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A STHRY OF'

THE HUNGRY GULCB GHOST

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BY EDWARD L. WHEELER,
AUTHOR OF " DEADWHUD DICK " NOVELS, ETC.

 

CHAPTER 1.
HOUSING A TIGER.

GOLD DUST was on the qw‘ rice.

It had been rumored; at last it was as-
sured: The “ city" was to have a brand new
institution.

Whether _G(>M Dust was in need of such
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benefit, was open to argument; but it
was admitted readily that the region
round about, as a whole, was.
The prospective institution was noth-
ing more nor less than an “inebriates’
sanitarium," as it was set forth in a
printed prospectus; a place where chronic
. topers could have the snakes removed
from their boots and the wheels taken
i out of their heads for the reasonable
sum of one hundred dollars.
“ Et will be a good thing no doubt,”
remarked one Jim Joy, popularly known
as “Joyful Jimmie”; “but it ’pears to
me to have its drawbacks, all the same.
I have seen the time when I would ’a’
given a thousand dollars, if I had had it
to give, to get rid of the hydra-headed
pythons and sich that wur a-hissin’ at
my heels, and it strikes me a hundred
is dirt cheap—if you have got the hun-
drerl.”
“Thin phwat are ye kickin' about
demanded Felix Shea, .a popular young
Irishman. “ Phwat is dhe dhrawback ye
mintion?”
“ Why, the circular says ye get cured
to stay cured, don‘t ye see?" explained
Joyful Jimmie.
“ Och! batheration to it!“ cried Shea,
firing the prospectus t0 the ground.
“ Sure, it is none av it Oi am wantin,’ no
more Oi am."
“The same here," agreed Joyful.
“What would you and me do of a pay
day, if we couldn’t take on a reasonable
jag of jig-water?‘ I believe it is a good
thing, but it is entirely too radical."
“Begorra, dhat is dhe wurred, Jim-
mie,” declared Felix.
Those around them laughed at their
earnestness over the matter, and the
whole crowd fell to discussing it, while
they awaited the coming of the stage
that afternoon. .

Gold Dust was a live camp, in the cen-
tre of a. wide mining district, with nu-
merous smaller camps in the vicinity.

a) n
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It was a promising “city,” situated in‘

Hungry Gulch, a region that had become
noted for its rich discoveries and big
mines.

This young city had a curiosity in the
form of a haunted house. The house in
question was a big one, built of brick
and stone, and it was known as Hough’s
Folly. It had been built by one Henry
Bough, several, years before the time of
our story, and it had never yet been

v occupied. Ten, years later the prop-
erty. was sold for a song.
Henry Hough was a gold magnate
in his day, a bold speculator, and im-
mensely rich. A;rich vein having been
struckin Hungry Gulch, he bought it
up, and Was going to give it the greatest
boom a mine ever had. He started a
town, calling it Hough City, and. built
a: mansion residence that would ,have
done credit to a city intact. About the
time. the house was completed, Hough
died. and the mine petering out about
3 , the ,same time, the place was abandoned.
' Soil: stood'for a period .of ten years,
..when it ,was bought up by the Central

Silver Syndicate, of which ,‘two men
: .njam'ed Seth Dalton and Alt Godwin Were
 the. head. n They Called the i place Gold

  

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 - mansion, and Daltpn'& Godwin were
 .g. threatening to razefit to ,thELsround- 'It

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There was a standing offer of $500 to
the man who could solve the mystery
and lay the ghost.

It was about the time of the talk of
pulling down the mansion and making
use of the material in putting up an-
other building, that the advance agent
, cure concern,
looking for a likely place to open a. san-

The Hough mansion filled his eye com-
pletely as a most excellent building for
the purpose, the best he had ever seen,
as he frankly declared; and he began
bargaining for it forthwith.
not take a refusal, and finally Dalton
& Godwin rented the house at a. figure
satisfactory to all parties cou-

The advance agent took hold imme-

cleaned, and in a little while a goodly
lot of furniture came along w’herewith
to gladden the interior.
that there was money back of the enter-
prise, and the agent declared that they
were not in the habit of doing things in
a half-way manner.
touch, over the door appeared the sign,
in bigrgold letters——

GOLD DUST GOLD CURE.

And now, on this day that witnesses
the opening of our story, the head of the
his corps of assistants.

It was apparent

And, as a finishing

concern, with
was looked for.

“ By the way.“ remarked one Harry
Meyers, better known as “ Handsome "
Harry, the Sport, “I wonder what they
will do with the ghost, when they come
to open their concern?"

“ Begorra, dhat same is phwat 0i have

about mesel',”
“Sure, and dhey can pla.v
dhe SaintPathrick act wid dhe snakes,
Oi see no rayson phwy dhey should not
be able to git away wid wan poor cray-
tur’ of a ghost all right."

“Would it not ban good idea for them"
to catch it and tame it, and apply it
profitably in dispelling the jim-jams?”
suggested the sport.

“ You mean make it a part of the
cure?” asked Joyful Jimmie.

“Et would be enough in itself in my
opinion," said the old bummer—for such
in truth he was.

." What is this you. are talking about? ”
asked the advance agent of the gold-
‘curc concern, Edward Murphy by name.
“ What’s the ,matter with \the\ mansion?
This ,is not the first hint I have .heard.
\Vhat is it?”

“ Do you mean to say that you do not
the house is haunted? ”
Handsome Harry, in surprise.

“ This is the first Ifhave heard of it, on

. ~“‘ An been here as long as you have!
Well, well, that points a pretty shrewd
play on the part of seth Dalton
Godwin, hang me if it don’t.<
have kept it pretty still.

“ Begorra, it must be
bloind ye have been.‘ fri'nd Murphy,”
cried Felix Shea, “dhat ye have not
Sure, (Oi could 'av’ tould
el’ fur. dhe -askin’.._l Everybody
.dhat‘ dhere is dheflivi‘l‘s own

ct 1:111:er to in-
siness- prospects??? induired

V 5 it did.” was the
3.*re‘piy." “‘11 you, can'gst a patient to
fimlid‘a his

deaf, dumb, and

“ heard av dhat.
 "‘Dn’st, -and.'¢as “rich strikes were .made.

ghost in, dhat house?"

taboom } and soon had a'big population; .
“ lwonder if this is

71’an i110 one could occupy-the Hough

Murphy of Handsome H
, _ ,,.", Wouldn't. Wonder it
about: that..aNo one could be induced ,tO' , ,  ,,
‘tfilnfihat house, you may
our uni-pd} that he is do

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first pl as mightfhaye backed o

v-sfiqhdgmpre. than, one night there, and.
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as it is we have got the house .anaj‘:
all ready for business. We'll "ha" I ~
lay the ghost, that’s all. Ah! here entries”. H
the stage—and an extra one behind it, as ‘

I live! " »

“Sure, it looks loike dhey have come,
said Shea.

“Yes, they have come, sure enough,”
assured Murphy, with enthusiasm. “ Now'
we’ll soon have our palatial sanatorium
open for business. There is hope for
even you, my friend.”

That was not said to Shea, but ad-
dressed to Joyful Jimmie. '

“ Wull, now, I should hope thar was,”
Jimmie made haste to respond. “ I would
want to shuffle off this mortal coil; in-.
stanter, cf I thought thar wasn‘t, my-
good feller. I am only waitin’ fer pay
day to come around again, that’s all,
then hooray!”

The stages came on apace, and present-
ly drew up in front of the Dalton House
and stopped.

This was the leading hotel, and was
owned 'by Seth Dalton, and named for
himself. There was little in Hungry
Gulch that Dalton or Godwin, or both
together, did not own. ,

When the regular stage stopped, that
being the one in the lead, the first man

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faced fellow, with dark hair and mus-
tache and keen, penetrating black eyes of
magnetic power. He was roughly clad. _, ,
Numerous other passengers foliowed.‘ .‘
him, and, the other stage having stopped, A
that, too, was discharging its comple-w
ment. There was first a portly, serious-
faced man, well dressed in a. suit. of
black and wearing a heavy gold chain.
Immediately after him came other men, 

ants for the mansion. .
The man Murphy stepped quickly fore,
ward, and held out his hand to the portly '
man in black, saying: ' , 
“'Welcome tO‘Gold‘Dust, Mr. Morritr
son. ” .
“How are you, Murphy? " was the{‘
cordial greeting, as they shook hands.

 

booming, is it?” 

“This is the place, sir, and yonder’s
the house. You will agree with me, silo.‘
pose, I know. Is it not alithat 'I‘said-p,’
0f  n ' ‘. ' r ‘ _ t

“It is, it is!" exclaimed the portly»
gentleman, with enthuslazm'. “ We made
n’oK mistake in ’irusting his matter en-‘y
tirely to you-“Murphy, nomistake at all.-{
Well, introduce me, to the maypr;_or,i
the leading men of the town, and Iodine":
get acquainted."  

This Murphy proceeded to do forth
“'ithp presenting the gentleman to, Dal"
ton, Godwin, and others. I‘ ,' ~ V .f-

Meanwhile, ‘the man first to alightmtijl
countered on to the piazza of the  3

was about shéulder high from? 2-
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As he was ascending the steps, a young
man who was standi there ywaslereing
him closely. The str'a ,xtssw It. but 13811
no attention to it, andxfihqnihe, reached
the piazza he turnedtvandvflooked" io'fisee ,
the passengers who.,-hsd come ‘by~ the“
special. ‘  " -‘  m   »
,He noted missile» young man 
approaching limb/“blitz. gave him now  4
tention- until ls.:._arnd .was laid. on‘ '
shoulder.    ‘ . 
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fir lie; you-”
_ yen-if that was not his name, the
stranger instantly displayed some of the
~.. striking characteristics of the tiger.
;"With a movement as quick as a hash, he
flaid hold upon the young man by the
{,collar of his coat and one leg, and jerked
3 "him’ off his feet, and swung him around
» with apparently as much ease as if the
2 \young man had been a puppet of straw.

“Who wants it? ” he called out. “ Go-
ing, going, gone; and the lowest bidder
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CHAPTER II.
A MOOTED QI'ESTION.

Everybody turned in the direction of
the voice.

It looked as if the young man had
made a mistake, indeed, as the other had

tried to assure him.

In making the charge he had made, his
hand had moved to his hip, as if for a
gun with which to back up his accusa-
tion, but he never drew it.

,' Before he could even get his fingers
upon it, the stranger was performing the
action described, and with his last words
he swung the young man over the rail-
ing and held him there.

“Hello!” exclaimed Handsome Harry,
th0 happened to be one of the nearest.
“\Vhat’s the matter here?”

“ This young gentleman made the mis—
take of calling me a liar, that is all,”
{answered the‘ stranger. “Who wants
“shim? . If nobody claims him in ten sec-
onds, I’ll drop him with a force that may
"do ,him injury."

"‘f Here, I’ll take him!” said Handsome
"Harry, stepping quickly forward.

 .  He put up his arms, and the young
’ “man. was dropped into them without any
show of sparinghis feelings.

~- Handsome Harry did nothing more
'5 ,th‘a-n break his fall, and stood him up on
jhis feet' at once, when instantly the.
youngman swung his hand to his hip,
’ exclaiming: , ,
',»“‘v;-Ci1rse you! I’ll fix—” ’

p “Better go slow, my young gerftle-
',mani” g 

The stranger ,of the dark eyes was
4-‘r1'ooking down at‘ him over the tube of a

thirty—two. ' " ' l .

V “See here, Tom, what is the meaning
. furthis, anyhow?” demanded Handsome
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1'" Whathas he done? ”

' ‘.‘~‘4He' is Tiger Joe,” that’s what—J

. §‘P_shaW‘i you are dreaming, boy. He
is nomoreTiger Joe than I am."

, “So I tried to convince him,” said the
stranger, “but he Would have his own
 way about it, and wanted to make me
agree With him." ' i ‘ '

.. (“Then let him say who he is,” cried
,the ruffled young gentleman. v ,
“. He, by the way. was the son of Alf
dwin, of whom casual mention has
efien made, and was .usedjt'o having his
 way in and about Gold Dust.

” 3“ My name is Finnegan,. usually called
grmflipFinnegan _by those ' ‘Who xknow
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hand, and preventing him from drawing,

 father and mother were was

after. my‘ mother: .,,As
" llow nozmanto calf-

enb’tl'f‘lgér Joe, on

brother, anyhow,” growled young God-
wrn. .

“ There, if you had put it that way in
the first place, young man, we would
have come to an understanding without
any unpleasantness, no doubt. I’m sorry
if I hurt your feelings, but I couldn’t
stand that, you know; my Irish was up
in an instant.”

“Hang you and your Irish!” cried
young Godwin, as he walked away. .

“Bedad! put it dhere!” cried Felix
Shea, who had run up the steps, offer-
ing his hand to the stranger. “Oi am
Irish mesel‘, and it is proud av ye Oi
am, so Oi am! "

Finnegan accepted the proffered hand,
and they shook hands heartily.

“Who was the young fellow?" Fin-
negan asked.

Handsome Harry spoke up and told
him. And he added:

for you have given his pride a worse
take-down than it has ever had before, 1
imagine, and he won‘t forget it. He is
not a bad fellow, but, his father being
mayor of the camp, you see he is afflict-
ed with the big-head to a large degree."

“ I see. And who- is this Tiger Joe he
mentioned? "

“Never heard of him?"

“ No.”

“ He‘s one of they cleverest all-around
rascals that ever operated in this part
of the country. A sort of gentleman cut-
throat, you might say. Has cleaned out
two or three banks, and is wanted for
,murder in two or three places. Alto-
gether, an undesirable chap to fall in
with. No compliment to you that you
were taken for him, I assure you.”

“Well, I should say not. Not very
safe to resemble such a character as
that. I’ll have to hold myself ready to
prove up any time at a minute's notice,
I guess.” '

“ Yes, if you look as much like him as
that.” l
“Then you don’t know him?”

“ No." '

“Nor you, Irishman?’

“ Divil a wanst, sor."

“Well, it would be worth while to
know where Mr. Godwin made so worthy
an acouaintance."

Handsome Harry looked keenly at the
speaker, and the stranger returned his
"gaze. Felix Shea at‘the same time blurt-
ed out, with a burst of greatest enthu-
siasm: ~-

“Begorra! no wan but an Irishman
would have thought av dhat, no more he
Would. It would spake bad fur. dhe
company dhe young gintleman has been
'kaping, Oi would say. Sure, and it is
mesel’ dhat don’t belave you are dhe
man, Finnegan, and av you want—”

“ Hello, here is trouble!” suddenly in-
terrupted Handsome Harry. '

They looked where he indicated.

Some ten or a «bun determined-look-

(J

ing men were moving in that lireetion,

with young Godwin in. the lead.

With him was his father, the mayor,
and the stranger'did not need to inquire
'who he was. They came straight on to
the steps of the piazza, and it looked as
if there would be a scene. " .

Only a‘few minutes had‘elapsed since
the arrival of the stages. .

The stages had set down all their
passengers, but they were stilll where.
{they had. stopped, and everybody had
I turnedgto. see what was» going on when

the) stra'nger‘wasin the actof tossing the.

young upstart‘oiter, the railing, and were.
.stiil;,lookidg   what the outcome”,

would been

The mayor and his, man ,aécended :

 

Dismissal;

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wanted. the amuse: 

  

“It will pay you to look out for him,

, proceed, gentlemen,”

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“ Who are you?” demanded the mayor.

“Trump Finnegan, at your service.”

“Can you prove that?”

“ What kind of proof do you want?"

“The best that you can produce, and
if it is not satisfactory I shall put you

in jail.” .
“ Whew! That is a rather warm re~
ception. I take it that you are mayor

of the town, and that this chap here is
your son. I made his acquaintance a few
minutes ago—or, rather. he made mine."

“Your bravado is not going to save
you, sir!” said the mayor, severely.
“You are either what you claim to be
or you are not, and I want to know
just who and what you are, and that
mighty quick. Now. then, sir, speak
up and let’s hear what you have to'sayf"

“ Your son charges that I am one Tiger.
Ice."

“ Yes, exactly.”

“Well, has he any proof to back
what he asserts?”

“As to that, his word is good enough.
He has seen you before, and I believe
he is not mistaken."

“'Then it is merely his word against
mine, eh?’ Well, now, mayor, I'll make
a proposition to you: Let him bring
proof that I am Tiger Joe, and at the
same time I’ll try to—”. ~ _

“Try to get away from us— A very
clever proposition, but it won't work
with me. If you have not the proof at

up

  

hand that you are not Tiger JOe, to the r

lock—up you go, there to remain until we
find out just who and what you are.
Now; speak up." '

“That is what I generally do, 311‘.
Mayor,” was the ice-cold rejoinder. "I
am not your son’s worthy acquaintance
of the name mentioned, and I have not
the slightest intention of being enter-
tained in your lock-up. Hence the ques-
tion is— What are you going' to do
about it?”

The mayor was fairly livid with rage.

