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BY COL. PRENTISS INGRAHAM,

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CHAPTER I.
.A. TENDERFOOT TO THE uncut

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" llalt that old hearse, quick! and hands
lip all of you!” .

Fred Fox, the driver, was a man of sense
and at once drew min, only too well aware
that road agents were not to be tritled with,
that they killed for gold, so he pulled up his
horses with the remark

“ We are in for it, pard!"

The one addressed was a youth, with
«lender but athletic form, a h )ld, handsome
face and the demeanor of one who had nerve
and pluck far beyond his years And yet,
he was, pure and simple, a tcnrlerfoot, and
looked out of place in that wild land of the
far West. v

He sat on the box with the driver and had
listened to the most terrible stories of the
border and Overland, some of them true,
some made up just to burrow the soul of the
young passenger, for Fred Fox delighted in
frightening his passengers, and little dream-
ed of a “hold-up" on his drivethat day,
for a road agent had not been seen on his
run for many a day. .

.Within the coach were four persons, two

‘ men in miner’s garb, and two youths, who

also looked new to the country.

The miners dropped their hands'upon their
revolvers, at the command to halt, but, at
the stopping of the coach, and the appear-
ance of live masked men, one of the miners
said, in a low tone:

“ It’s nouse, pard; they’ve got the drop on
Us, sart'in.“

“ Well, they’ll get little from me, and I
only hope the rest of you are as lucky as I
am," answered his companion, a. tal1,-fine-
looking young man with a. free and'easy air,
and a daring expression upon his face.

“ Come out‘ot' that, all of you, for there is
one in there I want, and the gold you carry
I’ll take, too!

i " The man who resists will die. I've got

you covered ' by a dozen men in ambush; so

hustle out, all of you!”,

“ You mustdo it, pards, for it’s no use to
light ag'in’ it,” cried Fred Fox, from
above. , . ,

“ Here goes!” and the young miner, with a
light laugh, sprung out of the coach, the

' older man following him more slowly, utter-

in'r an im )recation at havin r to do so.
a is.
“ Come, tenclerfoot, you climb down from

, your perch, for [spare no one!” called out
' the masked leader. and turning to the young

miner‘he continued; ~ -
-‘f ~tour name is Gentleman Jack, and you

I [are the man ‘I want, so you go with us.“

“Where to?" v I
“ That is my businesspit is yours to obey

f or become a corpus, so hold out your hands

for these bracelets!"

The young miner's face‘slightly paled, his
2 'cs flashed, and, for an instant, he seemed
at- out to resist; but. he saw that four men
covered him with revolvers, while the leader
held' the handcuffs before his face.

“ All right; I’m not one to kick against
fate,” he said indificrcntly, and held out his

l hands for the irons.

But, as he did so, there came a flash and

.crack from. the to of the 'coach and the
_V Lleader dropped den
 ‘Second and third report; rung out in quick
' ' a succession, an? two more of the outlaws
' yfell. one of th‘

in histracks, while a

Indeed the other Wounded
badly. "

. Quick as a flash the young miner saw his
chance and drew his ' revolver, just as, over
his head. other shots rung out, and the out-
laws, mama: random in,- their shrprise, fled.
the leader's boasted numbers proving to he

' . but six, men. A .

Shots were i'fired. afterxthoir retreating

} forms; then all: turned 1.0 see who it Was who
. had so boldly fired upon thooutlawsw
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a fool, and all the time you know’d I was the
idiot." and Fred Fox grasped the hand of
the youth who answered.

“ I did not believe there were more than
we saw. and as they were six we were on
equal terms, so I opened fire.”

“ And you saved me from what I do not
know. I appreciate it; but, driver, let us
sling these bodies on top the coach and push
on."

“ You bet I will!” returned Fred Fox, “ for
we‘d better get a move on us." ,

So the two dead men were put on top of
the "' hearse? while the wounded man, who
was still unconscious, was placed inside.

'l‘hcn Fox cracked his long lash sharply
and made a rapid run for the station.

“ May I ask your name, young pard ‘2”
queried the young miner, who had also taken
a seat up with the driver.

