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~~ 7 ’ eoldi Ala ee Cost 0 up again to report,” he said, ‘I Rr, is Flash Lightning, the Mountain + Mascot, Mk tae % the world that I’ve got the stuff of a man in | study and manners was perfectly surprising, | BY BUCKSKIN SAM (Major Sam. 8, Mall.) 4 me,” | though she occasionally astonished her school- | 284 O1d Roeky'é “ Boyees; or, Retlto, the Horse-Breaker “ ** And I’ve been a little rag-patch,” cried Bess, | mates by an irrepressible outbreak of Payrock | 226 Giant George; or, The Ang’! of the Range. “ec b t Dil 1 t folks th t T b h f ’ il P y 275 Arizona Jack; or, Giant George’s Pard. ar §ady Bs any of them, so I will.” Before long Flash, too, took a journey East, B07 The Strange Pard ; or, Little Ben’s Death Bunt. se ’ : : ee 5 ; whoo Ler-w : or, The Tarantula of Taos. : ou’ve got half a gold-mine to do it on, | accompanied by Griscom, and also by Dug-Out, | go> GS A ar hg oa 8 Fiat : “hn ng f . ‘ . - >, Sak 27 Créeping Cat, the Caddo; or, The Red and White Pards, ‘Gs Bess,” declared Dug-Out. ‘‘ Ha! it’s gettin’ | who had no fancy for trusting his protégé with | $82 belo Fred; or, Thetonkinays tres : darker.” He looked up the shaft. ‘‘ Ther’s | such an uncertain character. | GN PER ay Bi chad Soe pe ene ggren gare somethin’ comin? down,” he cried. They took with them the papers found in the | 85% The Ranch Raiders: or, The Siege of Fort Pargatory. - It’s Flash ! it’s‘F lash !” shouted Bess, clapping ' burning wagon, with the exception of that | 8¢% Snap-Shot, the Boy Kanger, ae her hands and dancing in her joy. which Flash had destroyed. Despite the loss of | J57 filets: the Creeks or, The Three Trunderbolte. a cae All waited in deep suspense, Several minutes | this, the most important of the lot, there was 892 Komeo and the Reds; or, The Beleaguered Ranch, passed. Then there came a loud shout from | no difficulty in proving his claim to his father’s / rey Ll Date lag! aca tai Lag! esau it ¥ above. estate, the documents,and Dug Out’s testimony, | 427 The Three Traflers; or, Old Rocky : : = ' or, xcky on the Rampage, : ** Hello, below! Is all in trim?” | convincing the court that he was the rightful 468 Blut Balls or, The Lynx of the Leona. Ps. “ Ay, ay!” yelled Dug-Out, ‘ All’s rosy, and| heir, = | 6BaagecheOarl the Cuice' Giant. Bes the day’s a-dawnin’,” __.“ You bet it is!” came in Flash’s cheery voice. ** Stand from under!” As he spoke, the bottom of a miner’s bucket became visible, and, the next instant, Flash was fully revealed, with his feet on the edges of the bucket, and clinging to the rope, ‘* Hello, everybody !” he shouted, as he sprung | from the bucket. ‘‘ All here and all safe. ise my bonnie One, are you down on me et? ‘* No,” she cried, as she rushed to his arms and hela up her face to be kissed, ‘ I’ve foundit all out, I'll never doubt you again,” ‘* And I'll never give you reason to. Daddy, here I am, and all’s rosy.” The old man took bim into his arms, and tears stood in his eyes as he bent his head as if in a silent prayer. Flash next shook hands warmly with Linda, and took the proffeted hand of Tim, ‘* You ain’t got anything against me now?” he asked. : ‘No. Ithank you for showing me what a foo) I’ve been.” ** Here’s two more,” said Dug-Out, pointin to Griscom and Jacobs. ‘ Everything nad everybody’s forgiven, Flash, These men are sorry for