Beadle's New York Dime Library No. 414 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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At the same moment a dozen voices uttered the name of the one who had bearded the Bravo. ‘* King Kendall ” ‘‘Yes, I am on your trail again, Buck | Bradley, and just in time to prevent you ~ from doing harm. «7° Si ‘Drop that weapon, or I pull trigger!” + ——s- was the calm reply of the young miner.” os The Bravo knew his man and let the --—s- weapon fall to the ground, for the Free-and- Hasy did not boast any flooring. a ‘* Now, sir, face to that door, and—’’ zs " | ‘*T say, pard, I hain’t a-goin’ ter be bullied by your or nobody else,” growled Buck, the 2s, « Bravo. e ‘*Did you hear, sir?” +h “pa ‘‘T heerd, yes, and you has ther drop on —-me, as_ yer had once before, when yer druv 1 me from camp; but ther boys hain’t goin’ ter stand and see you run this lay-out, jist —___ ter git a Injun free frcm hangin’, and I knows I shouts sense. | ‘*Is yer, boys?” ‘oe The Bravo stood as still as though he were in position to have a photograph taken, but he talked the while, and from fear of him, ~ hope of favor in his cyes, gain or deviltry, with various other reasons, there were a number of the crowd that took sides with him, for voices shouted: ‘* We stands by you, Buck!” ‘‘ Hang ther dandy, too!” ~ ‘*Tie ther fresh pilgrim and ther Injun __ tergether, and pitch ‘em in ther river! ‘The crowd surged about viciously, the click, click, of cocking revolvers was heard, and then came a lull. ‘*Gentlemen, to you I am ready to answer when I[ have had my way with this bully, so _ do not press me now, I beg of you.” - The words of King Kendall were mildly uttered, but there was that in them that had effect, for the crowd did not press him, while Doctor Dick remarked: _*Pards, give the gentleman fair play, for - Buck came in here looking for a row and he - has waked up the wrong passenger. Pe 2 They are man to man, s0 let them settle a say the same, Brother Dick. That huge sinner was persecuting the heathen red-skin and a Goliath hath been - raised up to smi‘e the persecutor, yea, verily,” and Parson Pete stepped to the side of - Doctor Dick, while Digger Dan and his im- _ mediate comrades also ranged themselves ear, - “ Pards, don’t push ther young game-cock, _ fer don’t yer see Parson Pete, ther Doc, and Digger Dan and his lay-out intends ter see him through,” said one of the Bravo’s back- ers in a loud whisper. This side-play had not taken an instant of time, and now King Kendall said: ee “As you seem unwilling to goof your ey free will, I'll make you.” _ With the last words he seized the Bravo, just how no one seemed to know, and in an tant there was a crash as the bully was irled through a closed shutter and a loud splash as he fell into the river, for that end of the saloon was on the edge of the bank of the stream. “Now, gentlemen, I am ready to settle coe those who dispute my right to punish a bully.’ ** Next!” called out the Doctor, in a gay tone. ‘Yea, verily, my Christian brother. You nave a hand of iron and a heart of steel. — You have baptized the Bravo and cooled wrath,” said Parson Pete, admiringly. _ Gentlemen, juin me, please, in whatever ou are pleased to order, “Come, chief—ah! where is the Indian?” and King Kendall turned with surprise, as e saw that he had disappeared. No one had noticed the departure of the red-skin; but he had disappeared, that was ost I'd rather drink than fight, any time! ? aa been most anxious to back up the Bravo. The miners had certainly had all the fight taken out of them by the act of King Kendall, and the fact that the Parson, Doctor and Digger Dan were on his side, so they made the best of it and drank to the health of the young stranger. Paying the score liberally, King Kendall tossed a bag of gold to Parson Pete with the remark: ‘Divide that among any poor fellows of your flock, parson, who may be in need. ‘‘Gentlemen, good-evening.” With this King Kendall raised his som- brero, and left the saloon. An instant after King Kendall’s departure from the saloon, a shot was heard without, followed by a heavy fall. Out rushed a number of the miners, Parson Pete leading, for all felt that a tragedy had been enacted. There stood King Kendall, and at his feet lay the form of the Bravo, ‘Gentlemen, this man was in hiding to kill me; but I saw him just as he fired, and some one sprung up behind him and dealt him a blow that felled him to the earth. ‘*T do not think he is dead; but if so, bury him at my expense, please, Parson Pete.” And King Kendall strode away in the darkness, while the Bravo, unconscious and bleeding, was taken into the saloon. ‘‘He is not dead, only stunned; but that blow in the back of his head was well in- tended, and the tomahawk of the Red Renard made it,’ said Doctor Dick, as he examined the wound. ‘Yea, verily, but the heathen stood not long under obligations to his Christian brother,” responded Parson Pete, and he aided in carrying the Bravo to a room in the inn, where, under the care of Doctor Dick, he soon rallied. When the morning dawned, however, Buck Bradley had disappeared, and search for the Sioux Miner and King Kendall revealed the fact that they, too, were gone, a circumstance that caused the wise ones to say: ‘This hain’t therend o’ this leetle row yet, fer more are coming.”’ What had brought the young miner to Bonanza City no one seemed to know, He had been seen only at the Free and Easy Saloon, and his coming was as great a mystery as was that of the ‘Indian, who had not gone to any of the stores to purchase supplies, as was discovered by inquiry, and, coming to town after dark, had left it before dawn. That Buck Rradley should also have put in an appearance there at the same time was also a surprise, and wise gossips put their heads together to solve the riddle. Why the Bravo had, when believed to be seriously hurt, gotten up in the night and slipped away, was also a matter of wonder- sg SS gy here were those who felt certain that there was a partnership existing between the Red Renard and the young miner. The latter had taken his part when on the trail to the Death Mountains, and had ap- peared most opportunely to ‘‘deliver him from the hands o’ ther Philistines,” as Par- son Pete expressed it, while Red Renard bad saved the life of Kendall by felling the Bravo with a wound that was evidently meant to be fatal. - But for the blow, given about as the Bravo ‘Aan trigger, the young miner would have een killed, for the bullet had passed through the brim of his sombrero Thus was there food for rossip among the miners of Bonanza City, and the subject was discussed over and over again by knots cf men in the street and in saloons, and the conclusion was arrived at that there was a good basis for the Vigilantes to work on, for it was argued that the Red Renard had mur- dered the old Hermit Miner, that was put down as a fact, while King Kendall was his ally and needed looking after, and Buck Bradley, the Bravo, having attempted an as- sassination, should be put out of the camp or hanged. Upon the heels of these topics of excite- ment, the Overland stz;:e rolled in one day and brought a number of printed slips, read as follows: ‘*Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD! “The above reward will be paid for the capture of the noted band of road-agents known as ‘Tae Gotp Buzzarps oF CoLoRapo;’ OR, $5,000 Rewarp ow ~2<e ee eT oS —_— ——_ - ~ = ~~ h <4 4 “= r ~~ +> a". cad ba % la « op ‘ ay wed i + will be paid for the body of ‘ CapTaIn Kit, CHIEF OF THE Bann, DEAD OR ALIVE! AND $5,000 REwARD for each of his men, dead or alive! ‘“*THOMP BURTON, “U. 8S. Marshel, ** Denver, Colorado.”’ ‘‘Pards, thet are better than gold-diggin’, so let us go inter ther man-huntin’ biz,” said Digger Dan. upon reading this notice, and those he addressed, his three comrades, de- cided to join him in the enterprise and say nothing to any one about it. ** Not ontil we hes tuk in ther Gold Buz- zard outfit,” as Bonanza Bill remarked, while Denver Dick added: ‘*Yas, then it will be time enough ter preach, when we has ‘arned ther boodle.” Two nights after the four men disap- peared mysteriously from Bonanza City, and whither they had gone no one knew. CHAPTER XXXII. AGLIN IN THE BUZZARDS' NEST. “Cap'n, I hev met ther inemy.” The remark was addressed to Captain Kit, the young chief of the Gold Buzzards, the second day following the scene in the Free and Easy Saloon of Doctor Dick. ‘* You look it, Buck.” ‘*T feels it, cap’n.” ‘You look pale.’’ ‘*T feels pale, I does.” ‘* You got his scalp, I suppose?” ‘‘Nary scalp, Cap; but yer see he nearly got mine,” and the Bravo turned and showed the wound which Doctor Dick had so neatly dressed. ‘That blow was from behind, Buck.” ‘Yas, cap’n,” and the Bravo went on to tell the circumstances as they had oc- curred that night at the Free and Easy, adding: ‘“‘T were so mad, cap’n, arter I got out o’ ther river, whar thet pile-driver slung me, thet I detarmined ter kill him; and I'd have done it, ef ther Injun hadn’t been layin’ for me and hit me jist as my finger touched ther trigger. ‘‘T didn’t know what hit me, but ther Doc says it were ther injun, so | owes him another. ‘‘T concluded as how it war not healthy fer me in Bonanza, so I comed away, and here I are.” P ‘You did right; but you left King Ken- dall there?” ¢ ‘“Yes, Cap’n Kit.” ‘* How long will he remain?” “1 dunno. ‘‘ And the red-skin?” ‘‘ He are in Bonanza too, I guesses,” ‘“What about Badger?” ‘Cap'n, hain’t he come yet?” ¢é¢KXT LB ] ‘Then he hev lit out with ther boodle, fer he left Bonanza, they told me, some days ago.” *eBy Heaven! that is Badger, then, that lies down in the chasm, for the men say they can see a man and a couple of horses there.” ‘It may be, fer thet Devil’s Toll Gate are a dangersome place, as] knows; but he must hev ther dust with him if he went over.” ‘Yes, and I will have a man lowered into. the chasm to reach him. ‘* Any other news, Buck?” “{ found this paper stuck on a tree; cap’n,” and the Bravo handed Captain Kit the printed reward offered by Marshal Thomp Burton for himself and band. ‘*He is liberal,” sneered the young chief,. and he added: ‘‘ Anything about the gold trains, Buck?” ‘‘ None leave for some weeks, cap’n.” ‘« And on the Overland?” voor com (E