“ Where I live they call me New York
Nat," was the reply.

“ Ah! I, too, am a New Yorker, and years
ago was known as Jack Hammond, but out
here the boys call me Gentleman Jack.

“ “’0 must be friends, New York Nat, and
good ones, too," and Gentleman Jack held
out his hand, while Fred Fox muttered:

“ And I took him‘for a tendcrfoot!

"" I’m a durned fool, and is going to ter
git myself branded as sich.”

CHAPTER 11.
p A susrrcrous msarrnauaxcrz.

Tm: coach rolled into W'ayside (lity, as
the railroad station was called, and New
York Nat wasa hero in the eyes of all,
though he modestly shrunk 'from the praise
bestowed upon him. ’

The two youths who had been in the
coach, and so promptly backed him up in
the attack on the outlaws, proved to be his
companions. '

The three had been out in the mining
country to seek their fortunes, and said that,
though they had not become millionaires,

‘they had at least made some money, and

now were on their way back to their homes
in New York. .

Jack Hammond, the youn miner, seemed
particularly drawn toward cw York Nat,
and told him that he also was returning to
his home, having laid up enough money to
pay some debts he owed, with interest, and
have enough left to go into business. ' s

“ We will take the train to-morrow morn-
ing, and go out together, pard,” he an-
nounced to Nat, when'they parted for the
hi ht. .

ut, the next morning Gentleman Jack
was not to be found anywhere!

His bed had not been slept in, and the
night clerk reported that a man had called
for him after midnight, and he had gone out
‘ with him, but had not returned.’

,I-Iis things were in his room as he had left
them, but, what had become of him no one
knew. ' ‘- , ’

As the three’boy miners were veryanxious
to go East. they decided to start that after‘
noon on the Express, New YorkNat leaving
a letter for his new frie d saying where he
could find him in New ork. ' v ' t

It was the night after their arrival in New
York'City, that a strange crowd of youths,
margin in age from twelve to twenty years,
and'att red mamas? diversifiedstyle 'of cos-r
tame. ,f-ront'mgfilé cal student and, fashion-

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shunned as a plague-spot would have been,
save by the band of Boy Police—-a party of‘
Unknown Ferrets, who acknowledged New
York Nat as their chief. ,

\Vhen in New York the‘young leader of
the Unknown Ferrets made the old mansion
his home, living there all alone, save a large
dog that served as a sentinel and keeper.

Now the Ferrets had assembled to greet
their leader and the companions who had
been to the Wild West on a Secret Service
expedition.

In the assembly room the whole band of
the Unknown Ferrets were gathered, seated
on benches and facing their captain, who sat
at a table upon whicn were a. lamp, some
books, and papers.

By his side sat the Mascot of the Ferrets,
dressed in black and wearing a close fitting
vail, for she was unknown to any one of the .
band save New York Nat, whose sister she .
was. v 

Calling the meeting to order New York '
Nat spoke:

“Boys, I am glad to get back to you once
more, and let me tell you that our expedition
was a most successful one. as you will know
when I tell you that our Mascot Queen has
in the treasury the money paid me for our
serv1ces.

“1 must also state that my comrades,

Keno and Freckles, rendered me most valu
able services throughout. , ‘

“But now, let me make known to you
another expedition that I have decidedto go
upon at once, and which I happened to dis
cover by an accident.

“On our way back from the mines our
coach was held up by road-agents. and be-
lieving that they were fewer than they
claimed to be, and as they were going to
kidnap a handsome young miner, I opened , 
tire; the others backed me up and the out» . '. glgll
laws ran off. ;  . x

“ The young miner told me his namc’and. ,, .11.;  
said he was coming East; but that night he .  - ‘
mysteriously disappeared and we came on-  
without him. ' r ,1" - 

“New, 1 made up my mind that the out-
laws hadsome deep reason for capturing the
miner; and failing on the trail, they got him-
into their power that night by subterfuge: ‘