what they’ve done. Guv ’em yer hand, boy.” Flash looked keenly into their faces, and there signs of contrition disarmed him, to some extent, of his hostile feeling, ‘* You tried to hang me,” he said to Griscom. “‘T reckon if I get you out of this hole, that will be enough, without shaking hands on it.” ‘**T have acted villainously, I know,” rejoined Griscom, ‘I have been taught this night the terrible evil of my ways, and hope to be an honest man in future, And [ am your uncle, your own father’s half-brother.” “If that’s the case, I won’t mind touching hands,” answered Flash, ‘‘though some things are not easily forgiven.” ) He siook hands with Griscom, but passed by Jacobs’s extended hand. — - only came down to see if you were alive. They are preparing a basket to bring you up in. x moahbr till we meet again!” | _ He stepped on the bucket, gave a signal, and quickly the rope began to ascend, Ina minute he vanished again from sight. But those left behind had not long to wait, The relief basket soon came down, and in an _— The estate, therefore, a hiekty valuable one, was passed over to him by the courts. But an Eastern city proved too narrow to hold the brave and resolute mountain-trained youth, and he soon made his way West again, leaving | the landed portion of his property under the management of his uncle, Abel Griscom, whose reform seemed deep and lasting. Wecannot say as much for his associate in villainy, Jerry Jacobs. He was a rogue in| grain, his vicious disposition too deep to be | cured by a temporary fright; so no long time | passed before his career came to a violent termi- nation, at the hands of a sharp and sport who had caught him cheating at cards, As for the road-agents in prison, a miner’s court decided that their room in the world was better than their company, and a few feet of rope was given each asa passport to the next world, | And the dude and Linda Melton? Well, they were onthe happy list. Once con- vinced that he had been a fool, Tim soon proved that he bad good stuffin him, He threw off all his dudish silliness, went to work vigorously in a mining venture, and before long gained Mr. Melton’s hearty consent to a marriage with his daughter. Linda had had from the first a lurking fancy for him, and soon learned that he was ever inch a man, This marriage was conducted wi such show and display as to prove quite an event in Payrock society. Another wedding, which took panei some two years later, was conducted with less display, but aroused much deeper feeling in the community, and all declared that Flash, or Julian Bernard, to give him his proper name, was the handsom- est groom that the Rocky Mountains had ever seen, and that Bess Martin had developed into a bride more beautiful, and better trained in the arts of ladyhood, than many citicsin the East could show, Their home to-day in Payrock is one of the handsomest and happiest mansions in Colorado, _— —_- THE END, ‘Beadle’s Half-Dime Library. BY LIEUT. A, K. SIMS, 546 Captain Cactus, the Chaparral Cock. 568 The Dandy of Dodge. 576 The Silver Sport. 