Beadle's New York Dime Library, No. 48 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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—_——_ es,4it she sar incased in, buck-skin, and the calidad head of an, Inqien who slipped, down the rope-anid stood on the floor before the as tonished: boys, ) A cry of surprise burst from: ovary. lip. |) ilb wad tee Indian boy, Bold Heart, that, confronted them! CHAPTER XVL LIVELY TIMES AT THE WOLF-PEN, "Wibous Heart, by Judas!” éxcldiniéd Frank Caselton,“in' ab tonfshment. Howe this; ia ard 1 lice Wila Dick, both 3 aber and surprised by his appearance there, “ Bluvat ie’ déyés if they don’t see a thraitor!” put in Billy, fabbitig bis dpti¢s as though he doubted what he saw. '* Bold “Héart is stil the friend of the pale-facés,” the Indian ‘said; with’ his old-time gravity, and speaking of himself in thet true Indian way; the third person. ‘(He ‘has!come to save you. Neéarly all of the bad pale-face men who live here, have gone @wWdy; Bold Heart followed them a long ways, When they ‘st6p to: ital) then Bold Heart creep up—hear ‘um talk. Only one man left below, hear ’um say. That tickled Bold Hear#. oThen ‘hweimord tickled when:he heard ‘um say white boys) were ofiere.’ Go sted) three lotig laridts then—tie.’um together—make long rope—tie one end to tree on cliff—slip down rope—then swing, swing orer wolf-pen and drop dab on wigwam-roof. Watgh! Bold Heért sere now—proud Ingin.” | «Adl wéadiiy understood: this briéf, disjointéd story, for all had seen tbe davitig’ youth swinging in mid-air over the wolf-pen¢ ‘sew sci spring through space, when he had gdined momentum suffic.ent to ¢arry him tothe roof. But-why he had run all this ‘vibk after) deserting them and joining the oon) seemed a little strangs to the boys. 244 We saw. your daring feat, Bold: Heart,” id Dick; “put what eee me the most.is your coming) here after deserting us,’ | o Didn't desert,’ was the laconic reply. | of What did! you leave, us for, then?” ‘Me go to git 'em,” gaid the youth, drawings greasy pack af “«@rdsefrom ‘the bosori of his hunting-shirt;' gist) git,’em all ‘yicked ‘up where. Billy-boy seatter em, when! bad Ingins come and catch me—take off: my clothes—one. put ’em on+look like ‘me—jump up on stone and shout, much loud—make you believe him me, But me git away—hide in bushes—hear ole’ noon ‘talk +-hear him tell.all ’bout' you.” | Dithought it. strange, Bold Heart,” said Dick, ‘that. you'd desért' us; but now I see through it all...I believe every word you ha¥e told \tis,,and hope I'll never ‘have occasion:to suspect you of treachery again.” off Begob,,and, yees are ‘a jewil,' Bold ‘Heart,'me b’y;: but;! how the: nashin are wees going to git out av this hole?’ démanded Billy.. ‘¢@limb: rope—climb way up on top of maeky responded the (ndian, proudly. ‘But suppose the mian whom you say is. sia should diddover euiiishout: us??, ou, i “4’Tend to him first—now, ”, was the. meioinden, ad salailentite dangling: rape, the; Indian .youth, glided. up to/the roof, hand- over-hand, like a sailor. Billy, who had spent years at séa; ani nad not forgotten his learning, nor lost any, of -his dexterity in elimbing"a rope, ‘followed Bold Héart’s example, and scampéred up’the slender cord to\the roof, with remarkablé ease, »offae Indianmade notobjection to the ‘brave lad!’ companiy, aiid drawing up the rope from the room, he dropped it over the eve of ‘the roof, when he and Billy obsefullgridwerei themselves to the ground. Bold SrestaharantondtiduibwlGetaianhelniaindaestatcaupechecnsa The» latter he gave’ to: Billy, and, thus armed, the two! crept around the housé and entered the building. ‘The muxhleft télguard the place layupon' the floor 4a ‘‘a shalt! earentibes saipeppands iby his sidé erouchéd four ‘flerce-looking eanda: SO *Cane: SERRE Reo ne ner mane bloodhoumid. "80 Good’ sack ©. The dogs started up as the boys ‘entered, and manifestedia dis- position.to disputeifurtber intrusion. Their growling awoke the ‘pan, who, rising to (a sitting posture, bade them be still, before he could fully take in the situation, on bas i Bhis gave the, boys an advantage that proved the death.ot ‘the ‘outlaw.. Bold Heart sprung forward and dealt hima blow that felled him to the floor, Then the Indian youth sprung quickly “"“Tdaho'Tom. 19 pope = the ladder, and was followed by Billy. This latter move ment ‘was mhade. to escape the mnie of the dogs, which now «changed upon them. «ii ou. Fortunately they oncontad in gaining