“ When on my way to New York I saw in
a paper which I bought on the train an ad? ‘
vertisement calling upon this very young ‘
miner to return home, as it was a matter of 
life and death that demanded it, while. a. 
fortune also awaited him. i  '1  ,

“ Now. boy pards, you have all done so a 
well in my absence, with the Mascot Queen 1 
here as your captain, thatll have decided to  '
return to the West, with Keno and Frecklesgg-j pm
as my comrades, and hunt up that young». ' ',
miner; but first, I will go to the address  
given in the advertisement and see just what. _3 .
the situation is.” ' -  ' v

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new that he had accomplished much on his 
trip to the interior and Wild“West—-that‘hej .-
had ‘found amissing millionaire, whohad  , - V  ,
been kidnapped from his home—that he adfi,  - 
run downo'tlte kidnappers to their 7d  '
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going. oil" on another" trail, the -i Ferrets were)
more than willing, "for they ‘knewthat their;
Veiled Girl Mascot'was a good Captain to not
in their young chief’s place. . g on,“

After telling «tile‘ hand to stilling. all” in 1
their. ower to-‘kjeep their identifimzrflfom‘lbe ,
police}? andf-ijremain as Unknown‘Ferreisv. 
until ‘the' right ‘time to disclose; Who they»: ,
were and‘ltheir motive fornsccreey. New. ’  Y
York Nat dismissed the band and all departrv‘
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CHAPTER III.

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.Wnim left alone with his sister, who had
so cleverly kept her identity from the l and,
and not one of whom had ever seen her lace
.iii'ivailed, New York Nat said:

“Now, Olive, I have something to say to
you I did not make known to the boys."

“ Yes, brother," and as Olive spoke she
removed her mask-like vail, revealing a
young and beautiful face, full of intelligence
and strongly marked characteristics.

“ Are you willing, in the discharge of
your duty, to have a menial position where
you can also play the part of a detective?"

“ I am ready to do anything, brother, you
think best.”

“I was very' sure, Olive, that you were,
but I fear you will not find this position a
pleasant one.”

“ Tell me what I am to do, Nat, and, be it
what it may, I will undertake it, for remem-
ber I am just as much a ferret as any of the

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boys. _
. “ In yesterday’s Herald,” continued Nat,
' “ I saw an advertisement for a lady’s maid,
and it said apply to the very same address
Where Jack Hammond, the missmg miner,
was to come or write.” ‘ i

“ That is strange, very strange,"

Olive. ,
. “ Yes, it is so strange that I wish you to
r'  ‘ play the little detective for me in that
' "-' ‘ house.” ‘

“ I will go, Nat.”

“ You will have to Tapply for the position
'of lady’s maid, and then keep your eyes
. , open to find out all that occurs.

I “I shall also go there in themorning to

See the one whose name was signed to the
' advertisement in the Herald foerack Ham-
.mond to return home."

“I understand.” . ,

“Then if you should succeed in securing

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.  Asia the cause of Jack’s departure from home
i ., "and the motive, perhaps. of his having been
kidnapped-by those outlaws, for that there
. was some; outside reason I have no question.
Upon this information I will be able to plan
3' in" actions in going ’West to find him.”
‘ '. leaving the old mansion, the youth escort-
;  his sister to the cottage on the Hudson
“River where she made her home. , ,
,7. 'JI‘he next morning, bright and early, dress-
-fed-in aneat and becoming garb, Olive applied
. “at the address given in the advertisement.
7': She found the residence ,to be an elegant
 mansion on Madison avenue, and a butler
i'fiin livery opened the door for'her. .
ia,Early though it was. a numberofappli-
, "cunts had already been there for the posuion,
  butiso far none had been engaged.
..,'i  FThe butler cast an admiring glance at
‘Oiive’s lovely face, and learning that she,
.109. had come in answer to the advertise-
‘ . said: \ -
?- 1‘“ I'll tell Miss Helen you are here.” .