“ What am I going to do about it? ”

“That‘s the question, sir.” *

“ I’ll mighty soon show you what ,Im
going to do about it!. Men, seizehim
and fire him into the—”

“ Be just a little bit careful how you
warned the ice-
cool voice of the accused, and a brace
of guns suddenly leaped to the fore. “'1

fl.

make no threats; bu‘t.,all the, same, so .

slow! ”
And they did. ~
They fell back abashed. ‘
“What do you
mayor, fiercely. ,; , . .4
“I mean busincés, si_r,”',was the answer
to that, “I say again, go carefulli . _,
. ‘5 You; mean to defy me—me, the mayor
of this city? By George, sir, I, will not

mean? " ,' cried ,. the. ’

only put you in‘ jail, but I will handle I "I‘

you without gloves when I ,get,
there!” i

you. _»

“When you get me there—rinst so! I ‘ ' i

made a fair. proposition to you, and you
would not hear it. (I, am not the man .'

you charge me with" heing‘pand I appeal

to your people heref'to‘ say-whether or
not I am in the right;
your decision-€23? , ‘

“ What! if they do? ” a A T» "

"I’ll go to dailnnder the people‘s'tlms: ' ,
tection, till you can satisfy yoursele  ;

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your son has made a blunder.g”§fén 

GoldDust, istthat a fair mdeBitioh?;’l',  

a f‘Begorra, nothing could haifairer.
should’say," declared Felix Shea."loudl'y;,
‘fHo‘uld yer whisttill Oi, putit to nine,

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hays r mesel’. and see,» phwat, dhe? have toy-1

Say about ' it. Min ‘Ot, ea,»qu Dosh.»

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CHAPTER III.
JOYFUL JIMMIE's SCHEME.

Felix Shea's proposition evoked a
hearty laugh.

And that laugh worked a good deal in
Trump Finnegan’s favor, for laughing
men can hardly be severe.

“ Let him go, mayor!” spoke up Hand—
some Harry. “You all know me, and i
am not afraid to vouch for him. Maybe
Tom has made a mistake, and it would
be rough on the stranger.”

The crowd supported that propOSition
by a shout.

“You can’t lose anything by that,”
assumed Finnegan. “You are a whole
town against one man, and if you find,
after all that I am the chap you want, it
hadn’t ought to be much trouble to get
me. I certainly have no intention of run—
ning away from my accuser."

“ What say, boy? ” and the mayor
turned to his son.

“ Do as you please,” was the answer,
and the young man turned on his heel.

“Well, for the present you may re-
main at large,” announced the mayor to
the newcomer. “Don‘t forget, though,
that you are under suspicion.”

“ Thank you for nothing,” rejoined
Finnegan. lowering his guns. “ You evi-
dently have a live appreciation of the
value of good health. When you prove
that I am Tiger Joe, I'll walk into your
jail without a murmur.”

“ You’ll go in, whether you kick or
not.”

Unless you mistake.”

The mayor walked away with a sniff
of disdain, motioning to the men he
had brought ,with him to retire, and the
crowd broke into a cheer—one that (Lia
not please the mayor greatly.

Finnegan‘s weapons had now disap-
peared’ as quickly as they had come to
light, and he held out his hand to Hand-
some Harry.‘

“Much obliged to you," he said.

“For what?” Harry asked.

“Why, for chipping in on my side that
time.”

“Pshaw! that was nothing. You held
the winning hand without any assist—
ance.”

“Yis, and .it is a trump ye are, fur
fair,” averred Felix Shea. “ An’ ye want
any hilp at any toime, me and Harry
are dhe bhoys to yure call, you bet.”

“ Thank you!” returned Finnegan. “i
won’t forget your offer, if I get into a

tight place any time while I’m here, and x}

the indications are that I may. By the
way. what is going on here; a circus in
r town ? ” “
“ You may rely _on us, if you are inno~
cent, as you claim,” seconded Harry.
“You mean these new arrivals by the
extra stage? Why, that is Professor
Morritson and his assistants. and serv-
ants- He is about opening a Keely cure
in our town, for the benefit of all in
need of that kind of thing."
, “Ah! I see. Quite a novelty, for this
part of the country, I should say."
“Yes, decidedly.” , -

“‘And that is, the building over there?

'They are going in on a grand'scale, ,no
denying that.” ,

“Yes, that is the building, but they
did not erect it for that purpose." And
thereupon Handsome Harry proceeded to
give the newcomer a sketch of the town’s
history. , . ' .

Meantime the Godwlns, father and son.
had entered the hotel office.

“ You are sure that is the man?” the
_ mayor demanded.

“, Sure of it? Of course I am! Didn’t
you notice the way he handled his guns?
~"What other man youever heard of could
handle the'poppers like that? " ,

 

“Well, that is good evidence, cer-
tainly.”

“And then his cool nerve. Did you
ever see the like?‘ He had you and your
gang completely balked.”

“ I guess I‘ll have to admit it, Tom."

“And, if that were not enough, add
to it the fact that I have seen the fellow,
and can solemnly swear he is the gentle-
man.”

“Well, that settles it, then. Not likely
that you could be mistaken, I guess.
But, we will have to take care of him in
some other way. He is too many for
us, open.”

Prof. Morritson had been busy register-
ing for himself and company, for they
were to take their dinner—rather sup-
per—there at the Dalton House.

He now turned to Godwin.

7“ What is this my man. Murphy tells
me about our house being haunted? ” he
demanded.

“Well, that ‘-is the story that is
around,” said Godwin, laughing lightly.
“I hope that you are not going to take
stock in any such old woman’s story as
that.”

“ But, it seems to be a fact.”

“Like a good many other facts, my
dear professor. Give a dog a bad name,
and hang the dog, you know."

“But he tells me that you and your
partner have a standing reward of five
hundred dollars to any one who will lay
the ghast. If there is no ghost, why a
reward? ”

“Don’t you see? ”

“I must confess that I don’t, sir."

“Why, to lead men to investigate and
prove the fallacy of the rumor.”

“And by that means redeem the house
from the stigma—I see, I see. Not a
bad stroke of policy.” _

“Not believing the report ourselves‘
there was no use our spoiling a good
chance by mentioning it to your man,
and so no mention was made of it. You
are too long-headed to take stock in any
such folderol.”

“And that offer- of five hundred dol-
lars is still open?”

“Yes, it is still open.”

“Then, if we succeed in establishing
the fact that there is no ghost in the
house, you will place it to our credit?”

“I will.” ,,

“Good enough. Lrhat will be a his
item to offset the rent.”

“And it will by that much enhance
the value of the property, so we shall

-come off about even by the transaction.”

“Exactly so. It will be to our inter-
est to lay the ghost, and to your interest
to have it laid. I haven't the slightest
doubt but that we shall be able eto prove
it a myth.” .

“Nor I, Professor Morritson.”

- “I say, mayor.”

“Well, what is it, Joyful Jimmie?"

It was that personage. who had been
waiting to chip in. ‘

“Is this the perfesser what’s goin’ to
run the snake~annihilatin’ establish-
ment?” ~

“Yes, he is the gentleman, Jimmie.”

I The professor smiled.

“Well, jist, give 'me a knock-down to

him, will ye?” Joyful requested. ~

1-“ Why, certainly. Professor Merrit-
son, this is Mr. James Joy», better known
here as Joyful Jimmie, on account of his
fondness for the flowing bowl and his
happy disposition when in his cups."

“Ah! indeed,” said the professor, tak-
ing the bummerfs hand. “ Perhaps you
want to inquire into the merits «of rear
gold cure my man." ' , i

“Wul'l, now, perfesser, you oculdn’t

 

’a’ hitthe bull’saeye closer inithat if you
b d tried,” said

, i 

Joyful Jimmie, with ,. a

broad smile. “That is jist what >
want to ’quire about.” I '

“Very well, what do you want ti) '
know? If you are tired of being a slave.
to strong drink, I will give you a written
guarantee to rid you of the appetite or'
refund your money and pay you for your
lost time while you are in the sanitarium.
besides.”

“You must have fullest faith in your
cure,” remarked Mr. Godwin, with, a
smile. '

“We have, sir.”

“ And ye don’t kill the patient?" quer-~
ied Joyful- _

“No, we don’t kill the patient," the
professor assured. “We guarantee to r
cure him.” .

“Wull, now, it would be well nigh a.
miracle. in my case, perfesser," said the
old camp bummer. “I am a genuine old .
soak, and I opine my veins run likker
instead of blood.”

“ No matter about that, sir; you place
yourself under my care, and I guarantee
to cure you and put blood in your veins
instead ofalcohol- I would like to get
hold of just such an impossible case as
yours, to show the people here just what.
we can do.”

“Is that so?”

“That is so, my friend.‘

“Wull, now, that is right along the
line of what I was goin’ to propose to ye.”

“What was the proposition you had
in mind?”  . ‘

“Ye see, it is like this: I ain’t got no. '
hundred dollars, nor even a hundred
cents, fer matter of that, but I thought
mebbe we could hit off a bargain. I am

well known here as the worst old chronic“ ‘

in Hungry Gulch, and’if you can’cure 

me it will; be a card worth more'n a 1-"

hundred dollars five times over.”

“ I don’t know but that you are right.”

“I know I am.” .

“When can you put yourself under?
treatment, it We accept your proposi--_
tion? ” l 1"

"Hold on jist a minnit before we talk I
about that,” urged Joyful. “You are f
on the winnin’ side in the game, accord- ‘
in’ to your own say, and I want to know A,
a li tle more about it before we begin?"

“ Very well; what do you Want to
know?” _ ‘ .

“ I hear said that you allow a patient: _'
to swig and swill to his heart's content ,
before you ’ply the remedy.”

“Well, that is about right, my friend;
We give our patients to drink just as ’
long as they will drink. When they ab; .3
solutely refuse it, and will not. even "
smell of it, we pronounce the cure“ I
effected.” ' ,2.
~ “That is all I wanted to know,” as-,
sured Joyful. “.I'm ready to begin at“.
oncet, and the sooner the better." I 1 _,

“ Very well; come 'to-morrow morn-
ing.” ‘\ :V? II.

Joyful Jimmie hastened out, with a
joyous smile on his face, and just around
the corner he found Felix,Shea. ,.

f‘Et worked!” he cried, slapping his
knee and almost dancing in his delight.
“ Pay day is ten days off, but iO‘vaI‘I‘OW
I am goin’ to have jist ,the'biggest .old' .
glorification on record,you bet! "’ ‘

CHAPTER iv.
PLANNING A’PRETTY PROGRAMME.

Prof. Morritso'n, after _ learning th
story of the house, that it was haunted
decided not to open‘ until the following
morning. '  _

He “would allow his assistants and the,
others to spend the night at .thehozelp"
and would take daylight for their?  ‘

'invasionnof the haunted domains.

believed that would be the better plan .
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flirday wherein to become acquainted

"1th the premises, and by night, if ti ey

silenced to hear about the ghost, they

,1muld probably be in better nerve for
the Ordeal. Familiarity, he reasoned,
‘would breed contempt.

So that plan he adopted.

Now, the leading resor: of an evening
- ‘at Gold Dust was the Silver Saloon.

‘ l. ' This was owned by .Seth Dalton. too,
 ‘ ‘and it mattered little IO him whether
you patronized the hotel or the saloon,

‘ he got yonr money just. the same; and
if you patronized b0th, so much the bet-
ter.

The saloon was a popular gaming es-
tablishment, and gaming, .be it known,
was legalized in that section of country.
It was richly furnished and appointed,
having the latest and best ,of everything,
.and it aimed to be first-class, whether
.it was or not.

i The place ‘was well

5  " “Trump” Finnegan sauntered
' ' company with Felix Shea.

Felix had taken a strong liking to
Finnegan.

This was probably owing to the fact
«or his prowess, as it had been displayed,
and the fact that he laid claim to being
an Irishman. - '

Handsome Harry was there. and, as
seats happened to be vacant near him,
Finnegan and Shea crossed over to where
he sat an took the unoccupied places,

. with a wond of greeting, _
 They entered into conversation: watch-
, ing the game at the nearest of the tables
' with passing interest.

While they sat there, a. man sauntered
 down the room past them, and on to the
i and and up the other side and out again.
' :I-Ie was a ,thickset fellow, with a red
£309 and redder mustache.

l They gave him no attention.

. Outside, a man was waiting for this
,fellow, and that man was the mayor of
the camp. , I '
"“Well, did you get a good look at

him? " he asked.

“Yes, good as I could,” was the an-
swer. “I would know him again all
right." ‘

“It is not a question of whether ycu
‘would know him again or not, but do
‘ you know him this time? ”

."‘Well, then, I don't."

"‘All right; you come with me, and

we’lltalk the matter over a little. 1

thrive get .a scheme on hand that will

"pay you well, it you perform well the

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* ~ “ That is j‘ust the reason that I have
xselected you for the present undertak-
ing. Come on.” .

\ They crossed the street to a building
in which the mayor had his office, and
fibers Godwin let himself in with a key.
A faint light was seen coming from a
' rivate room at the rear, and he led
1.. (s'companion in that direction, and
'* .threw open another .door, and ushered
"him in. . .
1 Here were Godwin the youngerand
Seth 'DaltOn. ’ ._ ,
 f‘Found ’him, did you?”yqueried“Dal-
l~ ton. “ How are you, JaSper?” ‘
" "'80,! to be and about, thank 7e,” the
“yuan responded. “How 8083 it With
 -r.”v’ou‘?v”., , _
’ ‘ '.,,.“.‘Good enough. Sit down, for .We want
to talk with you.”

“tan right,” dropping onto
Godhead. . You in
odwm’s son. , ‘ .
, ,‘Yes, up: to my neck.” - ‘
 Nom'the matteris right here," began

dwin, haying seated himself. “ You
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Deadwood Dick, J

“I have done jobs for you before,’

it, too, Tom?". to
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never seen him before in my Lorn
days, mayor, that's sartain.”

" Well, then. we are going to put yru
on to him. We happen to know who
he is.” ‘

“ “ho is he? "

“ Tiger Joe."

The man leaped to his feet with aston-
ishment.

"' Ye don't mean it! " he cried. “ Who
says he is Tiger Joe? How do ye know
he is? ”

“I say he is." spoke up Toni Godwin,

You? Where did you ever see Tiger
Jae? ”

“ At Carson City when the sheriff‘s men
had him there, before he shot Deputy
Williams and got away.”

“The old mischief, you say!"

“Fact.”

“Now you see, what is required of
you,” said Godwin the elder. “You
must arrest him and lodge him in the
jail.” v

“ That trick may be a good deal easier
said than done, old man."

“If any man in Hungry Gulch can do
it, you are the man. ,And we’ll be on
hand to back you tip." _ ‘

‘5 But, is it dead sure that he is the
chap?” to Tom Godwin.

“Of course it is dead sure.” was the
answer, in petulance. “Don't you sup-
pose I know what I am talking about?”

“Yes, but the proof of i2. Suppose he
claims he ain’t—”

“There. now you have come to the
vital point,” interrupted the mayor. "Do
you think that a thousand dollars right
down in band would help you to remem-
ber him as Tiger Joe?”

“Oh-ho! Now I nibble. Now I bite,
as it were. That man Tiger Joe? Why,
bless yer heart, mayor, I kin swear to
him as high as a mountain, if you want
it that high. Wasn’t I one of the depu-
ties that he got away from at Carson?
Didn’t I see him kill Williams—”

“Hold on, don’t get in too deep!”
veautioned the mayor. “ You were a dep-
uty at Carson, City at the time, that is
enough. Here is the thousand dollars to
fasten that point in your mind. Now,
have you got the sand to go and arrest
him and Jam him into our jug here?”

The mayor had tickled the fellow’s
vanity a moment before, by the compli-
ment paid him.

“Have I- got the sand for it? Do 1
look like a. rooster that wouldn’t come
to the scratch fer a thousand dollars?
'Try me.”

“Then you see what is required of
you?"

“I reckon I db. You want me to go
and scoop this chap, and swear that i
know him personally fer Tiger Joe.”

“That is it, exactly. You have not
heard that we tried. to arrest him this
afternoon. then?”

“No; did ye?”

“Yes. There was ‘only one thing lack-
ing. and that was, proof. My son here
made the charge, but there was no proot

to back it up, and so we had'to let him
0 .n_ ,
I‘see.”

“Now, it is not to be known that you
have seen us, or heard anything about
this matter. You have just come in from
Red Horse; you saunter into, the Silver
Saloon, as is your custom, and there
yOu.see Tiger Joe. and you go for him
without asecond's hesitation.”

.“ I see, I see.” I *

,.«;‘.‘< Minoan will heathere, and so will» I

' and Dalton hero, and the minute you

make the ,charge'Wewill-rhe 'on hand to
aid you in‘taking him. if you need any
aid, which’: is not at all likely.” ’

 

“ All right, count on me. But, what is

., at Gold Dust.

 

5
the game? Is it dead straight that he
is Tiger Joe? ”

“For the present, yes, he is. What
we want is to get him away from here.
and if it is found out later that a mis-
take has been made, he can be set free
anti no-harm dong."

“I see. But there ain’t no mistake;
he is the liill, and I kin swear to.it.“

“Good enough; you understand all
right. Noungive us about. ten minutes
to go there and get settled down. and
then you can come in and open up the
ball. Be sure to have your gun out, for
this fellow is lightning on the draw.
Pocket your wad, now, and be off."

 

CHAPTER Y.
A HITCH 1.\' THE PROCEEDINGS.
“Trump” Finnegan and his two com~
panions were enjoying some light drink
and cigars, and were talking pleasantly
among themselves, when the thickset

fellow with the red face and redder
mustache sauntered down that way
again. -

This time he stopped near where they
sat, and looked on at the game that was
in progress near at hand.

ff Who is that fellow? ” inquired
Trump. , _  i _ .
“Dhat?” responded Felix. “Dhat is

Jasper Lord, a deputy from over to Red
Horse.”