588 Saffron Sol, the Man With a Shadow RY COL. A. F. HOLT. 419 Kenneth, the Knife-nis vig pean SRA ge Dest Con yese , > 485 Littie Lightfoot, the Pilot or (5e"Woode. _ sal eee S528 The Dandy sport; or, The King Pin Conspirater. : 678 Ralph Renwood, the Lightning Express Detective. re 691 Meadlight HMarry’s Haul, BY J. W. OSBON. ow 469 The Rival Glant« of Nowhar’. rae 498 Cactus Burr, the Man from Hard Lack, “ b87 Old Buckeye, the Sierra Shadow. bray 564 Powder Phil, the Boy Miner. Pie > a: 609 Bolly Dorrit, the Veteran Detective. ‘o 620 Little Li Moning ¢ Leagues or, The Mystery of tne Island, ys 688 Plucky Paul, the Boy Prospector. “¢ BY GEORGE ©. JENKS. | oF 4855 Git Thar Owney the Unknown. hay 492 Git Thar Owney’s Pledge. C4 518 The Demon Doctor. iy 581 Double-OCurve Dan, the Pitcher Detective. . erad 598 Flute, the Sinyver Detective. 608 The Pitcher Detective’s Foil; or, Dan’s Double Play, a 616 The Ocean Detectives or. The Last Cruise of the Black Bear, 681 The Pitcher Detective’s Toughest Tussel. aX BY ARTHUR ©. GRISSOM. ae 440 Little Foxfoot, the Gold Bowle Kid. i 558 The Sure-Shot Parda. 621 Truthful James, the “ Pecooliar” Man.» “BY FREDERICK DEWEY 818 Cimarron Jack, the King-Pin of Rifle-Shots. | 478 Tangemund, the Desert Detective. ¥} 542 The Canyon Pards. ‘ ; é BY EDWARD WILLETT. 167 Asa Scott, the Steamboat Wes 199 Featherweight the Boy Champion of the Muskingum, 228 Ozark Alf’: or, Featherweight Among the Outlaws. oe? 282 The Typo Detective; or, Weasel, the Boy Tramp, x 95 Fearless Phil; or, The King of Quartzville. ae | 811 The Revin Suees or, The Pride of Chuckaluck Camp. NA 1 $22 Nemo, the Detective; or, Kit Kenyon's Vendetta. Oy 840 Olip the Contortioniat; or, The Montana Vigilantes, ae : BY CAPTAIN FRED. WHITTAKER. on 15 The Sea-Cat; or, The Witch of Darien. 29 The Dumb Page; or, The Doge’s Deughter. So 48 Dick Darling, the Pony Express Rider. aim 150 Lance and aso 3 or, The Children of the Chaco. Stas 154 The Sword Hunters; or, The Land of the ent Riders, hoe 159 The Lost Captain; or, Skipper Jabez Coffin’s Cruise. | Lk 200 The Boy Bedoutns; or, The Brothers of the Plumed Jance, 214 Wolfgang, the Robber of the Rhine. 249 mee Romer the Animal King; or, Round the World, toa 265 The a teer amer ; or, The ue of the Jungle. | . hey 881 Black Nick, the Demon Rider. Ni 895 California Joe’s War Trail. ‘a ~ BY OLL COOMES. & Vagabond Joe, the Young Wandering Jew. a 5, 18 The Dumb Spy. : N 27 Antelope Abe, the Boy Guide. 4 hour or two more all were standing on solid . 81 Keen-Knife, the Prince of the Prairies. } Nees . ground at the mouth of the Golden Folly shaft, | 539 Tom-Cat and Pard; or, The Dead Set at Silver City. 41 Lasso Jack, the Young AMussanger. : x : wh , COs apeg pens, the Dales vidoe: 58 The Border King; or, The Secret Foe. he ts 1 ee, cine A more joyful party than sur rounded that 611 Bildad Barnacle, the Detective Hercules. 71 Delaware Dick, the Young Ranger Spy, , AY Pr fe _ shaft had never been seen before in Colorado. rey Eee 9 Fok amt rp ea is te ty Fal the Young Trapper Ranger, : Tk ag : y cal The procession back to the town had tbe 688 Tom-Cat’s Triumph; or, Black Ivan’s Great Combine, 184 Sure set Ret the’ vig Rifleman. ae nas Sede t of a triumph, and there was a greater 646 a age 1 8 Gid, the Cattle-Range Detective. 148 Sear-Face Saul. the Silent Hunter : ie Eee meres in Terence Nese algts ‘than bed Seb Jelly derewiake OetiiaDeatte 158 Faale Rit the Boy Demon, 1 p Be, 4: een known there since its first house was built. | 676 Signal Geis the Lookout Scout. 