.{A moment after, a young and beautiful
’oman'of eighteen swept, gracefully into the
library where Olive was inwaiting. ‘ _.
" ry'Ap a. glance she seemed" to read Olive
 "then b and through and said pleasantly: .
»‘ '1‘“: on? have come for the position of mud
to 'my mother, I believe.’ . ' ‘
 ,“I have,» miss, and I hope it has not
"* - already beenfilled,” answered Oliye,

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Olive was conducted lip-stairs into a luxu-
riously furnished room, where upon a lopnge
reclined a lady of brilliant beauty, and
whose youthful appearance caused her to
look more like the sister than mother of
Helen Benson.

“ Mother, this is Olive, and I. have engaged
her to look after you. I am sure you will
like her."

Mrs. Hammond
and replied;

“ lIer iirst d'ity must he to mold herself
to my will. Are you content to do that,
girl?"

” I am, madam," answered Olive softly.

“ 'l‘heii report to me for duty in time to
dress me for dinner to-uight.” .

()live bowed and left the room, and fol-
lowing her, Ilelen Benson said: '

“ IIumor“ my, mother‘s eccentricitics: speak
only when spoken to, and you will have no
trouble."

As Olive was ushered out of the door the
butler said:

"‘1’m betting, miss, your pretty face got
you the place.”

“ Thank you, yes; I have got the place."

“You'll find the missus no angel, Miss,
but I’ll do all I can to make it pleasant for
you.”

».‘"l‘hanksl” drny returned Olive, and as
she descended the steps, she meta stylishly
dressed young gentleman ascending them.

With a glance at him, she recognized in
him her brother, New York Nat, and said in
a whisper: '

“There is a skeleton in the closet of this
house, Nat.”

“,Then we must unearth the skeleton,
,Olive, dear,” whispered Nat, as he placed his
hand upon the door-bell.

The door was opened promptly. by the
butler, and asking to see Miss Benson, Nat
was shown IMO the "pm-101', giving his card,
upon which was written the name of “ Chan.
dler.” _ ’ 2

Helen BenSOn came into the room almost
immediately, and greeting her courteously,
he said:

“ Miss Benson, I believe?” I

“ Yes, sir; but I fail to [recall having met
you before.” ’ - .

“We never have met, Miss Benson. I
came in response to an advertisement I saw
in a Western paper, calling upon one Jack
Hammond to return home, or to communi-
cate with Helen Benson at this address, on a
matter of life and death.” '

' Helen started, glanced toward the door of
the parlor, and at once closed it; then ap-
proaching near to Nat, she said: ’ ’

“I am Helen Benson, and '

liard‘ glanced at ()livc
.Y

it was I" who
put that advertisement in the far Western
paper. May I ask if you are Jack Ham-
mond? You look years younger than I sup-
posed him to be.“ I _
-“No; my name is Nat. Chandler,i Miss
Benson." , ,, ..
“Then what interest have you‘ in Jack
Hammond?” . '
= “Ihavemet him, and under strange cir-
cumstances." ‘ _ .
“ Do you‘know where he now is?”:
“I do not, but I am going on the search
for him“ I will inform You under what‘ cir—'
'cnmstan‘ces we met, azic .tell you why your
advertisiment prompts me. to: find him.”

Without a word Helen Benson led to aseat. ‘

and said simply: , _
_ “Tell inc.”

"I‘hen Nat related "the
ing with the young-vminer, “Gentleman

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Jack," as he was called inthe mining congtyy?

.—of the attack on the coach 'b themmdr

agents—the attempted kidnapping'of Jaékx,‘
rescue of him, and,afterward,:,~rai“,litaA
. disappear-awe - from' «the'r‘tl’ittjlp

and his
mysterious I
tavern at. (the, railroad. station. , , ,7,
".When I saw yonaadvertisemention" my
,wayEastg” continued Nat,  I was convince.
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a purpose, and I determined to return 'Wesil
again and find him.” i

“And was that casual meeting with Mr.
Ilaininond the only cause of the interest you
feel in him?"

“ May I tell you something in confidence?"
asked Nat.

“ You certainly can." .

“I have a double motive, then‘ my inter-
est in Jack Hammond, and the fact that lam
a detective. ”

(JIIAP’l‘lGll IV.
A man’s coxmcssioN.

