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= 4 Thenew-comer and Grudge exchanged glances. Evidently they understood each other, “Tam Steele Sharp, and yonder stands the impostor!” thundered the last-comer, pointing at the acting sheriff. ‘‘ He has planned to mur- der Clifford Huntway, but he has failed, Men of Pine Forks, behold tbe robber and assassin of Jasper Flake!” The bearded sheriff trembled. and shrunk be- fore the words and pointing finger of the Helena detective. At this moment the sharp hoof-beats of a gal- loping steed rung out on the clear morning air. All looked in the direction of the sound, to see a female riding like mad down the wagon-trail. She drew rein in the midst of the lynchers, her me blanching when she saw the situation of af- fairs. ‘* Stop this murder!” she cried, at the top of her voice. ‘‘Clifford Huntway is innocent! The messenger, Flake, has spoken !” ‘What! Jasper Plake spoken ?” cried eager voices, gathering around Valeria. ‘‘ Whom did he name as the robber and would-be assassin?’ eagerly asked Sharp, ‘‘The man of all others you would least sus- pect—Rollin Longwood!” returned the girl, ** Rollin Longwood!” ‘* It’s a lie!” hissed the bearded acting sheriff, now trembling with intense excitement. Steele Sharp turned upon the speaker and cried sharply: ‘‘ It is true, impostor! Behold the robber and assassin !”’ Out went the hand of the speaker, and the next instant the sheriff was relieved of his huge beard, revealing the face of Rollin Long- wood |! ‘* You're at the end of your tether, my man. The money has been found, and you cannot es- cape justice!” hissed the detective, as he sudden- ty snapped handcuffs over the wrists of the umbug Detective, At this a wild shout went up. The noose was removed from the neck of Clifford Huntway, and Valeria slipped from the saddle to fall sobbing on the breast of her lover. A few days later, While Sheriff Huntway sat in the front room at Granger’s, talking with Valeria, a visitor entered the room occupied by the old cattle-kiog, It was Steele Sharp. . 7 ey Ou are surprised to see me, Mr. Granger, su ‘ ‘* Not as surprised as I was to learn who it was thst captured the treasure and nearly killed Fiake, J’d never thought Rollin such a villain,” declared the old man. $s Perhaps no’, and yet are you much bet- r? ‘* Sir!” exclaimed the cattle-king, half starting to his feet. * Quiet! Y; oldman! Don’t become too indig- nant, for | know you better than youthink, [ know your past history toaT, I know how you came into ot first fortune, Don’t inter- rupt me, and Jil get through the sooner. Your brother died, leaving two children, a boy and irl, and to those children he left ten thousand ollars to be cared for by you as their guardian. How did you keep the sacred trust? You shipped the boy to a foreign country, and managed to get the money into your own hands—” ‘‘ Stop! This is false!” protested the cattle- king, angrily. ‘No indeed,” declared the detective, at the gaine time removing his mustache and a wig, re- vealing a smooth, boyish face. ‘* Barton Granger!” exclaimed the old man, ‘‘f see you recognize me after the lapse of six years,” proceeded the youth, whom we first met as Barton Bartlee, on the night Grudge Grave was arrested in his cabin. ‘I came to Pine Forks seeking my sis‘er, Valeria, who did not know that she was heiress toa fortune, Before IJ mado myself known to her, [ found myself the center of a most excit- ing drama, and I resolved to ferret out the rob- bery of your messenger. I saw the money in the hands of a masked man, who had taken it from Grudge Grave, your tool, I the robber as your qakeria aud be left me insensible, to perish in a ign Laity v revived in time to escape, and become the cetective who finally was permitted to find the atolen fortune. I have had the permission of Steele Sharp to assume his name for the time Sheriff Huntwav, of '. exclaimed Grudge Grave, who seemed to be the eet leader of the mob, being, since he lies ijl at Helena, and was un- able to undertake the case. ‘*T have succeeded beyond my most ardent expectations, The villain who tried to win a fortune by murder and robbery is in prison.” ‘*And I’m thankful for it. Longwood was only a drag to my business, Barton. I'll take you into partnership with me now,” declared Granger. ‘* Not so fast, sir,” rejoined Barton, ‘‘It was you who planned to get possession of that money belonging to the firm, and turn it to your own private use. Your tool has con- fessed, The only gs that can save you from prison is to give Valeria ten thousand dollars on her weddivg-day, with accrved in- terest.” ‘*Good heavens! you’re a detective, sure enough! I'll do anything to get out of this scrape,” pleaded the cattle-king, abjectly. ‘‘ Very well, we will see,” Soon after, the young detective left his uncle and consulted with Valeria and Huntway, whe had ere this been let into the secrets of the past, We need not linger over the denouement, Rollin Longwood died in tiie Helena prison be- fore being brought to trial. Hus business was found to be insolvent, Grudge Grave left the country for good, he having atoned in part for his evil life by aiding the cause of justice at the last, Jasper Flake eventually recovered. Clifford Huntway lost his ring as stated, it having been taken from his room by the princi- pal villain in the drama. Granger, the unscrupulous uncle, was glad enough to make restitution, and Valeria’s bro- ther, known es Steele Soarp, entered the cattle trade with Clifford Huntway, soon after the latter and Miss Granger were married. THE END, Beadle's Half-Dime Library. BY CHARLES MORRIS, 118 Will Somers, the Boy Detective. bp hee liard ? the Bose vot Se 5 cayune Pete 3 or, Nicodemus, the Dog Detective. 180 Detective Dick; or, The Hero in + Aig 142 Handsome Harry, the Bootbiack Detective, 147 Will Wildfire, the Thoroughbred. 152 Black Keas, Will Wildfire’s Racer. 5? Mike Merry the Harbor Police Boy. 162 Will Wildfire tn the Wooda. 65 Billy Baggage, the Railroad Boy. 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