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yells arose behind, showing that the pur- suing reds had also caught sight of the wavering torches in a bend of the tunnel, and something in these yells likewise told that the Indians ahead knew nothing of the flight and pursuit. Up to this time the Indians behind had exhibited no light, but now a torch was seen, and it was waved by them as if for a signal. Fortunately, they were a considerable distance to the rear. The wounding of one of their number by the arrow had kept them from overboldness. Our friends, not knowing what else to do, leaped ahead, with the intention of assaulting the Indians coming from that direction, but they had hardly run ten yards when they beheld a wide crack in one of the walls—there were many such— and the character of the yells behind still showing that the Indians in front were not posted as to what was occurring, they crept slyly into this crevice for conceal- ment. The savages in front were coming on rapidly, waving torches, and an escape, except by hiding, would have been dut of the question, The fugitives almost held their breath as these Indians drew near. The torches so lighted the tunnel that concealment seemed impossible. There were nearly twenty of these red- skins, laden with various articles brought from some point beyond the hidden valley. Looking straight ahead, in the direction of their friends, who were coming up rap- idly, they passed the concealed whites. They were not ten paces beyond the crevice. When Isett dropped out of the fis- sure, whispering to the others to do the same, and the fiight was resumed. The yells behind .inereased, and, five minutes later, iney could tell that the two parties had met, that explanations had been made, and that ihe pursuit had been yecommenced., It was a desperate race, with everything, seemingly, in favor of the savages. But there was one thing which told in behalf of the pursued men, and that was the pos- session of the bow and arrows by Isett and his shown ability to use them with effect. For more than an hour the race was Kept up. But no other Indians appeared in front, and, at the end o? that time, the al- most exhausted trio emerged from that wonderful tunnel, on a hill-side. Not a thing was in sight, indicating hu- man occupancy. Tor leagues the undulat- ing tableland stretched away stoward the horizon. Fortunately, there Were many hiding places alongside this hillside, with canyons and defiles*which ofered shelter, and, by means of these, they gave the pursuing Indians the slip. ] Sold in New York, the pearls, emeralds and rubies taken from the estufa brought immense prices, thus enriching the ad- venturers quite beyond their expectations. Bazoo Smith abandoned the roving life of a juggler-tramp, rehearsing with pride his Mexican hair-breadth episodes and trump tricks. Israel Isett never returned to work his mine in the neighborhood of Carretas, not deeming it worth the trouble and expehse necessary to bring it to 4 paying basis. Two years after the escape from the tun- nel, Aztec Al, the young Monte Cristo, urged more by a spirit of adventure than anything else, tried to re-enter the En- chanted Valley, as he had named it, with a party of friends, but the effort was un- successful. When,they endeavored to pass through the tunnel they found it com- pletely blocked. : : Whether this was the work of an earth- iL —-S quake, or of the Indians, who feared an invasion of treasure seekers, could not be determined, but sufficient time and energy were spent to demonstrate that the En- chanted Vailey was absolutely impenetra- ble. No one cared to risk the perils of the “pit” of the Rio Perdidas, and the En- chanted Valley, with its treasures and its queer people, is still hidden from the eyes of civilized men. THE END. Next Haur-Diwe Lisrary, No. 962 Flp-Flap Fred ab Hard Pan: R, The Stroller Showman’s Shake-Up, BY WM. R. EYSTER, Beadle's Half-Dime Library. BY GEORGE ©. JENKS. 