“A iiiri‘i-:("i‘i\'u?”, gasped Ilelen Benson,
and she looked positively frightened. ‘

“ Yes: but do not be alarmed. i can serve
you all the better by being one, and I feel
that you need just the kind of aid I can
give.” said Nat.

“ Why do you think so?” v

“I will tell you frankly, and then you can
decide to trust me or not.”

“ I confess that 1 do need some one to help
me; you have guessed aright."

your advertisement in a Western paper, and .
found that it had not been published East.

“ This convinced, me that there was some
secrecy about.it; and, inquiring. I leari,.ed
that Miss Helen Benson lived in this elegant
house with her mother and step-father, both
of whom were invalids. ' >

“ I also heard that

was accused of a crime which caused him to
run‘away from home, and no one knew what
had become of ,him;., though it fwas never
' roven that he was guilty of thedeed he had
' een charged with. , ' y 

r ‘f A notice had appeared in a Western pa
per of the death, in a duel, of one Jack Ham-
iiioiitl.,iii the mines, and his father seeing
this notice, had considered that his son was

known him. .

one put in by his own father, for him to re-
turn home; and it set me to thinking, espe-

railway station the night following the 'at-
tempt of the 'outlaws to‘kidnap him.

look him up and learn his fate; but as a,

per the advertisement I read. 1

“I am a detective, but I am unknown
even to the SecretService Chief, for 1 am
working for a purpose before I make myself
known. , ' ' '

"I am interested in. finding what the‘ fate
of Jack Hammond has been, and through
seeing your advertisement, and nowin meet-

rests with you whether I am to have‘your
confidence or not, or shall have to find your
stepbrother unaided by you.”

Ileien Benson was silent for full 9. minute;

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dead, and he was so regarded by all who had ,

“ This much I learned, and yet, in the face .
of this belief, I saw your advertisement—not .,

chilly after my havingmet him, as I did, and ' .
his mysterious disappearance at the'vlittle _:“‘.;~ 2‘

mg you, it seems‘to me‘ that I have been 
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Mr. Hammond, when 1
he married your mother, was a widou'er
with one son—~a Wild young fellow who ‘

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manded excitedly.

“ Oh, I guessed it,” assumed Nat, indif-
ferently. ‘

“Then you are a wonderful detective,

young as you are; but, tell me, can you-

guess more? "
. “I will do that when I hear your confes-
sion.”

“ Very well; you shall bear it.

“Let me tell you that there is a foe to
Jack Hammond in this house, and it is a
woman. Who she is I will not tell you,
more than to say that it is not myself.”

“ I know that.”

“ How do you know it?"

“ No woman plots against the man she
wishes to serve. But, continue your story,"
urged Nat. “ It is a woman who is his fee,

on admit; therefore she is the one to benefit
if Jack Hammond is dead.”

“ I grant that.”

“You know that there is a wrong eon-

‘ templated against .him, and you wish to
serve him and thwart the woman '2"

“ Yes; that is my wish.”

“ Now, miss: is his father angry with
him ?”

“ No; he certainly is not.”

“ Will this fortune come to him from his

" Now to your confession, if you please,"
enjoined Nat. '

" I have nothing new to confess; you have
guessed it all,” Helen replied.

“ One question, then: do you consider this
fee of Jack Hammond one to even plot his
death to carry out her ends?” “

“ I do; I am sorry to say.” Q

"Then, if he is not dead, his life is in
danger, you believe."

“ That is my belief.”

“If I find Jack Hammond you wish to
see him before others do?”

“ I certainly do.”

“Have you anything more to say ?”

“Yes; I wish to Consider you in my
service, now, and togive you money to
dcfra all expenses." ,

“ hank Iyou, I am well "supplied with
funds, and never take pay until the case is
gained.”

“ Find Jack Hammond, (then, and your
reward shall be liberal. Tell him to come
East with you, and remain in hiding.
Then you must come to me and say where

‘ I can see him,’and he shall bear the whole
story that I have to tell upon certain con-
ditions that I have to demand of him.

o"Now tell me where I can reach you by
letter, and I will give you an address by
which you can communicate with me.”

