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Beadle's Pocket Library No. 445

1892 · Free to read

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About this issue

By Lewis W. Carson, this serial adventure appears in Beadle and Adams weekly (No. 445, Vol. XXXV, 1892). The narrative follows Old Pegs, a physically distinctive mountain man with a powerful upper body and crooked legs, whose abilities and reputation precede him. When young Rafe Norris flees Blackfoot warriors pursuing him for killing Flying Cloud, Old Pegs rescues him and leads him through treacherous canyon terrain. En route, Pegs reveals his "treasure"—not gold or diamonds, but a well-protected young woman named Myrtle, whom he guards with fierce devotion in a hidden mountain valley. The story emphasizes action, frontier survival, and the clash between wilderness inhabitants, with Whirlwind, the Blackfoot chief, emerging as a primary antagonist whose pursuit continues throughout.

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