the. loft wivn-no other damage than that sustained by the seat of Billy’s pantaloons, Seating himself upon thetop round of the ladder, and leaning his elbows on his ge the ie Celt amused himself by emp- tying chamber we ihe: ber of. te "75 volver at the dogs that were making franti¢ is o4 to tear rom his perch. Nearly every shot either killed or wounded, and by the time the second ‘weapon had been half eaten the dogs all lay dead beside their master. . This left the etna entixely:clear. Bold Heart unfastened the door and set his:friends at liberty, when all went below and be- -gan anvexploration of the house, They found all of their wea- pons; which they at once secured; Then they broke into the larder and helped themselves to»what they could find. They rummaged the, house over and over, in search of all the evidence ‘they could obtain of the unlawful deeds: of the Wolf-Herder. They found many: things that went to establish the fact that the place was the rendezvous of:a band of robbers, as well as the stronghold of the Wolf-Herder. /In a little rose-wood ‘box, in- ‘ldid with pearl; that Frank found under a pallet of furs in one ‘corner, was/a)setiof lady’s jewelry of inestimable worth. “There is no doubt some dark secret connected with this jow- élry,” Frank said; ‘*iny heart shudders to think of what suffer- ‘ing ‘and torture ‘some fair one—the owner of these .jewels— iiight ‘have ‘undergone’ in ‘the power of the denion Molock, I shall take'these diamonds; not that I want them myself, but in hOpes” that ‘they’ thay be réstored!\to their owner; and if that owner is dead, that they may tell to anxious, waiting friends the'secret df the beloved one's disappearance.” ‘Alfver the Boy Hunters) had fully satisfied their curiosity as to the nature of the place; a. short consultation was held to consider the best way out of the rock-girded valley. One would ‘propose! this! way, and another that, but as no two could ‘agree ‘upon’ the same plan, \it: was finally left for Bold Heart to say how their escape from the valley should be. made, since he had displayed such cunning and courage in getting into the stronghold, | _ “ Climb rope-to top of blift draw up rope, then. robbers never know ms 24 ig pren® ‘was the quick decision of the re- terse. b ust All pubinptio’ tints cupbn this decigiot: at once. The little party hastily ascended to the roof of the house, when the shin- SNE sreltsolnsd blB chlEdenk t sqre allLicakotully replaced, © The preliminaries-for thevaseent of the cliff having been ar- ranged, Bold Heart proposed to go up first. ‘It was'thirty ‘feet or more from the roof to the top of the cliff, and all of: twenty ‘from the! house to.a perpendicular line with the point ‘whee the! ropechung'over the edge of the shelving hights, | This \rhadeit necessary, in the first place, to swing off the ‘roof before beginning! thé ascent, and also made it a danger- ous undertaking for' those not so:skillful in climbing the rope as were Billy Brady ‘and Bold Heart.) |. The quick, inventive mind of Bold Heart, however, soon Se ceived an idea that would.entirely, overcome this difficulty, ., additidualfope, or lariat, was procured from the room a and attached to 'theiéndsofthé; other... This made the slender ladder long enough’ for dune Peuiaining on the roof to let the rope with its burden slowly cut untihit-came to a rest, 4 ia cg ymin ria ieee iegiebdags the root. by youth came to a’ ales; he. debe climbing up the rope with cat like ease-and rapidity, i>. In half‘a miriute he stood apon the.top of the ledge—ante,, (Prank’ dréw’ the rope bavk'to ‘the roof and Perry went next. His ‘ascent ‘was attended with some difficulty, and at one time all hopes of ‘his reaching’ ‘the top' were given up by those below. But the’ ‘boy was ‘Plucky, and‘ struggling onward and upward with a braveheart, he finally succeeded in reaching the summit of the ledge; Bad ney ‘that the danger,waa over, there came a ? reaction’ an he fell fdint atthe tectof Bold Heart. nedbaits ued alten dirhc tiétrope and drawn, up. i 10h Billy was the only one now upon the roof, and the rope being Yetutnied 'to ‘him, ho! grasped dtcand swung off, the house. For ‘fill a’ mintité ‘he'swong:toand fro.over the wolf-pen, every sway of his body being watched by # hundred pairs of hungry, burn- eyes below; but) ws sidmiasihe came to a rest, the youth ran ‘hip ‘the 'rbple Wish ‘theeasiofabornsailor, The little band were safe once more; and to Bold Heart's GEOmicbooks:co