sir, you may go, now, but hold} Dettlinger was certainly gone, and the | the saloon, and he immediately turned and * . yourself in readiness to report to me at any | manner of his going was a mystery. No} walked into the place. 2 moment I may send for you.” one had seen him take his departure, his Howard Burkson followed him, ' at The captain bowed, saluted, and was gone. | horse was not gone, and he had left no trail They took seats at one of the tables there me! etd ‘What do you think, Safety Sam?” de- | by which he could be followed. provided, and fell at once into a conversa- oe a manded the general, sternly. nes te tion. : ‘ “4 ‘¢ i think he is innocent, sir.” ‘Well, what success?” asked Burkson, aS ‘ ge “ what I a s think, too, Hoff- CHAPTER XI. ‘‘Good enough,” was the answer. Ae ‘ft man; but does it stand to reason, the story Ss fe hiee “You got the papers?” ie he tells?” AN INCIDENT AT GOLD LODE. _ ” ae haw thoy Sade Basie uicoss aa i ‘‘ Does it stand to reason, either, general, IN fact, there was a double mystery at Fort | you get them.” aie that he would use a knife of his own? or | Fenton. ‘‘ You are willing to let me examine them, eal ; that he would leap from the window and Not only the murder mystery, but the | of course, to make sure there is no mistake?” wo fe if leave his tracks there to be seen?” Strange disappearance of the man who had ‘« [ s’pose go.” ae Gut ‘‘That is so; but, how the deuce could he | been partly suspected of the crime. The papers were handed over, and the ag | forget so soon?” . To be sure, there was his letter stating his | man of the black beard and cane opened the ye *“In no way, except as he tries to explain | intention, but the mysterious manner of his : ; . | é small packet, ae —that the excitement removed it from his | leaving the fort made it look, if looked at in ‘This is all right,” he said immediately, foe)... Whemory.” that light, that he had really deserted. and put themin his pocket. ‘‘! will hand © # ‘Well, it ishard to to think of him as Search ani inquire as they would, nolight | you the money, and the matter is all set- oe Ri guilty of such a deed, Sam, and I want the | could be thrown upon the mystery, and so | tled.” ee | | he matter cleared up. What is your.opinion of | it rested. it?” , Later on, the Cycle Sport took leave of ‘* My belief is that Grat Benson is the man | the commander and oihers and set out we want.” upon his wheel for Silver City, where he ar- ‘* But, we cannot prove that he was in the | rived in due time and where he took first of He took a sum of money from his pocket and passed it over to his companion, who — took it eagerly and put it out of sight, and they rose from the table. heir business together had been brief and fort last night. In fact, it was next to im- | all some needed rest. to the point. ‘ne possible to get in. Meantime there was the double funeral at | There had been nothing about it to draw oe “‘{ don’t know about that. I think I | the fort, and the bodies of Captain Deerforth attention, either, and yet two men had been could worm my way through the line on | and Lieutenant Weaver were laid to rest with . | ‘close observers. ° ‘ a tt ay ‘| uti a ‘a Gold Lode needs no description. It was a “Why?” na’; fo oe almost any night, and certainly he ought to | military honor and all due solemnity, It was] One of these now stepped suddenly for- NEG se have been able to do so, knowing the whole ; a sad day, and the whole garrison wore an | ward, thrust a revolver in the face of the | +: Me) ground so well.” air of sorrow that was sincere. man of the black beard, and ordered him to 0 Oat ** But, why should he want to kill Deer- But, to change the scene. sit down, speaking in low tone, ean Vier, Toren The late stage coming into Gold Lode, by! At the same time the other puta gun be- eae Gt) OM ~ He mistook him for another,” way of Freeman and Silver City, had its usu- | hind the car of the man who had been paid ee Bet Pant: __ | al complement of passengers. the money, and he sunk down upon his at ae eS kOe ** Dettlinger used to occupy that room, did And that was, for the time and the place, | chair,-pale as death, rolling his ‘eyes up to ey Saf Shs’ he not?” 4 as many persons as it could possibly carry, | see who had him. Fe ogee SMa te re eS “Yes, yes, so he did; and he once was | for the new ‘ diggings’ was at the height ‘** You will hand over those papers to me, — is = | the means cf having Benson brought up for | of its ‘‘ boom,” and people were pouring in | sir,’ spoke the one who kad captured him of 7 dees by ertal,” every day. fe the black beard. | oe >) ** Which, for such @ man, was_ reason The inside of the stage was full, while the ‘“ Who are you?” was demanded, IS - ~——— €nough to make’ him desire to have Dettlin- | outside carried all who could possibly find ‘No matter to you who I am, I have the Sef 7 3, ger’s life. So, in spite of appearances, | be- | room to hang on. right to demand them,” — aes by Be: _. _ Neve Dettlinger is innocent of