485 Git Thar Owney the Unknown. 492 Git Thar Owney’s Pledge. 518 The Demon Doctor; or, Deadhold, the Kid Detective. 581 Double-Curve Dan, the Pitcher Detective. 59S Flutes the Singer Detective; or, Owney in a New Role, 608 The Pitcher Detective’s Fol; or, Dan’s Double Play. 616 The Ocean Detectives: or, The Last Cruise ofthe Black Bear, 681 The Piteher Detective’s Toughest Tussle. 786 Larry the Thoroughbred; or, Beaten on Every Side, 779 Iron Hand, the Charmed Detective 854 Uncle Sam’s Detective in Chicago. BY ALBERT W. AIKEN, 11 The Two Detectives; or, The Fortunes ofa Bowery Girl, 76 Abe Colt, the Crow-Killer. 79 Sol Ginger, the Giant Trapper. 288 Joc Buck of Angels and His Buoy Pard. 447 New York Nat. A Tale of Tricks and Traps in Gotham, 458 New England Nicks or, The Fortunes of a Foundling, 464 Nimble Nick, the Circus Prince. 498 Taos Ted, toe Arizona Sport. $10 Cool Colorado, the Half-Breed Detective, 518 Cool Colorado in New York: or, The Cowboy's Figh t. — BY JOSEPII E. BADGER, JR, 2 Yellowstone Jacky; or, The Trapper. 48 Black John, the Road-Agent; or, The Outlaw’s Retreat, 65 Hurricane Bill ¢ or, Mustang Sam and His Pard. 119 = eee 2 cg gl OR King of the Plains. 186 Night-llawk Kit; or, The Daughter of the Ranch. 144 Dainty Lance the Boy Sport. 151 Panther Paul; or, Dainty Lance to the Rescue. 160 The Black Giant; or, Dainty Lance in Jeopardy. 168 Deadly Dash; or, Fighting Fire with Fire. 184 The Boy Trallers; or, Dainty Lance on the War-Path, 08 The ae f Pardas; or, Dainty Lance Unmasks. 211 Crooked Cale, the Caliban of Celestial City. 810 The Rarranca Wolf; or, The Beautiful Decoy. 819 The Black Rider; or, The Horse-Thieves’ League, 885 Old Double Fist; or, The Strange Guide & The King of the Wooda: or. Daniel Boone’s Last Trail, 449 Kit Fox, the Border Boy Detective. 625 Chineapin Dan, the Boy Trafler. 677 Chineapin Dan’s Second Trail. 688 Chincapin Dan’s Home Stretch. 698 Old Crazy, the Man Without a Head. 708 Light-Heart Lute’s Legacy. 718 Light-Heart Lute’« Laat Trail. 728 Bilverblade, the Shoshone. 729 Silverblade, the Half-Blood; or, The Border Beagle at Bay. 789 Silverblade, the Hostile; or, The Border Beagle’s Trall. 748 Silverblade the Friendly; or, The Border Beagle’s Boy Pard BY WM. G@. PATTEN. 629 Violet Vane, the Velvet Sport; or, The Jubilee of Jacktown 66% Violet Vane’s Victory; or, The Jasper City Clean Out, 698 Violet and Daisy, the me Pards, 705 Violet Vane’s Vows or, The Craity Detective’s Craft. 724 Viclet Vane’s Vengeance; or, The Wipe-Ont. 780 Violet Vane’s Verdict; or, The Game at Coffin City, T4Al Vjolet Vane, the Ventriloquist Vidocq; or, Sport vs. Sport, 750 Violet Vane, the Vanquished, or, The Life Strugg!e. 768 Violet Vane’s Vision; or, The Fiery Hand of Fate, 489 The Diamond Sport: or, The Double Face of Bed Rock, 519 Daptain Myater y ; or, Five in One. 581 Da Pare the Sport from Denver. ombehell, the Ranger Detective. 