Ten minutes after New York Nat left the
elegant home, and, taking the Elevated cars
up-town, got off at the station nearest to the
cottage where his sister lived.

Olive met him at the door, and the two
walked out to their favorite seat upon the
bank that overlooked the Hudson.

"Well, sister mine, you got your situation
as lady’s maid?” said Nat, playfully.

“ Yes; I am to serve as lady's-maid and

irl detective, and I believe that I will fill
th positions to the satisfaction of the
lad that em loys me. and of the chlief of the
Us nown 0y Police, who sends me
there.” '

“ I have no doubt of that,” rejoined Nat;

“and let me give you a piece of imforma-
. ,tion: “There is a woman in the house
plotting against Jack Hammond whom I am
going to seek. 80. find out who she is, and
' er motive. In fact, unearth the skeleton in

that elegant herds. and mail a letter to me

of any and every im ortant discovery.
getter to you, I will dd res: to the cottage,
' ‘1’  , ‘ I ’

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CHAPTER V.
A RECOGNITION.

NEW Your: NAT knew that he could not
return to the little station in company with
Freckles and Keno and the three not be
recognized as the boy miners who had been
the heroes of the stage coach adventure at
the time the outlaws attempted to kidnap
Jack Hammond, so, consulting with his
two pards it was decided that they should
say they had come back to again go to
mining, hoping to strike it rich.

In this way they could bang about the
little settlement for days, and get what in-
formation they might pick up about Jack
Hammond, and if he had not been heard
from they could take the trail to hunt him
down.

They re'ached the border: station in the
middle of the night, and at once went to the
little tavern where they had found quarters
before.

The night clerk recognized them, and
greeted them pleasantly, giving them the
same room, while he asked:

“ Goin’ ter gold-diggin’ ag‘in, boys?”

“Yes, pard; we invested what we had,
and came West to try it again, so will get an
outfit here, and look about for the best place

“Well. I wishes yer luck; but, I guess
you is all sleepy, so I’ll show you yer
room.”

“ Thank you; we are tired. But, is there
any news in the town?”

“Waal, it’s a leetle dull jist now, and
there has only been four men kilt since you
was here. But, hold on! You know that
young feller who disappeared that night, the
one the road-agents wanted ‘2"

“ Yes, I think I recall him."

“ Waal, you oughter, young feller. I re-
members you was ther gamccock that let in
on ther gang and saved him.” 

“Oh, yes; that man?” said NeW’York
Nat, as though just recalling Jack Ham-
mond to mind.

"‘ Yas. Waal, he hain’t put in_- an appear-
ance since, and they do say as his body was
found by Fred Fox, the stage driver, lying
right in the trail where they held the coach
up when you.was along, and the passengers
buried‘it.”
gr“ ” He was killed, then, as was feared ‘2”

“ Yes, that’s about the'fact.” ‘

“ That’s a pity! He seemed such a nice
young man,” said Nat.

“ It was a pity, for he' was a nice feller—
none better. We has his traps here now,
which he left in his room the night they
called him out. I

“ You is young to guzzlc, but Will you
take a nirht-cap fu’st before you goes to
roost?” as red the. clerk, politely.

N“ No, thank you; We never drink,” replied
at.

“Take a peep in at the boys, then, before
you goes up,” and the clerk, Wide Awake
Tim, led the way to the door opening into
the gambling—saloon.

The three boy pnrds stood gazing in at the
scene with considerable interest—a scene
only met with in the Wild West. ’

Men in top-boots, rough clothing, slouch
hats, and armed to the teeth, sat at rude
tables, gambling for small or large sums, as
their wealth allowed. The air was.dcnse
with tobacco-smoke; there was clinking of
glasses, loud ,conversation, mingled with
oaths, the. rattle of moneynand oisterous
laughter: all making a drama that a single

word might precipitate into a tragedy.