168 Titus Revue, the Young Monsbiger. | oy : i S Every man, woman, and child was overflowing eee Bs Dy fees ypsy Spy. | ats Ore Solitary, the Hermit Trapper, 4 Aye f 4 sl 4 7 ; , . ‘ 2 + g be ‘ e . ‘ ve 4 i me Ye “ with joy in the happy rescue, and had it been 712 The Mesmerist Sport; or, The Mystified Detective, 202 oe a thar etre ogg The Tanto Outlaw Hunters, Save nts their ald oe or who a been saved from 208 The Boy Hercules: or, The Prairie’ Tramps, f fie By a thre at fate none could have been ha 218 Tiger Tom, the Texas Terror. Bi: birds Ct TS aa Ripe RY WM. G. PATTEN. 2od Patna Mass, the Wiens Platte Nomad. ite 4 cil sir: Sea = -Out’s fortune was made. He succeeded 288 The Parson Detective ; or, The Little Ranger. % Tay (ae Sieg so ; , ©4 | 489 The Diamond Sport; o:, The Double Face of Bed Rock, ; ‘ Wild / : inb up the abandoned Golden Folly claim, | 519 Captain stystery ; or, Five in One. , See Aree eck Sash ee Poticteairveaaer, ret kd ae -. andinb g away the giant rock that sealed | 981 Daley ware, the Sport fom Denver. 279 Minkakin Mike, the Boy Sharpshooter, | cs aay, i | 20 te 5S7 Old Gombshell, the Ranger Detective. Roy Spy. : , bh Oa the entrance to his own rty. T 29 Little Foxfire, the Boy Spy apne be ne entrance vn pro y. The vein | 604 Iron Fern, the Man of Fire. 800 The Sky De 3 or, Rainbolt, the Ranger : » r? ‘ nee ore he had struck proved ric beyond his ex- | 619 The Boy ae Detective; or, The Doubie Grip Witness | gay hip-King Joe, the Bov Ranchero. 2 0) foam his many years of hard labor and deferred | 651 Bound Boy Frank, the Young Amateur Detective ace Raby Bam, the Boy Glant ofthe Yellowstone: Neer” nh hopes: > : + bd en pty bee fange Rider 444 Tittle Suckakin, tne Young Prairie Centaur. — PAS, oe _ He kept strictly to his word, however, that | 698 Violet and Dalsy, the Posy Pards. : 265 Tamneac Tom, the Bg Trapper Boy. Pele Phas Mw pith Bess, a& the bi finder c patblon ys was to be | 705 Violet Vane’s Vow; or, The Cratty Deteetive’s Craft, re rte Ket egg as d River Epidemic. © . pS, aE ; a half- . ¥ alf ag ry new ob, the Boy Trojan. - i eh ut religiously wide tae her “oe sce aa mae | " ; . 562 Blundering Basil, the Hermit Boy Trapper. fn as “¥3 (re re. pus + g) ’ . 8 ten Ih BY ALBERT W. AIKEN, 652 Don Barr, the Plains Freelance. ih is Sian . any objections on her part tosuchanundue| | ees old Bs Hawily's peliversnat. ame Fie) ade) alg he ACP ~ 5: . | 1 | tives; or, The Fortunes of a B Gi ores Sao e Hirengem ot kel ek dae Wy si Ane 5 vs LS VOTET. ell “be Flashy: spine ky; anyhow," he | (44 See Oeie Crore os | Oe erent ee ne Ske Oho lared, ‘‘and what’s Flash’s. 8 aS good as | 968 Sob Mk cr Angels and His Boy Para. A. New lesue Every Tucedsy: £5 Xe At h mi in the ee h ar | t : 464 Nimble Nick, the oteces Prince. FRET ow cents per copy, or sent by mail on receipt of aux cents each ‘ee Panes ie H At her own | sh Bess was sept to a * Face Ted, tae Arizona Sport. B E AND ADAMS, Publisher, Os : hoes : 510 Cool Colorado, the Halt-Breed Detective, EADL LOGS or aan te Sal eh. ON dete ppp 3 East, where her progress in | §18 Geol Colorado in New York. at gh eh pe Sa Street, New York, — Me ; RS a od " he 5 ; > , ‘ : 1% ; | . ; i ; ; a ‘ , eb), Ay, “ v4; ; eS Aa LM he ‘Je . yes Bt 8 < - x J -,0 by Yy : Pay ty An . ei ae ’ - . , fy’ “! r apy i oad Sy ae Py igi i NG Nae aah ie aga Ae af » Vi A aS ae gc Maks Pree NSE eae as he ae 8 NOE RE SEE Geeeny teste ay ak AN as 9 a cae ieathe UPAR rake Lm sent Rc aad eh [Or VOC 9 d “a . . z > - cy? s ¢ <