“ A deputy what? ”

“ Deputy sheriff,” explained Handsome
Harry. " You are not afraid of his
kind, are You? But. that's only in jest."

” With the ungnieant insinuatio‘n that;
I may be Tiger J09 after all. But, 1' its
tach no significance to your remark, and
take it as it was meant. No, I’m not
afraid of anybody."

Just at that moment the deputy turned
in their. direction, and, seeing Handsome”
Harry, apparently for the first time. be
advanced, saying:

“ Hello, .Sport Harry; how is it you are
not playing this¥evening? ”

“Oh, I thought I would take an even-
ing off-—”

“ Tiger Joe, by all that's golden! "

So the deputy suddenly interrupted,
and he had whipped out a gun at the-
flrst word and covered his man. '

Handsome Harry and Felix Shea
started and stared at their companion,
who sat unmoved. 'He‘ was as cool as a
Roman punch, and was looking the dep—
uty in the eye? ' x l

The deputy had Spoken in a loud tone.
and the attention of half the people in
the room was drawn immediately.

“ You are‘ slightly mistaken,
friend,” asserted the accused.

“Mistaken? Well, I ruther guess not.
my fine teller; I 'ruther guess not! “

“Then how much are you paid for
making this charge?” ,

“ Paid fur makin’ the charge? Do you
want me to bore ye right where you set
this minnit? You are worth half as
much dead as you are alive, and for a.
cent I'd do it! ” »

“And be hanged for murder; that.
would pay you big, now. wouldn‘t it?
I am not offering the slightesr resists
ance.’,’ , ‘ l , .. .

“ nd you'd better not, either, by'
goldenr”.

His loud tones had now drawn the _
attention of everybody,‘and the voice of
Ma‘yor‘Godwin Was heard. V . . .-

“ Hello! What is the meaning of
this?” I . \

"‘It means that I have, just lighted
on to Tiger Joe, that killed Deputy Will- .
isms.” cried Lord”. 

“ Tiger Joe? " . g 3 

“Yes. Tiger 'Joe." ' _ -

“Then you know him, deputy?’f’ 

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“Well, ruther, I do!
eye open fer him.”

“What did I say?” chipped in God-
win, the younger. crowding his way to
the front. “Here, now, is proof.”

Handsome Harry and Felix Shea had
been rendered speechless for the moment.
by what seemed to be irrefutable proof

that their companion was indeed Tiger
Joe, as charged.

“Perhaps my son’s word will be worth
something to you now, men of Gold
Dust,” reprimanded the mayor, severely.
“Here the man is recognized again as
Tiger Joe, and this time by a deputy
sheriff, who certainly can’t be mistaken.”

They had the drop on Finnegan in the
worst way, the mayor himself having

pulled a. gun.

“A clever ,game, on my word"’ said
the prisoner, coolly. .

“What do you mean?” roared the
mayor. “Would you make the insinua-
tion that—”

“ No insinuation about it, sir; I say it
right out flat; I say it is a clever game,
for you must think me blind not to see
through it."

“What d’ye mean?”
deputy. '

“Just what I say."

“ And what d’ye mean to say? ”

“That is the question, what do you
mean to say? ”

Both guns were aimed straight at ‘the
man’s heart, but still he was as cool
as a cucumber.

“Well, what I mean to say is just
this," Trump declared. “Knowing that
I am not Tiger Joe, it is plain to me, if
to nobody else, that you are a manu-
factured second, my man.” ‘

He spoke to the deputy.

“ Well, cuss your impudence! ” that
' ’ worthy cried. “I have a notion to bore

ye fer luck. Here I have jist come over
from Red Horse, ain’t hardly. said ten
words to nobody, and hadn’t the least
idea of seein’ you here till I sot eyes
on ye. What does he mean, mayor, any—

how?” .

. “ He means to try another blufl, that
is,what, but it will not work this time.
‘We have got/the dead wood on ‘him too
.hard.” . ,

“He can bet his life we have,” said
the son. , ~ '
“ Weil,’ what are you going to do about
’ it?” asked the prisoner.
‘\ “ What are we goin’ to do about it?
.. Ireckon we’ll show ye that,” the deputy
.sdeclared. J
' “Well, that is what I want to know
" "so as to be prepared for the, worst.
you mean to run me up‘to a limb, I
suppose you will give me time-”
“FA limb nothin'! ”
,“ What then‘i” . '
1‘ You go in the. cooler, that is where

I have had my

demanded the

~  you'go; then**I‘ll take ye to Carson! and
  reap the reWard that is on yer head.

You don’t, give methe slip like you did
’V theiboys before.” \ ‘ ‘ ‘
1., . It “ was convincing; the sympathy

; V Finneganwas looked upon with scowl-
 “ting brovlrs; and more than one hand in
,.5"’that crowd was on a gun. , r ‘
 I" 'i “ You have got the drop on me, there
at : is “no use my trying to get out. of that.”
 the prisoner, spelt, calmly. “I’m not
 ‘fttogli-enough,to infit'e-a bullet when there
in ‘ re’d’eath in it.” j ‘ .
  hat’s boss . sense. i anyhow," averred
dietitians; g»; r v  . ~ I
 - 3?, There I is, only one {thing I ask”, '~
Whatgisgthat?” .1 I “

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aThe ,wordiofthe mayor,- here, 'in the. -

truths people or. Gold ,Dnst,
'eing'to be white {men ringfihe

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my life. If I surrender, am I to have the
protection of this camp and a fair hear-
ing to—morrow? ”

“If you surrender?” sneered the dep-
uty. “What else can you do, I would
like to know?”

“That does not answer my question.”

“You will‘be lodged in the jail and
kept there until the authorities at Car-
son can come and get you,” asserted
the mayor. “ You will be protected all
right; don’t worry about that. We’ll put
you where the dogs won’t bite you.”

“This is all one-sided, though.”

“What do you mean?”

. “You do not mean that I am to have
a hearing, and a chance to defend my-
self and prove that I am not Tiger Joe,
evidently.”

“ That will come later. When the Car-
son people get hold of you they will
give you all the trial you want, I guess;
you needn’t allow a little thing like that
to disturb you.”

“That’s what’s the matter! ” cried the
deputy. “ That reward is mine, my
chappie!” “

“Then you,refuse a hearing?”

“Yes, till the Carson people get here,
we do,” vaunted the mayor.

“ Very well; now, hear what I have
got to say about it: I am not 'l‘iger
Joe, and I refuse to submit to this ar-
restR’

“ Oh-ho!
about it? ”
“ Resist.” ' ,

There he sat, sipping his drink, the
coolest man of them all, apparently.

“ Why, you dosh blank fool!” howled
the deputy. “We have got the drop on
ye in the hardest kind of way, and you
ain’t got a ghost of a show.”

“Look here, Jasper,” cut in Handsome-
Harry, “are you right down sure that
you are not making a mistake? The
man is positive in declaring that he is
not Tiger Joe, and he ought to have a
hearing.”

“ Let him have it. right here and now,
then,” cried the deputy. “ Let him prove
that he ain’t Tiger Joe, and we‘ll own
the corn. I was a deputy at Carson
the time wehad him there, and I guess r
had ought to know him; Let him prove
up, if he can.”

“ That is the ticket! "' cried the crowd.
“ Give every man a fair show, is our
matter! ”

What are you going. to do

I

_ CHAPTER VI.
THE TABLES jTWICE TURNED.

A big crowd had now encircled the
table. '

The accused man was still sipping his
wine, and Handsome Harry and Felix
Shea were still seated with him. _

Having taken sides with him, and hav-
ing expressed their friendship for him
and invited him to call on. them if he
needed help, they were bound to him in
honor. ‘ ' ' , v, ' '

At the same time, it was plain that
even they now doubted him,,i‘or t e
proof was ,too self-evident for any ,0
to'doubt; while the charge the accused
had made Savored of absurdity. It did
not stand to reason that" the mayor
would charge’him falsely. — v
y “from Godwin and" .Seth‘ Dalton had
moved close!" by this time, and *were
ready. to lay.‘4hantls‘ on, the prisoner at

l .

the Word.

HandsomeHari'ylandItheIrishman'exr,   p , .
" - ygug-geagas ’a‘ameans of tooling a

Changed a glancezyand's‘tood up. . ‘
Finneganrsat'stiuq ‘  .

. 'a are you going

‘ i impatience

how
r was 0.9 _ ,

’popularly known, and anyone at all _
to comprehend a ‘word picture could so 

to Tao;
about .it‘? “’ demanded the mayor, \Wi‘ihfi‘h‘,

 

up and; show myself, and not put a bullet V
.into me for it?” the accused suggested. ‘ .

“Yes, you kin stand up," said the"
deputy, “ but take awful good care that.
your hands don’t move to’rds a gun.

they do, you are a goner that same in- 

stant."
“ All right; that is understood."

With that, the stranger put down his I
glass, and deliberately stood up in his '

chair, in plain sight of eVerybody.

“ Perhaps some of you remember what
I said this afternoon, gentlemen,” he '
remarked, in full, clear voice.

Tiger Joe, I would walk into your Jail
without a murmu‘r. Do you remember
that? ” ‘ ‘ ‘

“Yes; and do you recall what I said? 9’
demanded the mayor.

“I said that you would go in, whether i V'

You made a kick or not.” .
“Yes, so you did; and I observed at
the time something about the possibility
of your being mistaken.”
“ It doesn’t look much like it.”.: .
“That’s what et don’t, by: golden!” ,
cried the deputy. ,
They still had their guns covering the
accused man’s breast, and held thebetter
hand. I ‘
“We are not always to judge by ap-
pearances,” said the prisoner. “I sup-

pose this crowd is open to honest con-s7; ‘ ‘:
viction, if I produce good proof that I am. 7,-
not Tiger Joe? ” ‘  l‘

“Dhat same is all dhe. bhoys wantif
assured Felix Shea. ‘
“And _I have full confidence that he
can produce it," declared Handsome
Harry; “ Make it a fair dead, men or
Gold Dust.” g . ._
“That’s what we will!”
“ You bet!” ‘ ~  1 t
,“ That is all the assurance I .;want,
gentlemen,” said theaccused. “IKstip—
pose you will allow me to prod.nce:..,
paper from my pocket, deputy? ”, = x p
“I reckon so, but don’t be all'nig‘hfuf
about it. I know you are Tiger, Joeyang

it is all blame foolishness letting yo f

try to make other folks think that: you. i:

ain’t." _.

“ This would be a queer world it. you;
ideas of Justice prevailed,"i remarked‘thé
accused, as he produced'a paper from his
pocket and opened. it. "‘ I have here we:
scription of this Tiger wJoe, gentleme '
which I will read aloud tor your, benefit»?!

The Godwins exchanged quick’glancgs.’

Here' was something they had (r.
counted on,.evidently. Even the debut
was disconcerted. . , x a. 

Without, delay the accused read“ in
descripti’dn of Tiger Joe, “as he 1‘ 1:313;
a
that it did not apply to him.   t, V

‘ “ There you havé it,” he 'said‘,’ in‘ 11-,
clusion. “ The man wanted isihwor
inches under my height, weighs thirty

pounds ‘ less, and has steelogray‘fle'yes;

while my own are nearly black. ,He' as
light complexion,  is of nervous tern-5
perament. Has a’restless Way'tof most gi
his handswhen excited”), . a .  '
“ Et’s a ‘darn take!” cried the dam 1
“ That don’t at  attendant: I sit as
that you are TigerJoéi-fi  "
“No, it does notgilt me, you are .1.

'and yet it .islthe“ published dado-g

of Tiger Joe;  ‘sent out bmthe‘

.ities. Limit one in my pocket, thinkihgf

I might run across him. some rim ‘ A
“ lilier that you had}; pig);
sort  'h to be- taken in .bysu' ’
Mash the mica  “ HOW. is it; ti}
additives" have never appeal-egg,

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“I said";
that when you could prove that I am. ’

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 " Then you refuse to accept the proof? 

 We do, positively.”

‘ “Which is proof in itself that you do
not mean, to give me a fair chance. i
appeal to your citizens."

“It is proof that we do not mean to
be humbugged," roared the mayor.
“Here are two men, well knowu to us,
who positively identify you, and we
would be a set of fools not to take their
word against yours.”

“Very good; but if you will take the
trouble to look, you will rind that this
paper is genuine, and bears the seal of
the Secret Service.”

Godwin was now nervous, the deputy

-» was paling, and young Godwin was edg-

ing away from the immediate scene of
action. I

“ The Secret Service? ” said Handsome
Harry.

“ Exactly.”

“ What have you to do with the Secret
Service?"

“I have not laid claim to having any-
thing to 'do with it,” was the return.
“ This paper, however, is the genuine
article.”

“That is a lie! " cried the mayor. “ I
do not believe that any such paper has
ever been issued, or i would have re-
ceived copies of it, as mayor of this
town.” , ' ~

“ The queer thing about it is that ycIu
“ t
isrpassing strange that they are not pub-
licly posted here, as in nearly every
other camp of any importance in the
country round. As to my being a liar, I
resent it again.” ‘

With a movement to rival the light-

-'7ning, the accused man flung his hat and
' struck the mayor a stinging blow :n the
3 face with it.

, And, with another motion, almost si-
rmultaneous, he gave the deputy’s pistol
hand a sharp kick. Away flew his weap-

‘ on, and all in the samemdtion the ac-

cused had them covered. He had turned

’ the tables upon them in the nearest km
,1 , of manner.

“ Since‘you have opened the ball and

 ’ forced the issue‘” he cried, “ we may as
‘ ' well see the thing out.

, I am not Tiger
.Joe, but there is a man not more than

,a thousand miles from this taole who

Hi

tained in this circular.
 'my young gentleman! ”

answers right well the description con-
Hold on there,

He turned one: of his weapons uI-on

v from Godwin.

I. _

The mayor'sstin came to a stop, and
turned theme of death as he faced

 around. ~ I
" Zlf“,Men of Gold Dust,” said the new

’master of the situation, “I leave it to
“route say Whethe‘r‘the description you
have heard flts.this chap or not." ’ 

. “ What! You accuse my 5011 “being
2a. thief ‘and murderer!” screamed the
,myor. turning “Vid- ‘ “ Citizens of Cold

may, are you going to allow a cutthroat
{ice come here and mat

ings this way?”
 14.: strain was now ntense. I
1,: was impossible to foresee what the

i "from minute would bring forth:  i 
“I merely want the crowd tog-nt- the

scriptiion where it belongs;
l» " s’aidthe stranger. . g g
 Handsome Harry and Felix Shea were

air,‘ {Fiat

 looking'at‘ him in amazement._ It was:
” ‘Eplain’ to Harry that the man was
‘ thing more than. he had at first laid,

m to being,

1 tie Finneganflhad his back

‘ yet the table was

that wall, and was

- It‘cw'as a .stateot

ihflt‘cou‘ld not; ,sendure, and
was “breathless suspense. , . .r ‘

i

 crowded close around, the,

 

No man made bold to speak in re—
sponse to the cool stranger’s demand,
and in the moment while he paused for
response something happened. The table
on which he stood rose in air on one
side—he had Stepped from chair to table,
and he lost his balance and came to the
floor with a crash; and in the .same mo-
ment the deputy and the mayor pounced
upon him.

“Lend a hand here! ” cried the mayor.
“We have got the rascal now, and he
shall pay dearly for the charge he has
made.”

CHAPTER VII.
AN OFFER OF FRIENDLY OFFICE.

The suspense was broken.

Loud voices were heard on every side,
and it was plain that the house was di—
vided.

Not equally divided, perhaps, but there
were some who were demanding that the
stranger should have a fair chance, and
among them were Handsome Harry and
Felix Shea.

Nor were they merely demanding;
they were taking an active part in the
scrimmage, as well.

“Fair play, here, mayor!” cried Hand-
some Harry.

“ Dhat’s phwat’s phwat! ” echoed Felix.

They had laid hold upon the mayor
and pulled him off, and proceeded to
reach for the deputy to serve him the
same, but their help was not needed.

With a quick turn Finnegan had him
right, and he rose with him and hurled
him a dozen feet away from the crowd.
But it did not stop at that, for the mayor
had other backers at hand.

“Stand back, ye omadhoun! " cried
Felix, giving the mayor a shoveas he
tried to reach the accused man again.
“ Sure. Ye are not dhe sguare man dhat
Oi that ye were, no more ye are! Stand
back, Oi say; or by dhe grane glint av
Kerry av 0i don't do ye harrum! ”

Trump Finnegan, the while, was con-
tending against those who were setting
at him, and, finding that they were dis-
posed to show him no quarter, Hand-
some Harry chipped in with him.

For a few minutes there was a lively
scrimmage, and considerable “damage
done, for the stranger’s fists shot cut
with the force of sledges. '

As soon as his prowess was fully
known, there was a truce.

i‘A fair show is all he asks,” cried
Handsome Harry.