604 Iron Fern, the Man of Fire; or, Among the Vultures, 619 The Bey. ramp Detective; or, The Doubie Grip Witness 641 Diamal Pave’s Dandy Pard; or, The Clue to Capt. Claw 651 Bound Boy F rank, the Young Amateur Detective: | 682 Wild Vulcan, the Lone-Range Rider. 714 Old Misery the Man from Missouri. @74 Clear-Grit Cal, the Never-Say-Die Detective. 789 Sam Sheridan, the Secret Service Special. 806 Cowboy Steve the Ranch Mascot. 820 Nobby Nat, the Tenderfoot Detective. 886 oped eed Stoke’s Double Deal. 857 Spotter Bobin New York. 866 Spotter Bob’s Bowery Racket. 909 Midahi D the Pirate Catcher, 925 The Veaur Oreber Captain. 988 Rae Two |Midshipmen; or, The} Corsair-Chaser’s First se. 949 The Three Lieutenants] BY DAN DUNNING, eee let Jack, the Secret Service Spy. 67 Mac and Jack, the Invincibles; or, The Diabolical Three, naa hee ¥ age hy A a i . : ox 898 Farrel” Fox's Bweep-Btakes. ibis: ‘ramp’s Trumy’s Trick. | 15. BY HAROLD PAYNE. 848 Dan, the River Sport; or, Foiling the Frisco Sharp. S92 Bowery Ben in Chinatown. 911 Bowery Bob, the East-side Detective, 952 The Circus Detective. BY OLL COOMES. 146 Kit Bandy, Detective; or, Silver Star, the Boy Knight, 168 Kit Bandy in ‘lexan; or, The Young Mustanger. 208 Kit Bandy’s ¢ utech; or, The Boy Hercules. 422 Kit Bandy’s Light Bower; or, Baby Sam,the Boy Giant 444 Kit Bandy’s Swoop; or, Little Buckskin, tne Centaur, 478 Kit Bandy’s Slick Scheme; or, Old Tom Rattler. 661 Kit Bandy’s Deliverance; or, Banner Bsn. 680 Kit Bandy’s Pard; or, Dauntless Dan, the Freelance. 791 Kit Bandy Rattled; or, The Intant Giant. 795 Kit Bandy in Red Ruin; or, The Yoong Whirlwind. 799 Kit Bandy’s Big Rustle; or, Saddle King Sam. 804 Kit Bandy’s Brigade; or, Dan, the Mountain Guide. 927 Kid Bandy’s Brigade tn Arizona. 939 Kit Bandy’s Star Engagement. 955 The Dandy Dead-Shot; or, Old Kit Bandy’s Compromise, 158 Jack Drew, the Nemesis; or, Eagle Kit, the Boy Demon. 182 Jack Drew’s Drop; or, Little Hurricane, the Boy Captain. 202 Jack Drew in Deadwood; or, Prospect Pete. 27 Keen Knife on Guard; or, Antelope Abe, the Boy Guide, 61 Keen-Knife, the Prince of the Prairies. & Vagabond Joe, the Young Wandering Jew. 18 The Dumb &py. 41 Lasso Jack, the Young Mustanger. 8 The Border King; or, The Secret Foe. 71 Delaware Dick, the Young Ranger Spy: 74 Hawk- ze Harry the Young Trapper Range 88 Rollo, the Boy I anger) or, The Heiress, - 184 Sure Shot Seth, the Boy Rifleman. Sear-Face Saul, the Silent Hunter, 178 Old Solitary, the Hermit Trapper. 218 Tiger Tom, the Texas Terror. 224 Dashing Pick; or, Trapper Tom’s Castle, 228 Little Wildfire, the Young Prairie Nomad. 288 The Parson Detective; or, The Little Ranger. 248 The Diaguised Guide; or, Wild Raven, the Ranger, 260 Dare-Devil Dan, the Young Prairie Ranger. 272 Minkekin Mike, the Boy Sharpshooter. f 290 Little Foxfire, the Boy Spy; or, Old Caleb Arbuckle, 9 ; 800 The Sky Demon; or, Rainbolt, the Ranger. : 884 Whip-King Joe, the Boy Ranchero. | 409 Hercules; vr, Dick, the Boy Ranger. 417 W ose, the Tramp Detective. 457 Wingedfoot Fred ¢ or, Old Polar Saul, 468 Tamarac Tom, the Big Trapper Boy. 482 Stonewall Bob, the Boy Trojan. 562 Blundering Basil, the Hermit Boy Trapper, } 652 Don Barr, the Plains Freelance. 670 Norway Nela, the Big Bow Mountaineer. 778 igmans Harry, the Wizard Rifleman. ) 828 Poker Jack, the Detective Sport. ebfoot BY CHARLES MORRIS, , | i j $ ‘ | ; 118 Will Somers, the Boy Detective. 122 Phil Hardy, the Boss Boy. rs 126 Picayune Pete; or, Nicodemus, the Dog Detective,, | 180 Detective Dick; or, The Hero in Rags. 142 Handsome Harry, the Bootblack Detective, 147 Will Wildfire, the Thoroughbred. 