the crime.” With four horses across the plains, two ‘‘And 1 claim the right to refuse. Re- _ Bahion WE DLE ~“* Oh! he certainly must be. No sane man | more had been put on at Silver City in order | move that gun, or I shall call for help from {| could think him otherwise, and yet I declare | to get the load up into the hills to the new } the crowd.” at A ec? CNR eee i | ‘it chilled my blood when those three points | camp. | | ‘*The worse for you, if youdo that.” = = = ~~ were brought up against him. You must 4 : We make sure of Benson.” Pry it, and see, Come, the papers!” | Deadwood, or a Creede, but on a smaller Mute aoe oo, yea ‘Another thing I was going to Say: | scale, and it had the usual variety of build- Of asudden the man of the black beard » |. scouts should be sent in every direction to ings of every sort, sizeand kind, brought the end of his cane upward, and it SE {: . b; a intercept him.” Perhaps chief among these was the Top | caught the revolver, hurling it out of his at a, ‘} “Right. ll do it at once.” Notch Hotel. ia captor’s hand. | | It was the chief place in its line the camp afforded, and it was here that the stage stopped. Among other passengers to get down was a man who wore a black beard and carried a heavy cane, and who was clad in rough but serviceable clothes of the ordinary type, disarmed. SH aa) In fact, there was nothing about him to} It had taken place so suddenly, too, that | The revolver was discharged, but the bul- draw attention, unless it was the cane he j no one could move to interfere. let was buried harmlessly in the wall, while eat, the weapon landed with a clatter some dis- a. tance away, and the heavy black cane mov- has ing again, the man was knocked senseless to ie a the floor. Again, and the other captor was “Pll set out for Silver City, and maybe to Gold Lode. Ithink the latter place will be the one likely to attract him.” _~-' Their interview was continued to some - Jenyth, ‘and just when Safety Sam was about —_ Jeaving the house a note was brought in and handed to General Fielding. ) The commander opened it at once, and it — -veadas follows: . | het hee J j ’ * ? ~ ry ~~ eS ae et —~. aw ase 7a y al = ed — ee “CR 4 ae; - — Ss oe : Nin rea carried, Ree. ‘Come, get out of here!” — Aaa Se \) S°GENERALI FIELDING). A cane was not a usual sight in such a| So the man with the cane exclaimed, and =, o. “The fact that yOu arrested me satisfies place. his companion was with him immediately sme that you do not entirely think me inno- He had the air of a man who was used to | and they made a break for the door, ay . gent of that crime. Lam going to hunt | the world, and who was able to take care of | ‘Stop those fellows!” cried hewho had = down the man whom l believe guilty, I himself. OSS been last disarmed, ‘‘ A hundred dollars 27a aay ~ - @annot remain here under suspicion. Do not Entering the hotel, he*made inquiry for : ——ee__—O anni A A en > = 7 a a *- _ | ee ee 2 ee a - Se « _ for either of them! Stop them! forthey are = | imagine that I have deserted; T shall return lodging, and finding that he could be uccom- wanted, and we are detectives on their | pm _ *~ assoon as I have accomplished my mission. | modated, registered his name and paid for | track!” Ete Oa tee 7 ge mie eas “ DETTLINGER.” some days in advance, But, too late, for the crowd had stood | rye ot 4 | . ‘ The name he set down was— . still to hear these words, and by the time EP ee . bf 4 ee a? 7 : - : . “et mae "7 ‘ ae 7h ¥ “*Confonnd it! the worst thing he could Howarp BURKSON. they awoke to’ action the two men badge” te og Soe Oba. Whe’ ran Outen an os the ae i moment. 2 ee ao Loy yy ' Aa ‘ iv oe a. ‘ ‘ a rr » A " ¢ 4 | have done!” cried the commander, pagsion- wae ys Ote y. | sm He seemed to be a very reserved man, and He pes yeni uppose he had asked leave of absence, | while most of the other new arrivals were ‘ Would you have granted it?” asked the Cycle ; quick to tell more or Jess about themselves ey PORES i). yi | and their reason for coming to Gold Lode, i . “Certainly I would, for the purpose he | this man said nothing, | here explains.” | He took supper with the’others, and after could not find a sign of them, _ The street was light, in beth directi but the men were not to be seen. = The crowd poured out, weapons in ha . a - >. - 1 te ae Py. ‘. ive, J : be) ee Be “Ree ready on igre ve but the two men had dis- >. * ¥et he evidently did not think so. e- | that strolled around the town, merely idling | appeared utterly, Se a ies 8 ya 4 bin hee lieving that, you thought him guilty, he had | his time, apparently. ata hs Sak He of the two self-styled detectives who ayy YJOUDL Witt. a tee ‘ is Peed >} —-—s - Yeason to think that such a request would be {| Finally, however, in front of the Saddle had not: been hurt, was out 0 the 5 7 ee i \. wit iat J ae py , to pes * ' ta Se ANI ma : Be . ae a : a ent $3 oe . ‘ ' ‘ S08 Gal 4 ' ’ 1S oa VE ie gh Paes, Dae eal: eS oath ~My #07 EF. 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