“‘And that he is bound to have, or
know the reason,” said Finnegan. “1
ani ready, gentlemen.” -

“I order that cutthroat arrested!"
thundered the mayor. “ Are you all
cowards, that you are afraid of one man?
Go for him and tie him, hands and feet! "

Maybe you had better try it your-
self,” said one man, who had. a mashed
nose and,one eye almost bursting from
its socket. ‘fii have had all Invant,
thank ’e,4and I guess that is more the

same.” »

,But the end was not yet. -. g .
Seth Dalton had not been idle throrgh-

‘out; , . . _ .
It, ISeeing the drift things were taking

he hadprepared a new move. ~

 He, had, passed the word among 38.

numberrofmen to be depended on, and
atasignal they made a rush. I.

" .“.,I+00li.-,out" therel"’7-exclaimf3d Hand"
.80. gfi‘Harrw ‘ = ' ‘ “

“‘7 «amt-Flocking." said Trump. ».

‘A’t fiat mm“ W" resort of, a meal

ransaoun.    
, Trump Finneganvwas seen to start, as

if the magmas come. close tohis head:
‘ «. Such . had,:'~ beeng the

as -. Tile shot.

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had been fired from. the extreme rear of
the room, if indeed in the room at all,
and the bullet had come within an ace
oi its billet.

There was no time for question cr
comment; the men rushing forward iii
answer to Dalton’s signal were at hand,
and there was going to be another hard—
to—hand contest. It looked as if the
stranger might now get the worst of it".

At the moment of impact the room was
plunged in darkness.

The place enjoyed the distinction of
being lighted with gas from a. supply
tank in the rear.

Some one, clearly, had closed the cut-
off, and, with hardly a flicker, every
light was gone, and no man could see
who his neighbor was. There was first
a growl, and then curses. ’

Trump Finnegan made a dodge, and
escaped" the men who had been about to
lay their hands on him when the lithS
vanished.

With the advantage of the darkness.

he made his way in the direction of the
rear. "

He had had a close call—more than
chew—during the last few minutes.

Moving about the same as the others
were moving, showing no haste that
might arouse suspicion, he presently
reached a rear Window, and vaulted
lightly out.

Landing all right, he started around
the side toward the front, but had not

gone a quarter of the distance when he

came upon two men who were standing
there in the shadow in conversation. '

He had barely time to stop witout dis-
covery. »

The noise within the saloon had pre-
vented his steps from being overheard.

it was quite dark just there, and he
had only been able to make out the out-
lines of the two men against the faint
light of the street.

Behind him there was no light that
could reveal his‘presence in the same
manner, and he stopped short at once
and leaned against the building without
taking another step or making sound.

“ Did I hit him?” one voice fsked. ,

“ Don’t think you did; but the light
welnt out so quick that a fellow couldn’t
te .n ’ 3

“ I hope I“ did, anyhow, curse him."

“There is no doubting that you were
right, I guess.” '

“ Doubting
enough
yet? n. 'k ~

“Yes,_I am Satisfied." . .r

“We haVe got to do him up, and that
this night, or he will do' for ,us‘ all the
worst way. There is no time torvmong-
keying about it. Wonder it they have
got him! " ‘ 

“ Ten to one they haysn’t.”‘

At that moment another
peared upon the scene. I s ,.

He came out of the shadoWs as‘irzhe,
had been a part of them~—as, of. Course,
he had up to t txrnoment.   

“ Don’t you move; either choline-Sore

it! Haven’t = you seen
to satisfy. you on that point,

dered, in tones not to be doubted. ’ r“ ‘ I. ,

“'Who are'y‘gui‘" one demanded. I ,

‘1 I have got a couple of go 11: hearing
upon your Vitals; let that. beta-firstess
sential ’thing

“Then you are timescales?“  '

warning to leave ‘ him also -8: er‘ you_;--wiilz
have to deal, with  oathe‘ MI?"
>' ‘* Who in; blazes f’  
,“I‘m T,iger..J”oe.;”-  z  
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of course, and was as much surprised as
they.

“Now, hold up your hands while you
count twenty," the unknown added, “and
ii you move out c: your tracks before
you finish the number you‘ll drop in
them, that’s all."

With that he stepped
i..Licd as he had come.

For a. few moments the men were si-
lent.

Trump Finnegan left his place silently
and moved off in the direction the un-
known had taken.

He had gone but a little dismnce when
a hand grabbed his arm and a voice said
in his ear, in hasty manner:

“The night has only death for you.
You are known, and the sooner you get
outof the way of these wolves the bet-
ter for your health. Come, and I will
Show you a place."

“I am not in the habit of running
away from danger," said Trump.

“ Don‘t be a fool!”

“ I try not to be. Who are you? ”

“ One who would be your friend, if you
will have it so."

“I never refuse a worthy friendship.
You speak as if you knew who I am.”

“ Yes, I do know you."

“ Who am I, then? "

“ You are Deadwood Dick, Junior.”

“Well, now, that is a wide departure
from the first charge that was made,
certainly.”

“And a good deal nearer the truth.
Come, will you allow me to show you a
secure place of hiding? If not, you will

ack. and van-

' likely regret it later on.”

“You think so?”

“ I know it.”

“Where would you take me?”

“Into the haunted mansion—I know
a way of getting in.”

“And try a round with the ghosts? I
had rather faCe the dangers that I know
all about than those I wot not of, my
good friend.”

“ Very well, if your choice is made, so
be it. I can be of no further help to you.
See, they are lighting the saloon up
again; you will be missed.’and the whole
camp will soon be buzzing about Your
ears."

 

CHAPTER VIII.
CONFIDENCE MISPLM‘ED.

The man was about drawing away. as
he finished speaking, but Trump laid a
detaining hand upon his arm.

At the same moment a bar of light
shot out in that direction from one of
the side windows of the saloon. and their
faces were revealed to each other“

Trump Finnegan found in the man a
,rather good-locking fellow of about his
own age, and clad in similar rough garb.
He had dark eyes.~hair and mustache: in
fict,_the two looked something alike.

At the first sight. as the bar of light
shot out upon them, he had taken it to
be‘ Handsome Harry.

The next moment proved that it was
not he. - _

Not more than a second elapsed, seem-

ingly, whileithey stood there. but it was
long enough for discover»
, There was a flash and a sharp report,
and a-bullet vi'hizzed between them so
unpleasantly near that it caused them
both to dodge, and Finnegan whipped
out a gun. '

1m almost the samelmoment he sent a
bullet speeding to the spot where the
flash had been seen. ’ ‘

"Togetherr the two men sprang out of
the'path of thelight. . , V

" Say quick—will you come? ” demand-

, t ed the unknown.

 

“ Why n0t fight it out?”

“There is no use throwing your life
away for nothing. You are only one
against the whole camp."

“I have you to back me.”

“Not unless you come with me, and
instantly. I have something to live for.
if you have not. They know you. I tell
you. and your doom is sealed unless you
are guided by me.”

“ Then there are Handsome Harry and
the Irish—"

“ Hyar they be! Death to Tiger Inc
an' all what stands fer him! Let drive

‘ at ’em, boys! ”

One flash and report, then another,
then several in a desultory sort of fash-
ion and the bullets went whistling
through the air in a dangt‘rous manner,
some of them too close for comfort.

“ What did I tell you? " demanded the
unknown. “ Follow me if you will; stay
if you are determined.”

With that he was off in the darkness.

There was no time given for consider-
ation; in a second he would be out of
sight in the gloom.

Trump followed him, keeping close at
his heels, not alone for safety, but with
a double object in mind. The mention
of the haunted house was a part of the
consideration.

It was plain, now, that Dalton and
the Godwins ruled things at Gold Dust.

The unknown had not magnified the
dangen

Shots were still being fired, and men
were running this way and that to make
at least a show of doing something.

In another minute the shooting be-
came meaningless; everybody who had
a gun making use of it to add to the
general din, for camp denizens enjoy
“shooting up ” the town on occasion.

Out in the direction of the haunted
house they ran and there all was silence.

The unknown.slackened his pace.

“You are there?” he asked in guarded
tone.

“Yes, I thought I had better accept
your offer, friend."

“ The most sensible thing for you to
do. Now, fellow me and make no noise."

He advanced at a walk, and the other
followed him. If it was Deadwood Dick,
as the unknown had said, this was the
sort of adventure he enjoyed.

They now came to the great, frown-
ing house, forbidding enough in its ap-
pearance without the additional repu-
tation of being hauntcdas well, and the
unknown led the way around it to the
right.

There was a hard, flag walk, and their
most careful stepping gave out some
sound.

“-Stop.” said the unknown.

The other stopped to avoid a collision
with him.

“When I open this secret door," said
the unknown, “you step right in and I
will follow and close the door after us.
There is only room for one at a time,
and you would not know how to secure
the door." '

“ All right, if that is the programme.”

There was then a click. a rasping
sound. and a darker gap showed in the
dark wall.

Their eyes had become slightly used
to the gloom by this time, or Finnegan's,
at any rate. and. he was enabled to make
out this much.

“ Now, then," said the unknown.

“ Is it level footing? " asked Finnegan.

“ Yes. perfectly level; you can't miss
it, pard.” I

Trump Finnegan stepped forward, nev-
er thinking of. treachery. and was about

to step through the opening, when he,

 

him headlong into the place of‘ Stygian
darkness.

He realized the same instant that. he
had been cleverly duped and trapped,
but of what avail then?

He felt himself going down anti down.

\Yhat fateawaited him?

He did not cry out—it had come too
suddenly, anti what would have been the
use, anyhow?

Down, and down, anti then something
touched him, caught under his arm, and
the thought came like lightning that it
was a rope and he mus: clutch it for
his life.

With the idea came the action. and he
closed his arm upon the ropepand, in
almost the same moment. grasped it
with his hands. It yielded under his
weight, or it might have been impossi—
ble for him to hold it, and from some—
where came the muffled clang of a bell.

There he swun . he knew not where.
and far down below he heard something
strike upon the rock with. a heavy thud,
strike again, and then all was still.

A moment more, and a rasping sound
and a click told him that the door had
been closed.

Where was he?
rounded him?

Deadwood Dick (for it was he) felt
that he had had the escape of his life-
time.

And who was the scoundrel who had
thus lured him to such a doom, under
the guise of doing him a friendly turn?

Once let him escape, once let him
meet the fellow face to face, and there
would be a day of reckoning. But, was
that day ever likely to come? Alas! he
feared it was not.

“Well, Richard, or Finnegan, or what:

What dangers sur-

ever your name may be.” he said to him:

selfnhaving collected his grit, “you are
in a deuce of a fix this time, sure enough.
No matter what your name was when
you came here, it is likely to be Dennis
before you get out.” 3

He had wound one leg around the rope,
and was swaying with it. to and fro.

That it was the rope that had rung the
hell he knew.

He gathered his strength, while he
hung there, and at the same time was
trying to decide whether to slide down
or climb up. . , .

One thing he did not want to do, he
did not want to ring the bell again if
he could help it. That would apprise
his enemies that he had caught fast to
the rope and that he was still alive.

He c'ould go down with less disturb—
ance to the rope than up. ,

It might not matter even if he did
ring the bell again, his fate might be
assured, all the same; but, therewas
a chance for him. .

While there is life there is hope. was
one of his mottoes, and he had consider—
able ofboth still left in his locker. So,
with care, he let himself down, and
down, feeling for the end. ‘

The rope swayed. but the hell did not '

give forth another warning note, and
presently Dick discovered that the lower
end of it was secured to something and
that it was drawing him to one side of

the dark hole as he descended, and that

its swaying was lessened. ~

A little further, and he found support
for his feet on what seemed to be a shelf
of rock.

He did not let go of the rope, but held. 
fast to it while he rested and recov-. 
ered his breath preparatory .to further'~

investigation. and while he stood'thus he

offered a devout thanksgiving \for‘ his jag

miraculous preservation.
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CHAPTER IX.
JOYFI,‘L JIMMIE ox HAND.

“Phwat dhe ould mischief has become
av him. shport?"

“That is impossible to say,” Hand-
some Harry responded to the eager
query. ‘

“ Can it be possible dhat he was Tiger
Joe, afther all, and dhat Tom and dhe
deputy were roight? ”

“ It is possible, but hard to believe."

“That's so, allanna."

It was the next morning, 'as fair and
bright a day as had ever broken over
Hungry Gulch.

Handsome Harry and Felix Shea were
on the piazza of the Dalton House. All
their inquiries for their friend Finne-
gan had brought them nothing.

They had ascertained that he had not
.spent the night in the room he had
spoken for in the hotel, and they were at
loss to account for his whereabouts, save
in two ways.

Oneof these we have mention of above.

“There is only one other thing to
conclude, Felix,” said thezsport.

“ And phwat is that? " the young Irish-
man inquired. “Sure, anything is het-
ther nor dhat."

“It is that his enemies got the best
of him, in that scrimmage in the dark.
and made away with him. If that is
right, we may as" well go into mourning
for him."

“Ochone! Dhat would be too bad, too

bad, so it would, so it would. Oi had

rather dhat he moight be Tiger Joe, on
me wurrud, fur dhen he would stand a
chance to become a daycint man; dhe
which. same a dead man can't. ye see.
But, by dhe powers he was a daycint
men as he was! " *

“.I agree with you, Felix.”

.ust then the Godwins, father and
son, came out of the house.

“ What is this I hear?” demanded the
mayor. “It seems that your new ac-

uaintance is not to be found this morn-
inganandsome Harry."
mayor,” the sport agreed.

“A sign that he has cleared out, I take
it. Has taken himself off between two
days, as it were. What more proof do you
want that he was Tiger Joe, as my son
said? ”

“Well, there is not much ground for
incite defend him on, mayor. that is the
ac .

“ Ha! ha! No, I should say not.”

“I don't see how you could doubt
my word, Harry," said Tom Godwin.

“Well, you see, it was like this; the
fellow didn't look the cutthroat we know
Tiger Joe to be.”

“Looks don’t always count, sport,”
said the mayor. “You see how he tried
to fit that description to my son here;
why, it was an absurdity!"

“Felix and I were just talking about
him," said Handsome-Harry. “We ad-
mit the suSpicious look about the affair
as it stands, and can think of only one
other way of explaining it.” .

“ How‘s that?” .

“That your men got the best of him

and quietly put him out of the way last

night—"
“Great Scott!” cried the mayor, in-
terrupting. “ You had better have a care,

 sport. Do you think that I would permit

such a thing as that to be done here in
Gold,~ Dust? ”

..  , “ Might. it not have been done without
your knowledge? ’?

“Possibly, but I don't believe ’it. No,
no: you want’to get that out of your
mind atone‘e.” . ,

“Well, it Was only a thought that

that appears to be the situation?

-us?” put in Felix.

 

came to me, that is all. The man is mis- I!
sing. and the great question is. what has ;
become of him?” l

“We will look to Jasper Lord to tell
us that."

" He is still after him? "

“Yes: he set out bright and early to
scour all the trails.“

The mayor and his worthy son passed
on and entered the mayor's office on the
other side of the street, and as they
disappeared Felix Shea shook his head.

" What is the matter? ” asked Harry.

“A bad lot, dhe pair av thim," de-
clared the young Irishman.

“I am inclined to agree with you. my
boy." coincided the sport; “but at the
same time it does not do to speak what
we think at all times."

While they were still talking Prof.
Morritson made his appearance, looking
refreshed after his night‘s rest. His man ’
Murphy was with him.

“ A lively town you have here, I take
it." the professor remarked to Hand-
some Harry. ’

“ Well. sometimes,
sport.

“ You seemed to have had a lively time
last night. judging from the shooting
that was going on."

“Well, yes, there was a little excite-
ment on foot last evening: but then that
does not happen every night, you must
understand.”

“No, no, I suppose not, suppose not.
But, about the house we have rented
here—can you tell me anything about
that, my friend?" 1

yes," said the’

 

“What about it?”

“They say it is haunted.”

“well, yes, that is the story,
Iieve.” ,

“Do you know anything about it?”l

“Not a great deal. '

I be-i

I have heard a-

good many tales concerning it.” i
“Well, I am not a believer in ghostsl
by any means, but. really, there is some- 
thing amiss there." i
“ You think so?”

that promises excitement or sensation.
and if you want to engage I will go with
you to see the fun. Vt'hat is your plan.
Mr. Morritson? " \

“Vihy. to have you come there and
watch by night. Need not mention to
any one, you know. that you are com-
ing."

“ All right, we'll be on hand."

“Thank you heartily, sir. As to the
pay—" .

" As to that. fix it with. Felix here; I
will take mine out in ghost experience.“
“ Very well: consider it a bargain."

At that moment Joyful Jimmie came
along. ‘with a cheery good-morning.

“ Ah! my man, you are on hand early,
I see," welcomed the professor. “Well.
are you still of the same mind?"

- “I am all the more of the same mind,
perfesser," averred the bummer.

“I am jist as eager to begin the ex-
perymint as you possibly kin be, and
the sooner the better.”

Joyful had slicked himself up in his
best style for the occasion. ‘

“ All right. my man; we expect to be
ready for you before noon; we‘ll take
dinner in our own- house to-day. When
you see the windows open and every-
thing looking inviting, walk over and
ring the bell.“ k

“ All right, perfesser; I'll be thar, sure.
But, say, would it be askin’ too much
for a foretaste of what's to come? Sup-
pose you give me a treat on account, to
sorter limber up my throat, as it wur,"
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CHAPTER X;
ROGL‘ES 1): COUNCIL.
When the mayor and his son entered

the office ,they closed the door of the in- -

ner room after them.

“Well, there is one great stumbling
block out of the way,” remarked the
mayor with satisfaction.