152 Biack Reas, Wi!) Wildfire’s Racer. ' 157 Mike Merry the Harbor Police Boy. i & Billy Baggase, the Ralrost fo | y Baggage, the roa . ; 0 A Trump Card; or, Will Wildfire Wins and Loses. 4 Bob Rockett; or, Mysteries of New York. 9 Bob Rockett, the Bank Runner, & The Hidden Nand for, Will Wildfire’s Revenge. , 8S? Fred Halyard, the Life Boat Boy; or, The Smugglers, \ 189 Bob Reckett; or, Driven to the Wall. 196 Shadowed; or, Bob Kockett’s Fight for Life. 206 Dark Paul, the Tiger King. 212 Dashing Dave, the ane? Detective. 220 Tom Tanner; or, The Black Sheep of the Flock 225 Sam Charcoal the Premium Darky, 235 Shadow Sam, the Messenger Boy. 242 The Two ** Bloods”; or, Shenandoah Bil! and His Gang. ! 252 Dick Dashaway : or, A Dakota Boy in Chicago. ; 262 The Young Sharps: o:. Rollicking Mike’s Hos Trail, 274 Jolly Jim, the Detective Apprentice. 289 Jolly Jim’s Job; or, The Young Detective. 98 The Water-Hound; or, The Young Thoroughored. 805 Dashaway, of Dakota: or, A Western Lad in Quaker City, 824 Ralph Keady, the Hotel Boy Detective. 841 Tony Thorne, the Vagabond Detective. 858 The Reporter-Detective; or, Fred Flyers Blissard, | 867 Wide-Awake Joe; or, A Boy of the Times. 879 Larry, the Leveler; or, The Bloods of the Boulevard, 408 Firetly Jack, the River-Rat Detective. é 428 The Loat Finger: or, The Entrapped Cashier, / 428 Fred Flyer, the Reporter Detective. 482 Invincible Logan, the Pinkerton Ferret, 456 tii ‘Brick, the Jolly Vagapond, 466 Wide-Awake Jerry, Detective; or Entombed Alive. 9 : 479 Detective Dodge; or, The Mystery of Frank Hearty, os ” we aur 4 ac tess or, How He hig for dor the Sharpens oota, the Koy Fireman: or, Too Sharp e 566 The Secret tervice Boy Detective. 596 Jimmy the Kid; or, A b Among Wolves. 627 Tom Bruce of Arkonanat or, The Wolfin the Fold,? 655 Plucky Paul, the Boy Speculator. 667 Bob and Sam, the Daisy Detectives. 709 The Curbstone Detective: or, Harry Hale’s Big Beat.) 757 Detective Frank’s Sweep-stakeo. S69 Ned Norman, the Gamin Broker, S81 Turkey Billy 917 Flash Lightat BY BUCKSKIN SAM (Major Sam, 8S. Hall.) 284 Old Rocky's ** Boyees; or, Benito, tne Horse-Breakery) 246 Giant George; or, The Ang’! of the Range. 297 The Tarantela of Taon} of Glant George? e Tarantula of Taos; or, . 807%. The Strange Pard; or, Little Ben’s Death Hunt. B18 Ker-whoop, Ker-whoo? or, The Tarantula of Taos, : 827 Creeping Cat, the Caddo; or, The Red and White Pards,) on B82 Frio Fred or, The Tonkaway’s Trust. oe 844 The Fighting Trio: or, Rattlesnake, the Tonkaway, te 849 Wild Wolf; or, Big-Foot Wallace to the Front. Nie: 857 The Ranch Raiders $,0% The Siege of Fort Purgatory. Y 864 Snap-Shot, the Boy nger. 2 875 Chiota, the Creek 3 or, The Three Thunderbolts, AN 881 Bandera Rill; or. Frio Frank to the Front. m nd the Reda; or, The Beleaguered Ranch. | O98 et et ee md om the Shine-’em-up Detective, , ng, the Mountain Mascot, 8 Romeo a 404 Little Lariat; or, Pecan Pete’s Big Rampage. :! 414 The Palsy ver. ; 7 The Three flers; or, Old Rocky on the Rempage, 44s Row Bil; on, Th Vine Lacnn a B e Lynx oft na. | 1 little Lone rt or, The Belle of the Cibolo, Cache Carl, the Chico Giart. A New Issue Every Tuesday. ' The Half-Dime Library ‘s tor sale vy all Noewsdealer, five: @ente per copy, or sent by mai! on receipt of six conts each. BEADLE AND ADAMS, Publishers, 98 William Street, New York. com - AS A : f& I chooks.com