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Beadle's Pocket Library No. 33

1884 · Free to read

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About this issue

"Omaha Oil: The Masked Terror; or, Deadwood Dick in Danger" by Edward L. Wheeler features two chapters. Chapter I introduces Del Norte, Colorado, a frontier gambling town near the Rio Grande, populated by Spanish-descended settlers, cattlemen, and transients drawn by the Oriental Palace—a grand gambling establishment with faro, keno, roulette, and dominoes tables. Captain Bill Monte, a skilled gunman, plays dominoes against a mysterious newcomer calling himself El Gamin. After El Gamin wins ten consecutive games, Monte stakes his final $8,000 against equal stakes. During the decisive game, El Gamin accuses Monte of cheating by playing an invalid domino move, and demands they replay. Chapter II begins introducing the Harris family and references a strange message, though the text becomes fragmentary.

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