“Yes, thanks to Armstrong." ,

“Frank is a clever fellow, Tom, and

l a good deal of the success of our game

“There must be. In the first place. i is going to depend on him. I hope he

everybody here says so, as I am eon-i
vinced by inquiry, and then I heard and
saw things myself, last night, that rath-
er baffle me.”

H  J! _

“Yes, decidedly. Did you hear that
ghostly bell that sounded about the time
the shooting was going on?"

“Yes, I heard that, and it is said to
come from that house.
the things that no one has been able to
explain. There is no bell in the house."

“There must be.”

“So we all say, but where is it? "

The professor .simpl)’ Shrugged his
shoulders at that. ' ‘

“And then I saw lights moving hither
and thither about midnight—I confess
that I was watching for the ghosts
at that hour.”

“Yes, that is another feature of the
place. sir. Do you think you will stick
to your bargain and open for business
in that house? Or will You back out and
leave it in possession of the spooks? "

“It is my intention, young man, to lay
that ghost. and I would like to engage
a fellow of about your appearance to aid
me in doing it.”

The man spoke with determinatibn.

“Begorra, can’t ye take dhe pair av.

“Yes, the pair of you, if you are
partn s,” the professor readily agreed.
“ Ph 'at do ye say, shport? ” cried Fe~
lix, eagerly. “Sure, iav dhe‘pay is good
Oi don't molnd taking a whack at it.‘

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and Dalton won’t keep us waiting long."

“Not likely that they will."

' “ Everything seems to be playing into
our hands, so far.”

“Yes, and only this one thing has
turned up to give us uneasiness. We
ought to have plain sailing, now.”

” Now that he is out of the way."

“ That is what I mean.”

“Yes, the whole game is ours, now.
It was a good thing that we took the
riecaution to forearm ourselves in that
direction. But I thought he would come
out on top, hang me if I didn’t!” .

“ We. knew what we had to deal'with."

“ That’s true.”

“And I guess it is true that you are
out a thousand dollars," “the 5011 re-
minded.

“ How's that? " .

“You have a short memory. ' I mean
the thousand you paid Jasper last night."

“Oh! that? That don't come out ,of

my pocket, my boy; that will have to go‘

to profit and loss, and the concern will
have to Stand it. Yes, it does look self
the has skipped with it."

“Of course he has skipped. Rascal
enough to come into our game, he was
rascal enough to beat meet it if he
could. anu it is not likely that we shall
ever see his face here again; Thatodoes
not matter, and perhaps so much the
better; he knows but little.” -

“And that not enough to do us any
harm~ or him any good”:

They talked on in this vein, until Seth I“ 

Dalton came in. .
“ Waiting for me? " he inquired.

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“Yes, and had begun to think you
were not coming.”

“ Couldn't get away just at the minute,
and thought it better to drop in just
casually.”

“Well, it is all right. Haven‘t seen
anything of Tiger Joe this morning, I
suppose?”

“Say, where can he be?"

“That is just what we want to tell
 , you.”

 ,’ “ Ah! then you had a hand in it? "
 “Oh, no, not by any means. He met
with‘ an accident last night."
“ Accident? ”
“ Yes; fell into a very deep hole.”
I “ The mischief you say! How did that
happen?”
“ Frank Armstrong had the shuffle and
deaL”
“Enough said. That is the best news

I have heard in a year. No chance for
i mistake?” '

“Didn’t you see enough. of him last
night to answer that-question? ”

“Well, that’s so." I

“Nobody but Deadwood Dick could
handle himself the way he did, even if

recognizing him. on, we had the right
party, sure enough."

“And that is all? ”

“Well, we want to understand one
another, so if inquiry is made for him,
you know.”

“Ah! sure enough.”

“We have not seen the man; no one
of that name has been here; no one has
seen him. We know absolutely nothing
about him or his business here, whatever
it was.” .

“ Why, certainly, that is understood.”

“ Better have it mentioned. I was
just telling Tom we are on the road to
success, with plain sailing.”1

“ It looks like it.”

“ It is so. Nothing must come in the
way, and if anything does, it must be
removed. Too big a lay-out to allow it
to be spoiled.”-

“ Well, rather, I should say.”

‘ “We had run the old game just as
long as possible, and it would'soonhave
, ; played out.”
' ‘;‘ Nothing truer. But we took the thing
in .hand and laid the foundation for
. another and better before the old foun-
. dation gave way. No one can get on to
our Keely cure." j
{‘Ha! ha! That -was the cleverest
thought that ever came to us."
They all laughed heartily.
“ And the best of it is,” said the may-
",or’s son, “that it is a genuine institu-

tio‘n.’f , i 
. “ Ha! ha! ha! And think of it," added
. Dalton, “ we have Joyful Jimmie fer the
 first patient! I have put the professor
gpr to his game, and there will ,be some
_ . an.” . . a r
-- , Again they laughed. ,

."‘W‘ell," explained the mayor, “ the
 thing as planned is this: The fact will
,  "the established that the' house is not.
,haunted and never was, and. the Keely
 acute will ,be boomed so largely that it

.cahft help being- a success. We’ll ‘dis-

' . use a hood and blessing on thalone,
V band, and on the .other——-" '
- I: “A d on the other scoop in the blessed
«shake s,”’ assumed alton., '
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gaged Handsome Harry and Felix Shea
to watch there, and whatever Hand-
some Harry says will go.”

“ The deuce!” from the mayor. and
he knit his brows in anger.

“ What is the matter? " demanded Dal-
ton.

“I wish he had left Sport Harry out
of it, and the other fellow, too, for that
matter.”

“Why, they are the very ones I sug-
gested to him.”

“From something the sport said this
morning I am inclined to think he holds
suspicion against us for the disappear—
ance of Deadwood Dick—that is, the fel-
low last night.“

“Pshaw! what’s the difference if he.
does? rHe has got to admit that the fel-
low was Tiger Joe. His disappearance
is proof of that; he took himself on.”

“I know; but don’t you think Hand-
some Harry is too all-fired sharp for
the purpose? He is a fellow that isn’t
to be taken in easily.”

“Yet he swallowed the ghost story.”

“ He has never given it any attention,
that I am aware of, but is going to do
so now."

“Well, there is one thing to our cred-
it, anyhow, and we can close the ac-
count in that direction any time we see
fit.” i

“What is that? ”

“He will be at our mercy when in
the Hough mansion, and if we find we
have reason to fear him for anything, it
will be an easy matter to send him in
quest of Deadwood Dick.”

“That is so. But, I’d rather you
wouldn’t mention that name.”

“Not safe to do so,” intimated Tom.

“Maybe you are right. I’ll be more
mindful. If that is all I’ll drop out again
as I dropped in, for it may be just as
well for us not to have too much private
business at preSent. So-long.”

And with that, and a wink, Seth. Dal-
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CHAPTER‘XI.
DEADWOOD DICK'S DUNGEON.

Deadwood Dick, when he had rested a
few minutes, allowing his strained mus-
cles to regain their normal condition,
felt around to learn where he was.

He still retained a firm hold upon the
rope, for he did'not know what moment
something woul happen and he had
tested the rope’ suffitziently to know
that it was to be depended on.

The footing where he stood seemed
perfectly secure, a shelf, in fact, of the
solid rock. An’d’as he reasoned he came
to the conclusion“ that it was a place
made there for a person to stand on to
ring the bell; the fact‘that the rope was
.secured’ there so indicated. ‘

Feeling. the place over with his feet,~

he. found that it was about three feet

wide, and ran back farther than he
could reach without letting 80 his-hold»

on the rope. - _ , -. ,
. Having satisfied himself that he was
on safe footing, he klet go of the rope,
and fishing his match-box out of his
sidespocket, speedily had light, and was
enabled to take a survey. of his prison
quarters. ._ ~ :1 _ j '
‘ It was not a charming place.
Therelwa‘s first a deep, dark shaft,
more, or iless‘round’, and the‘Shelf on
which he stood.‘ '  ‘ ” ‘
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This had the appearance of being of,
iron and painted. ,
The match was ready to go out, and
he lighted another. .fi
As the second one blazed up he tried ' 
the door, to find it locked. _
“As'might be expected,” he said to ‘ i,
himself. “The predicament is about as i
bad as possible. I guess it is stay here .|
or shin up the rope." ;
He discovered, however, that the boltt ‘
of the lock was not incased, and it
struck him that perhaps it could be
moved. 

Trying it, he found that his thought fix
was a right one. I 

Had he been on theother side he could 
not possibly have opened the door with— ,2
out the key, but here he could! “ 

The bolt was flung back; the door '
swung open, outward, and with. another
lighted match he stepped into a passage
with a flightsof stairs some distance
away at the end. f

He closed the door, and at once ad-
vanced to the stairs. '

Then, lighting another match; he took
his way up, and at the top found a land—
ing and another door similar to the one
that opened to the shaft, and he found
no difficulty in opening it. ,

It opened into a cellar—a cellar of
the usual sort, extending under the main ,.
part of the house.

It contained little or nothing save
some rubbish, and the door, when closed,
he found was painted and sanded to
correspond with the rest of the wall.

Without a good light it would be like:
ly to escape discovery for an indefinite, ~ v
period. ,

The stairs leading up from, the cellar
were in an opposite corner, and strik-
ing another match, he crossed over and 3
went up. - .

The door at the top was of the ordi—,
nary kind, and was, he found, not locked,
so he passed'out into what evidently. '
was the kitchen of the house, and on a’ . I
shelf near at hand he found candles. I '

This was what he desired, and quick—  
ly had a better light. ' ‘ l .r - -. ‘ 

He was now in‘the house proper, and
congratulated himself upon 'his goOdT‘for—
tune, though he would not care to ensi
ter in the same manner again. , 

Looking around, he found,thatrevery- .
thing was in readiness for the Opening:
of the house on the marrow. Provisions ,‘ '
were there in quantities,~ and as he.»
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came to him.  .‘
Why not take up his abode here for aifi, ’-
time and. let it appear that he had" really .' 
met the zfate intended for him? . ' , .> '
What would so well suit his purpose“: ‘ l
“ That is what I will do,” he decided: _‘;
quickly, “provided that I can” 'get along};
with the ghosts, and I’ll haveto take," ‘
,the risk of that. In fact, why' nor‘yabela
ghost myself? ” , ,  ‘J ‘ .: 
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deaths—as he mentally called it, he had". '1
struck the bell rope With. 8 flicient for-(ta  '
to sound the hell 0 cefyan \.then some~
thing had struck Vthe‘. I ttom far below. "
Dick did not knowsyhat that was, but ‘
supposed that eitf‘wa's'a block or timbé' ‘
that had been dislodged from somewh
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  He Sell Out on an exploring expedition
'f‘i; , through the house.

 There was nothing unusual about its
51;: appearance, save that its plan was ra-
 ther odd.

 No two rooms appeared to‘be on the

.i ' same level, steps leading from one to

. another, one two, or three, as the case
might be, and some of the rooms were
queer in shape.

The place had been refurnished
throughout, as stated, and presented a
 new, clean. and wholesome appearance.
,1 There were many separate rooms evi-
_‘ dently for the patients of the institu-
'  tion, and in the main parlor was a grand
4' piano. It was, all together, palatial.

i Dick had made up his mind to one
‘thing.

i Knowing what he did about the se-

~ 4 cret way to the dark shaft, he believed

 that that wasgthe outlet and inlet for the

spooks.

More than that, judging by what he
had seen and by the odd shape of the
{interior of the house, he believed that
there were other secret passages lead-
ing here and there behind the walls, so
he resolved to investigate further.

Going back to the kitchen, he there
found a basket, which he filled with
such of the provisions as could be eaten
. without cooking, and thus provided, he
descended to the cellar, and by the se-
cret door into the place beyond, clos-
ing the door after him and carefully
putting the bolt back in its place, that
no one could know that it had been
slipped.

Going on down to the passage, he
there put away his basket and proceeded
to investigate carefully. The result was
a surprise even to himself. He learned
more than enough to confirm all the sus—
picions he had had about the place, as
.well as sufficient to assure him that his
,life would not be worth a penny if he
were to be discovered and caught.

Till icing past midnight he investi-
gated, andfinaily, tired, he put out his
light and lay down to sleep, in a place
.he had selected for his headquarters.

CHAPTER XII.
JOYFUL JIMMIE DISOBEYS.
.Early in the forenoon the hustle and

, bustle in and around the Hough mansion
‘ . began.
' Professor Morritson, with his assist-
‘ .ants and servants, took formal posses-
' ‘sion, and in}. little while things began
to assume shipshape.

, Edward Murphy, the advance agent,
' h .d been made superintendent «'of the
. .c ‘ cern, and he: took hold as if be fully
understood what was required of him
and knew how to perform it. .
Joyful Jimmie was loitering near,
: waiting for the front windows to open,
 indicative that the institution was ready
' for r'bus-iness. ,

' While he stood waiting Felix Shea.
‘ sauntered Out and greeted him.

, Well, Joyful, it is on hand ye'are,
0i see.” '  , ,
a, . ,“ Yes, and it is dry. I am, tOO. asyou

 sometimes say yourself,” was there-
sponse. ’ 
.‘ Ftsure ye‘ are dhe last man in dhewur-
rulddhat 0i would have expicted would.

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against anything they can produce, Fe-
lix. I am to have all the lush I want
to swill, the very best at that, and not
a cent to pay. Wouldn’t I be a plum
howling idiot to let such a chance go
by?”

“ Hould yer whist! ” cried Felix.  Sure
it is makin’ me mouth wather ye are,
and Oi have a notion to go off and jine
it mesel’.”

“Come right along— But hold on,
have you got the hundred?”

“ Divil a wan av it.”

“That settles it. I am in it and you
are not, my son. But, no matter;-may-
be I can get a show to lift a bottle of
something good and pass it out to you.”

“Whist! Will ye do dhat same. Joy—
ful? ” ’

“I will if I kin, Felix, sure as my
name is Jim Joy.”

“Begorra, Oi always said ye was a
foine mon, Joyful, and here’s dhe proof
av it!”

“Ye see, it is like this, as I told ye:
The old perfesser told me I was to have
all I wanted before the cure commenced,
and just before they commence the cure
I'm goin’ to stop.” - ,

“Well, it is _hopin’~dhat ye won’t be
desaved, ould pard.”

“They will have to wake early to fool
an old bird like me, now I’m tellin’ ye,
Felix.”

“And you won’t forget your promise
to me? Sure, Oi will depind on ye, and
may dhedevillbag yer bones av ye go
back on me." - .

“I’ll not forget ye, Felix, lad.”

“See that ye don’t. I’ll tell ye phwat,
Joyful.” , -

“What is that?” ‘

“You sample dhe lot, and dhen bring
me av dhe best dhe shebang affords.”

“That is just what I will do. Have
your eye peeled for me sometime this
afternoon, and .if chance offers I will
(make ye as joyful as I am myself—I
mean if it’s possible.”

"‘ Sure, 0i don’t expect ye to perfarm a
miracle, Joyful; but do dhe best ye can.”

“ Hillo! Up goes ther curtains."

It was even so; the windows had been
opened and the curtains were being
raised. ,

“So-long to ye, Felix!" cried Joyful,
with a wave of“ the hand. “I am now
about to penetrate the mysteries of this
snake—charming establishment."

“ Soelong, ould iri’nd! ” cried Felix.
“ May ye have a joyful toime av it, and
may yure stomach be proof against dhe
worst dhey have got an’ dhey thry on
any thricks wid ye. Moind dhe ghosts!”

“Waugh! '1 care nothing for ghosts
when I’m on the still hunt for spirits.”

Shea laughed, and the bummer made
for the; sanitarium. '

He mounted the steps that led to the

front entrance and gave avpuil at the~

bell.

The door was opened by the, pmfeg-
SOI‘ himself, who greeted the “patient”
with his blandest smile and a shake of
the hand, saying: -

-“ My friend, you? are Prompt. Wel-
come to the retreat.” ,
. “ I am always prompt, on bumness of

this kind," asserted Joyful. “Let’s git ’

rightdown to business, perfesser,"
“Very well, my good man, I am all

prepared, fcryou.”, ‘ . . i .

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“ Your room? ” ' " ‘ '

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There, on- a table, were several bot»
tles, with a glass handy, and the bum»
mer was about to make a rush when .
the professor laid a detaining hand on 
his arm. 3

"‘ Just a. word of caution,” he said.

“ Say it quick!”

“ You see there are several bottles
here, my man.”

“ Yes, yes.” ,« 

“Well, this one,” indicating, “is the, 
one you are at liberty to take as you. ' “
please, but the others are reserved. Do
you understand? ”

“Yes, yes; is that all?”

“That is all. Take as freely as you
desire of this bottle, but my advice is
to let all the rest alone until I tell you
to go ahead. Now I will leave you to
yourself.”

“ Won’t yOu take suthin’ ’fore ye go?"

“ I? I take something? My good mam
my appetite was destroyed long ago.”

“Mercy on ye, perfesser, what a
wretched critter you must be! Well.
hyar is lookin’ at ye with both eyes
shut. May yer business prosper and
yer cures be many.”

“Amen, to that,” said the professor.

Joyful had poured out nearly a full
glass from the bottle to which his at-
tention had been directed, and be
drained it without taking it from his
IpS. ,

“Ah! but that’s nectar! ” he cried, as,*~’
be wiped his mouth on his coat-sleeve.

“ You enjoy it?” ' 

“ The best I ever tasted, on my word.” 7 ,

“Very well; make the most of it; but
filind what I said about the other hot»—

es.”

“ All right, perfesser; don’t you worry
about me. Let me know when I am
wanted fer dinner, that's all. So-long! "

The professor smiled and withdrew, ,
and Jimmie was left to himself, in an
Eden, with forbidden fruit‘withinnhis.
reach. .

He picked, up the bottles, one after
another, and looked at them.

All had been uncorked and the stop-v
pers were only lbosely set in the necks”
making. the temptation all the greater. *-*'

One after another he held them up tori “
the light, viewing their contents, and,.y~
having done that, he removed‘the corks 
one after another and took a long smell. ‘

“ Dang it!” he exclaimed. 83 he 
turned to the first bottle. for another ini.
bibition, “ I wonder why he don’t want;
me to tickle my palate with ,what’sv. in? ’
them bottles? I believe he is mindful
of expense, that’s what! ” ~ . 

Having taken the second drink, he;
went through the same process as 
fore with the other bottles, but he did;
not stop at that. He poured a trifle from. 
each, one after the other, just to see
what the taste was like,“for surely: there 
was no harm in that. v  r - = -- 

Needless to follow the pr cess further
By the time dinnerst res y Jolly Jim
mie was in a. c ition to justify his:
name, and was as happy as if he owned;
the wholeestablishment. ‘ , “ ‘

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. :a lighter sentence.”

. .ou 3» bell.

and so much at home in your new sur-
roundings. Believe me, .a contented
mind is half the battle.”

“Half a bottle?”

“I said battle, sir."

"Oh! I beg parding. I was goin’ to
say that half a bottle is not a content-
ed mind.” '

“What!” with a glance at the table.
“You have not emptied your bottle al-
ready. my good fellow? Verily, you are
in need of rescue, if ever man was! ”

“I am tryin' to do my part, perfesser.
You said fill myself, and I have been
:obeyin‘ orders.”

“ But, the other bottles; I hope—”

A start.

“ What’s the matter, perfesser? ”

“‘Good heavens! You have been at
them all!”

“ Well, when one went dry, what was
a fellei‘ to do, perfesser? "

“Why did you not notify me?”

“I hated to disturb ye, and as I had
finished the first, I thought it was all
.right."

“ But, you have been at them all!”

“Yes; ye see, I had to try ‘em to de-
ride which one was nearest like the
first. I hope thar ain't no harm done,
perfesser.”

“ No great harm, no, but you are tak-
ing your case into your own hands when
you disregard my directions. That will
never do, for this is a matter of science,
and has to be conducted scientifically.”

“Perfesser, yer fears are groundless.
Ef you kin find a man that kin gulp
likker any more scientifically ’n what
I kin. I'll treat."

“The damage is done,. my man.”

“‘ What damage?” ‘

“‘ You have mixed the liquors. But,
no matter, now, I will fill this bottle
again, and this time with water~ "

“ Water! "

"‘Yes." i

*‘ And you expect me to drink water? ”

“‘I advise you to drink it, and not
touch one of these other bottles till it
isall gone.” '

The professor moved toward the door,
and the bummer looked at him in sheer
amazement. Drink water, he? What was
the man thinking about?

“ Perfesser,” he protested, “don’t,
don't, I beg of ye! You gave me the
’surance that a man’s life was in no
danger hyer, while under treatment, and
now ye are goin’ back on yer word.”

“But, you have disobeyed directions."

“I can’t help it, perfesser, I can’t
drink water;..don’t ask me to do the im-
possible.” ‘

“Well, you are determined to take
your case in your own hands, I see. I
will not insist'upon the point, but do
:not drink any more of these liquors for
at least an hour.”

“ Goodness bless ye, perfesser, that is

The smiling profeSSor was about to
wi‘hdraw when there came a dull, heavy,
muffled, yet sonorous stroke of a ponder-

it seemed to make the mansion shiver
viih its voice; the very floors seemed

I' to vibrate, and Joyful‘Jimmie leaped to
his feet, while the professor stared help-

.lessly.

: ,, “_What was that?" demanded Joyful.

 I don’t know," was the response. “ I

up, {heard it‘last night, a‘similar resonant

:stroke.”

 “It. istheyghost-lbell. that is what it‘
is.” declared Joyful. “But, let 'er ring:

they have got to play a stronger game ’n

' that to scare me offi’ ‘

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“I am‘ glad to find you doing so well I of the bell died away, and it was not

heard again. The professor went down
to his office, where he found the clock in-
dicated the hour of one.

Jimmie took a pull at one of the bot-
tles to strengthen his nerves, and then
a sip from another bottle to take the
taste of the first out of his mouth. and
still another to remove the taste of that:
for, somehow, none of it seemed to be

“ just right.
The chair he occupied was an easy.

one, and. reclining in it, he was soon
asleep.

When he awoke, an hour later. it was
with a start.

Had some one called him?

"Joyful Jimmie?” ,

It, was a voice very distinct, but not
very loud. ‘

“ Wull, hyer I am." called out Joyful.
sitting up and staring around. “ Who
aire you? ”

There was no one in the room with
him. and he was at a loss to account
for the voice. Who was it had spoken? "

“I am the invisible, the ghost of the
mansion," was the solemn reply. “But.
be not alarmed; take a drink to my
health and your nerves and I will speak
further."

Joyful’s eyes were fairly bulging.

“ Well, you are a ghost of hoss sense.
anyhow,” he declared, and he at once
set about following the advice given.

He drew a wry face as he gulped the
liquor, however, and wiped his mouth
vigorously after he had taken it. Some:
how it did not suit his taste. He would
see the professor. '

“ Now, what is it? " he demanded.

“You have a friend named Felix Shea,
have you not? ” ,

“Yes; and by tarnel, thar is somethin’
I had forgot all about, too! Go on."

“Well, he is out by the side of the
Dalton House, leaking wistfully in this
direction, and I think you had better
go out and see him.”

“Yes, I must do that. He wm never
fergive me in the World. if I do not keep
my word with him. Ye see, ghost. I
promised to take him a bottle of stuff if
I had a supply—”

He stopped short. realizing that he
was betraying a secret.

“ I see.” said the voue. “ You had bet-
ter keep your word with him, and at the
same time you can do a favor for me.”

“What i it?”

“First give me your promise that you
will tell no one else that I have spoken
to you.” -

“Yes, I promise that.’

" If you keep your word you need have
no dread of me, for I will not harm you.
No matter what you may hear and see
in this house, do not be in the least
alarmed. for I will protect you.”

“A bargain! ’

“On the other hand, if you do not
keep your word, the very worst that I
can invent will, be your portion—~”

“Don’t mention it, ghost; you won’t
have no ’casion to carry it out, nota
word of it. I’ll. do what you want me to,
and. fer th t you are to leave me in
peaceful pos ession of my room and lik-
ers.” - ‘~ .

“ Very well, and now attend me.”

Joyful had at once located the voice
as coming from a certain part of the
wall at one end of the room, so had
moved in that direction, and the words
had been exchanged in low tones.

The bummer. giving close attention,
evidently was greatly impressed. for he
was somewhat sobered when he returned
to the table for another dose of his

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Putting on his hat, he selected the:  

fullest bottle~and, by the way, the one
he liked least.
coat. he left the room, and, passing
quietly down the stairs and out of the
house. he turned his steps in the direc—
tion of the Dalton House.

There, sure enough, was Felix. wait—

ing for him. and when the Irishman
saw the bummer coming. slightly un—

steady in his gait. and holding some:
thing under his coat with care, a smile
lighted his face

“He is kapin' his promise.
he cried. “Sure. Oi can furgive him, so
Oi can. How joyful he looks! Begorra.
it is as full as a tick he is. and as happy
as a clam! Maybe, now. he can tell me
something about dhe bell dhat rang: Oi
must ask him."

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CHAPTER XIV.
A IiE\\'II.l>El‘.TII) QUARTETTE.

Mayor Godwin was in his office when
his son and the superintendent of the
Rose Mine entered.

The Superintendent, Frank Arm-
strong, was rather good-looking but
roughly clad, as became his every-day
station.

It was about the same time that Joy-
ful Jimmie left the sanitarium to keep
his engagement with his friend Felix.
They found the mayor in, as said, and
Seth Dalton entered right behind them.

“What is wanted, dad? ” inquired the
son. - _
‘f The signal was rather sharp, and I
came at once." observed Armstrong.
“ Fell in with. Tom as I came along."

“About that bell,” explained the
mayor.

“Just what I thought,” observed Dal—
ton. “ You heard it, then?”

“Could anybody help hearing it? Con-
found it! There is a crowd staring at
the house now."

They could see the house from the
rear windows.

“More care must be taken." said Dal—
ton. “Who Was in the house? Who
was it rang it? ”

“That is just what I want to know,"
cried Godwin. “ It was a confounded piece
of carelessness, and what business had
any one there at this hour of the day,
anyhow? ”

They looked from one to another in
a puzzled manner. '

“I heard it, of course, but I thought it
was one of you three," from the super-
intendent. ' I

“ We are the only ones having keys to
get in, and I am like Frank, I thought
it.was one of you others," added Tom.

“And it certainly wasn’t me," de—
clared Dalton.

“Nor me," echoed Godwin.

“Then who the mischief was it, and
how was it done? ” demanded the mayor.
greatly excited. ’

“Can it be that some of the people
have stumbled upon the secret of the old
ranch already?” questioned Dalton.

“Next to impossible,” thought Arm-
strong. v

“How about—you know?” from- the'
mayor. , '

“Dead as a door-nail,” averred Arm-
strong, without a tre or. “I hea"rd him
strike the side and. then the bottom
when he went down. The bell gave out

'a stroke then, if you remember."
“And you said the man struck the.

rope.” , ‘> 
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decided Tom. “But, who rang this
time?”

“ It was just one o‘clock," asserted the
mayor. “ The clock here had just struck.
and the tone of the bell came right on
top of it, made me think it was like a
town clock."

They glanced at the dial as the mayor
called attention to it, and it wanted but

a minute of two o‘clock.

“That does not answer my question,"
protested Tom. “There is no town clock
about it; some hand pulled that rope, and
we must find out whose it was. And yet.
we cannot do that until night, for we
must not be seen going near the house.
I am puzzled, and— "

The clock struck the hour of two.

Barely had it ceased, when clong! went
the great bell over in the haunted house,
and again—clong!

The four men in the room leaped to
their feet,'their faces pale as they look-
ed at one another in bewilderment. It
was something they could not under-
stand.

“By heavens, if it isn’t a town clock,
it is mighty like one!” the mayor as-
serted.

“What is the meaning of it?" de-
manded the others.

“That is for us to find out," declared
Tom Godwin, determinedly. “This night
we must investigate, and lay the ghost
if we can.“ .

“The ghost?” ~

“Well, it looks like one now, don’t

“Hang me if it don’t,” asseverated
Armstrong. who was paler than the rest,
“I don‘t know what to make of it.”

“ It muSL be that the fellow you— ”

“ Not a word! I tell you that is simply
impossible; I heard him strike the bot—
tom." ’ ,

"What I was going to say," contin-
ued Tom, “maybe it is his ghost that
is now taking things in hand. making a
reality of our former make-believe"...

“It is nothing to jest about,” snapped
Armstrong. 'Here comes the professor
this way; we had better get out before
he comes. No doubt he is coming to
make inquiry about the bell."

Armstrong did not tarry, but left at

once, Dalton and Tom Godwin soon fol-
lowing. *
t The professor could not see them leave
the office from the direction he was ap-
proaching, and he entered a few min~
utes after they had gone.

“See here, how is this, mayor?”ythe
head of the Keely cure demanded.

“ HOW is What? ” asked the mayor.

“ That bell.”

“ What about it? ”

“ Didn’t you hear it?”

“Certainly, sir."

“Well, it has frightened some of my
servants half.out of their wits. They
have heard about the place being haunt-
«. and I don’t believe I'll be able to
_.A.p them there."
if, wish. I could help you, sir."

.LJoniound it! Do you mean to tell
his :hat it is not your doings? "

"On my word, professor. I am as much
puzzled as you are.”

Prof. Morritson looked the amazement
he felt, and he stared at the mayor as if
unable to comprehend.

“Did you not tell me that the ghost
business was something you had been
working for a purpose; that if I would
come here 5nd open this gold cure You
would not only give me rent free, but
pay the expenses if it proved a losing
venture? Wasn’t that the agreement? ”

“Not so loud, professor. Yes, that was
the agreement, certainly."

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“Yes, but didn‘t you say the other?
And didn‘t you say that I was to have
the honor of proving that the house was
not haunted, and of laying the ghosts?
And now you tell me that you don‘t
know anything about this bell! \Vhat
am I to make of such inconsistency,
sir? "

“ Everything
sir."

“No, it is not! You say you do not
control the ringing of this bell. If net
you, then who?”

“As I have just told you, I am as
much puzzled as you are. We are going
to investigate it to-night, and no doubt
we‘ll be able to set the matter right and
explain it.”

“But by night my servants will be
gone and my business ruined! If that
bell sounds once more they will desert
me! "

“Ha! a happy thought for you, sir.”

“What is it?”

“Understand me that I know nothing
about the matter; that‘ I am puzzled
completely; but, if at three o’clock that
bell Strikes the hour again, tell your
people that it is a clock you have dis-
covered.”

The look of anxiety left the professor‘s
face instantly.

" Well; that is clever, on my word, it
is!" he admitted. “I don‘t see, though.
why you need deny knowledge of it to
me. Now I understand, sir.”

“ But, professor, believe me, it is
something I do not understand at all: it
is nothing of our doing,
account for it, sir.”

"Good. sir, good! I understand fully.
You disclaim all knowledge; I am to
discover what it is—that it is a clock set
somewhere in the_wall; I am to lay the
ghosts and reclaim the house from its
bad name. Clever, sir, decidedly, and I
thank you for the manner in which you
have‘givcn me the clew to the mystery,
as a detective might say.”

is just as represented,

And so, with nods and chuckles, the=

professor bowed himself out and re-
turned to the house, while the mayor
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' CHAPTER XV.
JorFt‘L Jmmn ALARMED.

“Well, how goes it, Joyful? Sure, ye
look as merry as a merrymaker! ”

So cried Feiix Shea, when Joyful Jim-
mie drew near, and he advanced a step
to shake hands with him.

“ Don‘t make ashow of yourself hyar.
and give me away, boy!" chided the
bummer. “ Let‘s go around back of the
stat-fies. and there I'll tickle yer palate."

“ Begorra, 0i knew ye would not for-

. get me. Come on, and lave me see phwat

koind av swill dhey are giving ye over
dhere, anyhow.” ,

“ That is jist what’I want to do, Fe-
lix, and I want you to say how ye like
it.” ’ ‘

“ Dhat same 0i will, ould man.”

They mbved around to a place out of
sight, and there stopped. I

“Now, here it is," and Joyful pro-
duced the bottle from under his coat.

The young Irishman’s eyes fairly
danced as he took it, and he called down
a blessing upon the head of his, old
{rfiend and drank to his health and long
1 e.

"-Ah! but dhat is dhe stuff!’.' he ex-
claimed, When he let go. '

“Then you like it? ” asked Joyful. ,

“Never betther did Oi'ever taste in
me loiie, ould mon.” . ,

,In proof of that, he put it to his lips
again, while Joyful looked on ruefully

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‘ winis office.”

He was at a loss to account for it, but.
somehow his taste was going back on
him—as he put it mentally, though he
did not admit it to Felix.

“Have a dhrap?” Felix invited.

“ No. I have been swigging it all day
and have got lots more in my room, so-
lieep it all for yerself,” returned the old
fellow. generously.

“May yure shadow never grow less,
and may dhe sun never set on yure pos-
sessions! cried the happy Irishman.
“ Sure, and dhe places here would owniy
kape dhe loikes av dhis!”

Joyful could not understand, yet a ter-
rible truth was dawning upon him. He
sadly shook his head.

“Well ye may shake yure head, ould
mon," said Felix.

But he had misinterpreted.

“Now, I am hyar on business as well
as pleasure,” announced the camp bum.
“I have a message fer Sport Harry dhat.
you are to deliver jist as ye hear it."

“A missage! And who is it from? ”

“,fl‘he ghost of the mansion."

“ Phwat dhe ould mischief has a ghost
to do wid a. message?”

“That is not for you to ask nor for
me to know; all you have got to do is
to carry it to the sport and say nothing."
“Well, foire ahead, and let me have
it.”

“Handsome Harry is wanted to come
there this evening, and he is to come
and pay me a visit in my room.”

“Begorra, dhat reminds‘ me! Sure it.
is mesel’ and Handsome Harry dhat are
to spind dhe noight in dhe ould house
fur dhe very purpose av laying dhe
ghost, so we are.”

“How comes that about?”

“Dhe perfesser has engaged dhe pair
av us.” ~.

“Well, now, that may alter things
considerably. But, carry the message to
Harry, and maybe he will come and see
me at once.” .

“Begorra, Oi’ll do it.
Joyful." .

“What is it?” '

“Would it be any harrum av 0i call
on ye mesel’, say about dhe toime dhis
bottle goes dhry?”

“Come and welcome! ” cried Jimmie-
“I have a fine place there, a genuine
palace, and, as fer drinks—yer choice
of half a dozen kind-s.”

“Ye may look fur me card!" cried
Felix. ' ‘

While they were still in conversation <
the bell sounded forth, as elsewhere
mentioned.

“ Dhere! phwat is dhe mfaning av
dhat, Oi want to ask ye?” cried Felix.
“See dhe galoots, how dhey run and
stare at the place! "

“Why, it is the ghost, as you know
well enough," averred the bummer. “ He '
has set up a clock, I take it, to excite
the curiosity of the galoots, hyar. He
knows what he's about.”

And, Oi sav,

They were looking out from the place ; I

to which they had retreated, and while
they looked they say! the professor come
from the house. - ‘ 1,

His face was troubled, and he made
straight. for the mayor’s» omce.

About the same time they saw the
others leave. the office. ‘

" Thar!” exclaimed Joyful, “ that .
saves me a bother, by mighty! The ghost
wanted me to find, out what those fol- A
lei-s wur at about this time 0' day.”

“ Ph-wat fellows? " asked Felix. .

“ The ones ye see comin' out of God-V

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, “ Never you mind," chided the bum-
?“i, .mer. “You go and find Handsome Harry

4“,  .at once and tell him everything I have
 said, and add that he had better come
 right away.”

“Consider it done, Joyful."

"And you see that you don’t draw no
more on that bottle account until ye
 have done it, too."

25 ‘ » They parted, Felix to look up Sport
 Harry and deliver the message and Jim—
mie to return to the inebriates’ sani-

tarium. ,

Joyful was just in time to fall in with
the professor on his way back from his
call at the mayor's office, and at sight
of his patient he exclaimed:

“What! you out, sir?"

“Yes, I wanted to see a friend,” ex-
plained the patient.

“Well, your friends must come and
.see you, not you go and see them,"
averred the professor.

“That is jist the p’int, perfesser,” de~
dated the bummer. “I wanted to see
’em, and I thought the quickest way
would be to go and invite ’em."

" Well, for the dignity of the estab-
lishment, sir, pray make use of the serv-

, ants to deliver your message. You are

"unable to walk half straight, and only
attract attention. Wait until we send
you forth a free man once more, so that
you can walk with head erect."

 Oh, they all know me, perfesser, and
any little irregularity about my gait
won't do no harm to your establishment.
I was ‘flicted that Way ’fore you came
‘hyar. But, I say, perfesser.”
~ “What is it?” - ‘

\ “What is 'the matter with that lik-

- ker in my room? I think you had better
'send up a fresh supply.”

“Ah-ha! So soon?"

‘7What d’ye mean?"

“ My dear man, you have taken your
=case into your own hands. You are going
to be desperately sick before long, and
after that you. will not taste of the
cursed drink for the richest mine in this
'gulch!"

‘ hJimmie. looked anything but joyful just

1 en.

“Ye don’t mean at," he gasped.

2“ As I live.” r

“Great Gosh‘enL/Why, life won’t be
"Worth the livin’, perfesser!”

. 2“ On the contrary,'man, you will just
- 'bégin to live. You will bless the day

: " when you put yourself under my hands.”
~. ‘.‘ Ruined, ruined! " cried the bummer.
,_ ' “ My fine taste for old corn completely
’, gone, strayed. stolen, destroyed! Per-
,  §f lesser, I’ll brin' , suit fer damages, as

my name is Ji Joy!” ' ' v
 ‘,‘ Why, man, it was a bargain; every-
, body knows the conditions. But you will
r bless me rather than curse me, later on.”
.‘  ,1“Y,e,s, but ye deceived me, blast ye! ”

('7; "'“In what particular?” ‘

 ,"I thought it took a week fer the
,, ,thing‘to act, and— and—" .
 “,And ydu thought to have a good
Jdrunk and then retire and laugh at me,
’1 did you? Ha! ha! ha! My friend, you fell
{into a trap of your own setting. 'You
. rarest cured man!" . ’ v '
 “,Weli, (there is one satisfaction, any-

      

   

, jcompany, and when my friend Felix Shea
 calls to see me, as he sarta’in surewill,
f‘alli‘I ask, of you” is that you send up ‘a
‘Lsu'pply of your -best.tor me to entertain
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“What is it, my boys? ” the professor
asked.

“Wull, we wur wonderin’ whar that
’ar bell kin be,” explained one.

“That bell? The gh0st that you have
heard so much about, and all of that?
My dear, good men, the mystery has
been solved. That bell is a great clock
in the walls.”

“A clock? ”

“Yes, you may hear it strike again.
Do not be surprised if you do. You may
tell your friends that there is no more
ghost in this mansion."

“Wull, by g0sh!" exclaimed the fel-
low, and as the professor smiled and
entered'the house, they hastened off to
herald the news.

Inside, the professor informed his su-
perintendent the same, and he made it
known to all the rest of the {household
so that fears were,allayed immediately.
When the bell was heard at three o'clock
and again at four and five, the inmates
of the mansion merely smiled.

But it was not so with the evil crew of
Gold Dust—Mayor Godwin, his son, Seth
Dalton, Frank Armstrong, and with some
others more or less concerned with them.
They. were not only puzzled, but greatly
alarmed, and were impatient for night.
to fall in order that they might investi-
gate.

Before that, however, Sport Harry had
called at the Hough mansion. ostensi-
bly to see Joyful Jimmie, but really in
response to the summons he had re—
ceived, and he spent some time in Jim-
mie’s room. '

When he took leave of the bum he
knew more than when he had entered
his confederate’s room.

Shortly after Harry had gone Felix
Shea called.

He was considerably the worse for his
recent indulging, but was readily ad-
mitted to the sanitarium, and when
shown up to Jimmie’s room he was roy-
ally entertained.

Jimmie felt a sickness working upon
him, but he kept up manfully while he
pressed glass after glass upon Felix,
until at last he had the satisfaction of
seeing his Irish friend most delightfully
“corned,” when he yielded to urgent in-
clination and threw himself on the bed.

So we leave them, to go with the
Handsome Sport. , ,

In leaving the room, the sport looked
carefully around before descending the
stairs. I 1

He had been in the house before, so
knew’its plan fairly well. His object
being to reach the cellar unseen, if pos-
sible, .he descended the stairs'with all

I caution. .

Reaching the -bottom withOut being
seen, he walked lightly along the hall to
the rear ,and opened a door that con-
nected, the kitchen with the dining-
rooms on the sameJloor by a pantry and
passage combined. Had any. one been
there, he had an excuse ready. .

Nb one was there; something had,
drawn the attention’ of the servants at
the moment. 3 ‘

He looked into the kitchen, and he
heard them talking in the rear yard.

,Without delay ,he stepped data the
kitchen, opened the door of the cellar,
passed in and closedthc'do'or after .him,
and descended the steps to the bottom,
where he‘. paused and listened.

He heard no sound, ‘and chirped three

times, likes cricket."

. “ All right! come, this way! ’? was what

he heard; g  . ». ‘ .
Harry advanced in the directioh of the

voice.- and as "he

struck and-,‘fliflght ‘  shed uponfifihe

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did so a match was'

   
 

There, in an opening in the wall"; th
sport beheld Trump Finnegan in the act};
of lighting a. candle he held in his hand.
The sport joined him and they shook
hands.

“ No one saw you?” Dick asked.

“No one; it. happened that the way
was all clear."

“ So much the better. We. will spring
a surprise on these scamps, I imagine."

“Yes, and serve them out for the
scurvey trick they played on you,” re-
marked Harry. “I thought you were

 

more than plain Trump Finnegan,
but— ”

“But you did not take me to be Dead~ ,. J
wood Dick, eh?” 

“No, never suspected."

They had now entered the space be- .r, ‘
yond the cellar, and Dick had shut the -" 
door and replaced the bolt of the lock.

“ Well, now, if you will come with me
I will show'you some wonderful things."
Dick advised, as he led the way down
the stairs. “I did not think there was
much to the place at first, but I have
found there is a good deal.” " i 

“And you mean to play the ghost and 
show it up, eh?” 43'

“That is what I an. doing."

“You are the one who rings the bell? " ,

“Yes. I suppose you see my motive
in that? " , 

“I don’t know. The people in the  
house take it for a clock that is some- , * f,
where in the walls.” . ' ' v ~ "1

“'The very idea I wanted to convey to ‘ ‘
their minds,” assented Dick. “I vent- :
ure to say it is a puzzle to the rascals 1 '
themselves, however.” .,

“It must be a mystery.”

“ You see, I want to awaken their cu-
riosity so that they will venture here
to—night to find out what it is all about.
Thinking me dead, they must be wonder-
ing who is doing it.”

“ Ha! that is your Scheme, eh? It is a.
clever one, on my word.”

“That is the programme, and I want
you to help me carry it out. Here, now, ,_ ~ ~ 5
is the door‘opening on the shaft I told ., , 
you about." . , ' r

He opened the door as he spoke, and
the cold air of the dismal hole came out
upon them, causing Handsome Harry to , A ;
draw back with a feeling of disgust for ,
the place.  . i ‘ I

And they threw you down there! ”'
he exclaimed. , . -

“ That is thetate the fellow gave me,” '
averred Dick, “ but Providence carried
me to the rope”. v ,~

“It must have been Providence, sure‘  
enough. You had not one chance in text I 
thousand, I should say. But, tell me all ‘ 
about the place.”  . if _

“I have more than Once had reason to’ “ i
believe that I am an instrument in the 1:
hands of Providence," assumed ,Dick, \ ;
reverently. “Some of my escapes have '7 .,
been little short of miraculous, as, to 
the place. I will lead you throughi‘it.  ‘
Let us Wait until I ring the bell tit-the",  -
hour.” ‘  . .  1

Dick had his watch in hand.~ . . , 
, There was but a shortrti. 6 to Wait.
and clOsing the watch, Dicl‘t‘ aSDGd the]
rope, and tolled out thehour. j  ‘, j

“ They will be in ,a fever of curiosity 
by, the time it is dark.”, he explained to. "
Harry. “Now, then,'follow 'me, and we
will make the reunds; By theiway,. 
have arranged another Plan. for ringi, ‘

  
        
        
 
      

  

  
     
    
     

 

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“ What for? ’? j , . _   .
f‘ They whizwatch to see how' .it

done,yrand‘.they will hear it rin without?-

a tremoifi’afrthe rope.” : .  "
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 gf‘i‘Nhy, I have been up to’ the bell, and
{l' have attached a string to the clapper
, and have conducted it to the place where
we will lie in waiting for them. I have
it all planned.”
“I guess you have.”
Dick now held the light so that his
companion could see, and disclosed a
narrow, circular stairs around the in-
side of the shaft, with a rail for the hand
of any one making the perilous pasSage.
“ This“, he announced. “leads to the
door that opens to the outer world, and
is the only means I have found of en—
trance save the way you came. With
this way blocked, and the other stopped
against them, they will be like rats in
‘ a trap when we get them here.”
 l. . “Ah! I see."
“"9, “The door up there opens on the
4 shaft,” continued Dick, “ but these steps
and the rail begin on the right and the
way is a safe one at ordinary times. It
F, . ends here, as you see, and no one could
r ' ever guess that such a place is in ex~
~ , istence. But, come, I will show you all
 f through, and I think you will have to
‘  . vote it the greatest den you ever saw or
read about. You will agree that fact
beats fiction hollow.” '

    

 

 

:  3 CHAPTER XVII.

 LIKE RATS 1N A TRAP.
 . The night was dark, as the previous

1 i}; ‘ night had been. '
.' ii" And as soon as it had become thor-
' I‘ oughly dark, two men made their way
in the direction of the Hough mansion.
They approached from the side of the
gulch, so as to lessen the likelihood of
"their being seen, and came up alongside
,the house on the side where the paved
‘ walk lay. ‘ ’
, At acertain point they Stopped- There
‘ was a click and a slight rasping sound,
and a door opened. '
They entered, and the door closed.
“Now,” said one, “we’ll see whether
the clock will strike again or not, Tom.”
. » “You are right, Frank,” responded the
, other. “Just wait until I make a light
'and we’ll go, down. We’ll see who is
running-the game, and I think we’ll set-
£33,119 his score." ‘
 ’ They soon had a light,'and proceeded
down the winding steps by aid of the
,hand rail.
f The mayor’s son reached the bottom
wt‘first. There he waited for Armstrong,
who was hearing the light, and they ex-
,  'amined the door first of all. ,
' ’..,'“‘Locked. Just as we left it,” said
_,y011ng,Godwln, looking at his companion
'in._amasement. “ The question is, how
300;:ch any one get to the bell to ring
t‘“ ”«. _. .
 “Give .. it up,” avowed Armstrong.
.y‘.‘ Well. it Wants but a couple of minutes
to nine, and We'll wait and see what
Vivivill be done. ‘Not an hour'has been
, "missed since One o’clock, so far}?
'1 “And what if it rings?”
 1‘ How can it, and we here by the
tone?” . ‘
v ,“ "But what if it does? " -
. ' “It is impossible. Still. if it should,
it‘tor sake of argument, we’ll go up tothe
o1 itself." : , _ v j,,
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élonsge time. Watch the time, now.”

   

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as aflitaint sound overhead;

  

four, five, six,‘seven,
not a. tremor of the

  

 
 

’ do, .We do not take any stock in
, ‘ pg, ,phaving'been ghosts ourselves for

they. stood, Armstrong watch in,

*lj‘rank:-Arm rang. '1 v  , . ,,
: "‘What’fis' fobe done? ” questioned the '

"hdnognus voice of the bell mayor. as,i_‘tlie.jiastjstr0‘ke (if-eleven died,

 

rope, and the two men looked at each
other with faces pale. It was more than
they could understand.

“What does it mean?" gasped Tom
Godwin.

“I’ll be hanged if I know,” answered
the superintendent.

“There is nothing for us to do but go
up to the bell, and if any one is there— ”

“ If any one is there. may Satan help
him, is all I have to say,” grated Arm-
strong. “ There ufiwihll be another vic-
tim for the pit.‘§. Come on, and we’ll
soon see.”

Armstrong led the way back again up
the dangerous footway, to a point where
there was a step that was broader than
the others.

There he stopped and pushed his way
into a niche in the wall, and so on and
into a passage that opened beyond it,
the mayor's son following him. and the
light disappeared.

Along that passage they went, until
they came to a. stairway, and up and on
through other passages until the differ-
ence in the material of the walls proved
that they were moving among the par—
titions of the house itself. Still up and
on, this way and that.

Finally, at the end of a passage to
which they had had to climb by means
of a ladder of considerable height, they
stopped.

“The other ladder is gone,” called out
young Godwin.

“Proof that some human agency has
been at work here,” growled the super-
intendent. '

Well. we are not to be foiled this
way," decided the mayor's son. “We
will pull up the other ladder and go on
up and See what is there. We have got
somebody to face here."

“ That is the idea! ” agreed Armstrong.
“'Hold the light and I’ll fetch it in a
moment.”

Tom took the light, and Frank went
’nack along the passage. ,

Suddenly an oath. was heard.

“ What is it? " .

“ This ladder is gone, too!”

“ No! Then we are trapped, curse the
luck, trapped! We can’t- get up nor
down! ”

“ But; who has taken the ladder? Has
one of our number turned traitor? But,
no; that is impossible, for every one is
true; that we can swear. Who has served
us this trick?” '

“You must be mistaken about that
fellow last night.” _ '

“ And I tell you I am not; do you sup-
pose a man could go down that hole and
live? Besides, once down. even if unhurt,
how could he get out again?" .

They looked [down intorthe passage be-
IQW, but no one was there, and the depth
was'about twenty7four feet from where
they stood, the ladder having spanned
the height of twofloors.

At the other ,end the distance to the
point where, the bell hung was a good
thirteen feet. . ~‘

They were trapped indeed. ,

 Ten o’clock came, and the bell tolled
off the hour again.

.11.»;1meyen', and yet once again its solemn

voice was heard, but no’ao'ther’: sound to
indicate how it had been rung. . . ,

yin the‘mayor’s office were DaltOn and
Godwin; pacing the floor in ,a fever of

anxiety... For two hours they ‘jhad. been,
'awaltingv'the return of Tom

I

aw .\ 3"} J .3 ,  ,.’ ’  . _. " I‘
"faThera ‘.lsl‘,0nly‘ , one ' thing we ,  do; v
and. that is..- gogand grind. them.”_ decided...

l a, -, .
is“,
.

Godwin and v

Dalton. “ We may as well go at once;
too. Are you ready?"

“ Yes, let us go. I can’t bear the sus—
pense longer."

They put out the light and left the
office. and by making a detour they ap-
proached the mansion from the rear, as
the other pair had done.

Opening the door, they let themselves
in and closed it again, and having so
done, struck a light. A candle was at
hand, in a place where they knew where
to find it.

That lighted, they proceeded down to
the landing where the bell rope hung,
and, in short, followed almost exactly
the lead of the pair who had gone before
them; ascending again as far as the
niche, and so on into the passages that
lay beyond.

Thus they proceeded. talking all the
time, until they came to a point where
the absence of a ladder blocked their
further progress in that direction.

Who is there?” called a voice from
above.

“Tom, is that you?"

“Yes, and you want to get back from
there before you are trapped the same
as we have been. The hand of a toe is
at work here somewheres! ”

" Then that foe is Deadwood Dick!”
ejaculated the mayor. “ I have repented
a hundred times that I did not put .a
bullet into him last night, when we had
him cornered in the.Silver Saloon." '

voice, “and you are safe in his net. You
may play ghost to your hearts’ content."
With curses, the mayor and Dalton ran
back along the passage.
At the point where they had {climbed
up the last ladder to the level they were
then on, they found~nothingl

was no way of escape, for this was simp-
ly the route to the place where the big
bell hung.

course, had they done so, their voices
would have been heard in the rooms of

hoped there would be a possible means
of escape. ‘

nothing more of their captor;

the hour again; after that all Was silent.
The bell rang" no more, and the night

hensions.
CHAPTER XVIII. .
r EXPOSE AND ansvrxrs.
Clang-clong! Clangrciong!
clong! ‘ 
It was early morning

 

mouthed reverberatiOns.

v

a mild alarm. .
’At first .ittwas a surpri

cure to learn what it mam. Andflhere
c1 ’g-olong! Ciaaggciongzj,
clong. Clang—cloing‘l. " 

 

 

 

‘v question  ,itg‘wonid over 

‘ _I 7‘},.

“Yes, Deadwood Dick it is!” said at

The ladder was gone, and they. like;
the others, were in a clever trap! There .

They had not spoken, aloud, for, of 

the house whose walls they were within;
nor did they care to speak aloud; they"

But none was to be fauna; they imam-(1.1",~ 
twelve
O'clock came. and the great bell told off

rolled on apace. The prisoners, unable” "
to_escape, were. obliged to remain where - ..
they had been trapped, .and bitter“ were I
their. execrations and dire their appre- '

Clanse', .
over Hungry. '; ‘4
Gulch and the great' bell in the Hough 
mansion was sounding forth its.deep‘;.-j¥~

No longer could it he,likenedi'oéafif ‘
clock; it wasgag resonant, braz'engbeli.» , v.
and it was peeling forth, thoughgvrighi- '
muffled accents, what might be  ‘

, at then it ,
created 'jwond‘er. and at lamb. :i'ouz‘iosltr,
'lmpelledav_thé people of: the  ,to rush 
pellemell in the direction .of,«.tlie‘ golds. 

 

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great crowd ha assembled, in fact the
whole population of the gulch.
At last it stopped. and while the crowd

yet watched and waited, as if aware that ‘

more was to follow, two men
their appearance upon the veranda of
the sanitarium and were greeted with a
cheer.

One was Handsome Harry, whom they
all knew; the other the stranger who
had come by the stage on the previous
day, Trump Finnegan.

"What is et, Sport Harry?“ one man
called out. “What does et mean?"

"You shall hear.” was the response.
“ Citizens of Gold Dust, let me intro—
duce Mr. Richard M. Bristol, better
known as Deadwood Dick, Junior."

Such a cheer as wentvup then was al—
most deafening. The people of Gold
Dust were not unacquainted with Dead~
wood Dick by reputation. and they gave
him the heartiest kind of welcome.

Dick raised his .hand for silence, and
as they were eager to hear him say
something, he soon had their attention.

“Men of Gold Dust,” he said, “ I came

'to your pretty camp on business, and

that business has been accomplished
more quickly than I anticipated. In fact,
I feel as if I' have had but little to do
with it, further than to figure as the in-
strument of the overruling Providence.

“I came here for the purpose of un-
earthing an illegal mint that‘was known
to be in operation somewhere in this
part of the country. and for which the
Secret Service ‘peopie have been search-
ing for a long time. Harry Meyers here,
whomyou have known as Handsome
Harry,~the sport, has, been here on the
same business for some time, and to
him I owe, in part at least, the success
1 have been able to achieve. We have a
fine disclosure to make to you.

“Years ago, when this house was built,
Seth Dalton and Alf Godwin were in the
employ of Henry Hough. After Hough‘s
death they laid a scheme by which they
hoped to get hold of .the p operty for a
trifling sum. They reporte the mine as
played out; the business went down, and
at last the mine shut down and the camp
was deserted. So it rested for ten years;
but Dalton and Godwin were not idle
during that time. They had another iron
in the fire, as=we11,~and while the coast
was all clear they fitted up a place here
for the greatest counterfeiting undertak-
ing ever heard of. '

i“ To pr0tect themselves, they arranged
to have it appear that the old house was
lhaunted. They, needless to say, were
the ghosts. When ready, they bought the
property, reopened the mines, and gave
the town a boom. They prospered great-
ly, for a time,'but at last the ghost story
.begair to lose its hold upon the people,
as you"know, and they saw they would
have to hatch a new scheme or give up
their secret minting. What should it be?
At last "they hit upon the idea of opening
a Keely cure, and you see the result. It
was their intention to prove that the
house was not haunted, and never really
had been, and, under cover of this busi-
ness, they would be able to carry on the
minting indefinitely. But we have
brought them up with a round turn now,
and "they, are priso‘ners.",g

At' length, then, he "went over the
whole ground. and when he'had done
the house was thrown open so that the
whole crowd might investigate.

Then, ,theother secrets‘ of the house

" were laid  and the prisoners were

I _ Care-'
hid \away in a sub-cellar was, the"
. minting plant; one of themost perfect
a for counterfeiting purposes ever seen.

made ;

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eventually forced to surrender, though,
for a time, they were defiant. Dick ar-

rested them. and they got what they de- ‘

served, every one.

It was shown, too. that Tom Godwin
himself was the much-wanted Tiger JOe!
Knowing Deadwood Dick, the scoundrel
had accused him of being Tiger Joe
partly for a signal to his father that
Deadwood Dick was in town, and partly
with the hope thaf‘the crowd would
make short work of s j'notorious a rascal
as Tiger Joe was known to be. But it did
not work according to programme, as we
have seen.

The gang broken up, the town took on'

a natural growth, supported by the nu-
merous outlying camps. and there was
one institution that it retained—the
Gold Cure. So pronounced had been the
cure in the cases of Joyful Jimmie and
Felix Shea that others sought it, and
the professor did a good business event-
ually. The two mentioned were terribly
sick for a time, but when they recov-
ered they could not be induced to touch
liquor on any consideration. And, when
they became used to it, they were thank-
ful men, for they soon had good clothes
upon their backs and money in their
pockets———a state of things they had nev-

er known before, within recollection-s

especially Joyful Jimmie. His nickname
still clung to him, and was not inap-
propriate, for he was joyful now in
another sense.

THE END.

Nsxr HALF-DIME LIBRARY, No. 993.

The Cadet-Detec—the’s Hut Hustle;

THE WEST Pom MYSTERY '

BY HOWARD M. BOYNTON.

.Beadle’s Halt-Dime library.

BITFFALID BI LL NOVELS.

BY COL. PRESTISS lNGRAHAM.

lDRl Bill-lo lll‘l Fl lltln Five.

97.? liull'ulo Iii'o I ch” Iota.

mi . Du nlo Bill'o Rush Ride! My Sure-Shot. the High-Fly".
9034 Bulfnlo lllll‘u Decoy: lvr. The Arizmm L'mck Sim~
95‘ llnlfnlo Bill‘n Much u-(‘hu-c.

948 Dullqu llill‘n Snap-R not : vr. Willi Kia‘l Tcxnn Tully
942 Bull'qu Dill”.- Tou 'll Tun-ale.

986 Bull’an BIII‘I Boy . moon or. he Jnrvis’ Hold-up.
921D gulfnio Dill'u (‘rnck-olmt Paul.

«.50 nifan “Mr: Roy Put-d: vr. immrfly hilly.

Elli Ill-on “Ill. Ih!‘ i'rince vi the Hum.

.32 Bison Bili‘o (fine: of- GM. the Bone Sport.

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BY BUFFALO an L.

8 Kan-nu King; v~r.Tiw Rad RI ht Hand.
a; ahedll’hsgnomhh 3'“: “.1110 'lM “franc Prairie.
on y- ye. t c '1: nova Scrotum «Bond dBlolheriiood
0" Border llobln Hood; M,ThoPuin_v Rovch
158 i- onoy Frank of Colorado: or. TM Tnppn’. Tron.

BY CAPT. ALFRED B. TAYLOR, u. S.A.

I!” nuflllo Hill}. the Boy Buliwbnrkev. .
194 Dal-lo Bill 0 lieu "I. The Gambler Guido.

BY J. 0. CIDWDRICK.

880 Silver-Mull the Man a! Myuory: or le Golden K I.
no lino-m. 'Iu- In.ch Kim” M. For Scion You: Dent,
490 The Deieotlve‘u . lgolrenMce-t or. A Boy Without n. Home.
484 (‘ibulvo John: «r, «Him Turin n An» Bu.
481D sandy Sam. the Sum Seoul. « >
46? Disco Dun. iho Doing Du‘du
508 lledllght Ralph t a Prince («the Road. ‘
5 4 The nginecr Detective: or. Radllght deh’l Resolve
ill Mort, the Night I ran Detective.

7| Air-Line wise I v Youns Entities]: or, The Double Cut
‘59. I he Boy Inkcrto-g or. Running the Rnoofilo (kn. \
£15 Fighting "on; the Chict of Chained Cycloaa.
“40 Bareback "M g the Centaur of the Circle.
64'! 'l’rncwrllcr Tilly. Dir Mmhnui’. Ward.
oniichc “organ the" Pimwu”M-n of Ash Bu.
“'1? Halter! "oh. the Dock Detect"..-
NID4 Arizona Dick's “I 9.0“. 3
mm Jul-mint Jack‘s J. lice.
mm . forty unm,‘ the (‘yr 0 Sport.
:12 ’ljrnln Roy Trim". Dahlia-tie.

’3 'i he Trot-n Dock-B .' .
ll (Boon Bob. IDIc Ire-Load“.
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9M Fluid ['1‘ any (‘ y musile Sallie, the 'Girl 5;:
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96? .1000 ' Reward: or The Rim-i Rework". Sink Scoop.

918 Bout-m Billy the éorkc -I"errot.

978 Pluck, Pot. the Street- 5' Detective.

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' :ng Deadwood lchk‘u Dig Strike; or. A Game of Gold.

  
    
   
  
    
   
 
  
    
   
    
   
  
   
   
      
 
  
  
    
      
   
   
  
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
    
 
   
  
    
    
  
  
  
    
 

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Deadwood Dick Novels.
183 [Deadwood Dick'n llomc “at-c: or, Blond: Bill.

6 Deadwood Dick 0! hi min cod: or, 1M Picked Party.
195 Deadwood lchk’I Drcum: M, The Rivulu of the Road.
201 Deadwood DIck’l “'ard: or.'l‘i;e Block Hill‘s Jezebel.
205 Deadwood Dick'o Doom: or. CalaminJnno‘lAdvenluro.
I]? Deadwood Dick'h Dcnd Dtul.

2 Deadwood Dick'o Death-Plant.
.82 Gold-"not luck. A lit-umncc 0! Rough‘ and Toughl.
363 DEIM "Ick’! IDl\'Idc ('1’. The Splrit of Swamp Lake.

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86" Dcodwood IDIcI-"n Dcqu ‘rnil.

IloiD Deadwood I’Ii'k’ll Deal: «The Gold Brick 010"!“-

321 Deadwood "Inw- Dozen: o.-,Tho FnklrolPhnmomF‘lnto
Dcndwood lDIck'I Ducal-z or. Day- in the Di Kings.
Deadwood Dick flcutenccdz or,‘l'no Terrible 'ondelil.
Deadwood Dick‘s (‘lninn

405 Deadwood Dick In lieu“ City.

Deadwood Dick'l Dian-undo.

Deadwood Ick in New York: or, A “Cute Con."

Deadwood Dick’l Dunn or,Tli¢ Chained Hand.

Deadwood Dick. Jr: -r, '11.. CHILE”) Crescent Sin.
Dentin-nod Ichk. Jr.’l. Defiance.

Dcndwood Dick. Jr.'I Full llond.

Deadwood "Il'k. Jr.’l. "It? Round-I‘ll.

Dcndwood Dick Jr.’- Racket at. Claim 10. ‘
Dcudwuod Dick. Jim’s Corral; or. Bolt-man BUL' «
Dentin-nod Dick. Jr.’l, Dog Detective.

4H1 Deadwood Dick. Jr” in Deadwood.

Deadwood Dick. Jr.‘-. Compact.

Dcndwood Dick Jr.‘-. Inheritance.

Dcndwood Dick. Jule Dif lnlo.

Deadwood Dick, Jr.’l. Dc yer-once.

'elldwvnil Ick Jr.‘s l'rotcgce.

Deadwood Dick. Jr.’-. Three.

9 Deadwood Dick. Jr.'n. Donut-r Ducko.

534 Dentiwuod Dick. Jr.‘-. Death llunt.

Deadwood lDIck, Jr" In exon.

5 H Dcndwood Dick, Jr.. the Wild “'esl \‘idoeq

54.9 Deadwood Dick. Jr., on Illa .‘lcltle. ,
Dcodwuod Dick, Jr., In Gotham. ‘
Deadwood Dick. Jr.. in Boil-Ion. ' 
[Deadwood Dick. Jr.. In Phil-dolphin. ’
Dcudwood Dick. .lr.. in Chicago.

Dcudu'ood Jr.. Afloat.

Deadwood an. in Denver.

Deadwood Jr.'-, Dccrcc.

Dcndwoml Dick Jr.. in Beclzobub’l “Illn-
Deadwood Dick. .Dr., at (‘one Inland.
Deadwood Dick, Jim’s, Lendvi ic Lay.
Deadwood Dick. Jr., In Detroit.

on“ Deadwood Dick. Jr. In Cincinnati.

624 Deadwood Dick. Jr., in Nevada.

630 Dcmlu'oml Dick. Jun, In No Man’- Loud.
Deadwood Dick. Jr.. After the Queer.
Dumlwooll Dick Jr» In Dull'nlo.

Deadwood Dick. Ma’s. Chane Acron- the Continent
Dcmlwood Dick, Jr.. Among tin-Smugglers.
Dendn‘ood Dick. .lr.'u Irv-urnncc Case.

6 Deadwood Dick. Jr.. hack in the Mines.
Dcncln'ood Dick. Jr.. In IDnrnngo: or,“Gnthmd in."
Deadwood Dick, Jr}- Di~covery; “Joana-Fortune.
684 Deadwood D ck. Jr.’-. Dnzllc.

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691D Dcndwood D ck. Jr.‘n. Dollar-I.
090 Dcnd wood D ck. .lr., at Dunner Divide.
701D Deadwood ID ck. Jr)... Dro .
T04 Deadwood D ck, Jr.. m Jock-Pot.
710 Dco'lwood D ck r., In lion From-loco.
Hi Deadwood Dick, Jr.’o Sill] l'llllta. 
22 Deadwood Dick. Jr.'s Domlnocl. 'x
23 Deadwood Dick. Jr.’l, Bi—gui-u ' "
ill Dcndwood D ck. Jrh. Double Deal
40 Deadwood D ck Jr.’-. Denllumleh.
47 Deadwood Dick, Jr.’-. Ioultlet.
52 Dcodwood Dick. Jr.'-, Deni-blow. ,
5% Deadwood Dir k, .Ir.’-. Jewel-ate Strait.
ii-l Deadwood D ck. Inn’s, .onc "and.
70 Dcmlwood D ck, Jr.’u Del'cut.
1’6 Deadwood D ck. Jr.’o. leonrrecllont
82 Dcndwoon ID (4:. Jr.’ Dark Days.
hit Deadwood ID ck Jru Dcflc .
92 Dick. .lr.'o. Double Dcvvlce. ~
9? Dick, Jr’m. Desperate \ entlrfi 3 _
0! Dick. Jr.‘-. Dinmongi Dice.
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to Dick: Jr.‘-. Im- .
22 «k. r.‘o, oom. ‘
2” Dick. Jr.‘n. Scoop. ‘ 1.
I484 lDIcL'. Jr.’l, l’rox .
8M DIck. Junk, in“ k
D345 DIck, Jr.’o, Ill 3 lone.
852 mu. .1... at lfmv. Gulch. r
85" Dick, ert. Dent. J ole flood.- r
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are ole .' J - Decoy Duck.
sue Dick. r. In Sliver Pocket. ’ .
SID! Dick. Jr.,’-. "cud-Sure Gang.
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910 Dick. 11-" m 'I‘i -Ton.
mo Dick. Jr.’n Dongle-Dockers
92g Dick. Jr.. at Dollar-Ville.
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9411 Dick. Jr.:I-. Double I no. / , - l
93! {:ilftc r: It. Right Bower. I ,r _. ,
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NBW ISSUES.
99q fihc‘rill'lluntwny. of Monllnll 0" Sud" 5h”? Nun"
her Him. By Ed. A. Wicks. ‘

     

99] Two Dudou from Doomed Camp; or,Tbo One-Ar: ed,
«in of Sink—down. By T. (7. Hurlith-

992 Deadwood Dick. Jpn. at Gold Dunn 01’; SW" 5"
Harry’s [Find By I3. L. Wheeler.

998 The ('udel-IDclecllve‘o not III-tie; or, The Wm. .
Point _\Iy|tcr\~. By H. )1 Boy-Mon. ‘1. .

JUST ISSUED. ‘ W,\

985 garden-vi Bud gor, Jolly Jack in Mexico. By W. J. l-inrn-~ : 
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986 Deadwood Dick. Jr.’n, Bent Cord. By E. L. Wheeler. , v.

93-: an]. die wont-nu or. The Demure. Blind. By :oi '.
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