After a few moments Nat and his com-
rades turned away to their rooms. but the
moment the door closed upon them Not

‘ with: red:

, “ s, I have made a discove i"
“W at is it,»Psrd Nat?" as ed
eagerly-’  '  
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one of the masked road~agents who escaped
our fire was strangely marked. His mask
(lid not cover the fact that he had lost an ear,
and had beneath that car a red star in exact
shape of a cross. I noticed this in particu-
lar—a very singular mark.”

“ I should say it was singular!” comment-
ed Freckles.

“ To-night, the man sitting at the right of
the door, in the saloon, and gambling heav-
ily, had but one ear, and beneath it that red
sear of a cross.”

“ Whew!” whistled Keno.

“ That is a great discovery,” muttered
Freckles; “it means big business, I guess."

“ Yes, that is one man to spot,” Nat as-
sumed. “ We must find out all about him,
for he will know the secret of the mysterious
disappearance of Gentleman Jack, or I miss
my reckoning.” .

“ You bet he will, Pard Nat; and, know—
ing what we do he can be forced to tell. Oh,
it’s a rum strike you have made."

“ Yes, it is a recognition that will pay us-
well; so, to begin without delay, I will go»
down and risk a few dollars on a game to find
out who he is.”

fl Nat left the room and descended to the of»
ce. ,

Wide Awake Tim was already fast asleep,
and must have been having a bad dream; for-
he sprung to his feet with a yell, whipped
out his revolver, and blazing away killed the
Chinee who was just about placing the
clerk‘s midnight supper upon the counter
before him. I

Down went the Chinee, dishes and all,
with a crash, and the noise brought a crowd
from the gambling saloon next door.

“Durn if I hain’t .kilt ther ‘Heathen
Chinee.’ I was havin’ a bad dream, and

. he woke me up sudden, and Ituk him.

fer the devil, and blazed away.”

“Well, if the Devil’s dead we bain’t got
nothing to fear, now; so come back, boys,
and finish our game.” .

“ The crowd returned to the saloon. leav-
ing the "dead Chinaman. and Wide Awake
Tim to keep the vigil over the departed. » '

New York Nat had witnessed all, and ad»
vancing to Tim, asked: '

“ Who was that man who said, ‘ as the

Devil was dead he had nothing more to v- 

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“ ‘ Sear Face Sam,’ is what the boys call 
him behind his back, but several who has ,
did it lies with thar toes tarned up tothe 9

daisies; so. don’t you go and .make no mis»
take, young. feller, but call him Satan Sam,
for that fits him, too,” and Wide Awake Tim
gathered What of his supper remained on the
floor, paying no heed to the dead body, for-
“ John ” was only a “Heathen Chinee.”
But Nat was more humane. He raised the

body to a bench, IOIdod the arms across the]?! '
breast. and then, turning to Tim, remarked; ' 
“I thought I had seen Satan Samin than.-.

mines when I was out here before. ”

“1 guesses you has, for he. strikes many 1 

trails, and goes about looking for gold and
for trouble, and between you and me, I wish
he'd meet his match, for hole the baddest
kind, as'you’ll find out if you stays here

long,” and Tim, having rescued part of his ' W

supper, calmly sat down to eat it.
The New York Shadower had heard

enough to prove that Satan Sam was not; 
Stranger in the settlement, and he rum-neg,“ ,
to his room, assured that this “baddegt. 

man was his game.
. ‘ CHAPTER v1. '
snnnowme SATAN.

Want the. three

in the office.
of the men how Wide Awake Tim _ .
to sleep and had the nightmare just“ v
tail Johnny, the Chinamsn, had mug

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him his su per, and was shot by the clerk
for the devi .

The landlord greeted the boy .miners
pleasantly, and when they had had their
breakfast they walked out on the street to
have a talk, for in a board hotel, where
.every word could be heard from room to
“:1, room, they had not dared to speak aloud.
. "Their young chief had something of import-
ance to communicate to his two companions.
 l-Iaving strolled leisurely through the set-
,.' tlement they sought a secluded spot and
f; . then Nat proceeded to discourse.

’. ' “Well, boys, we are on the right track,
 :and if we do not find Gentleman Jack we
' will find out who kidnapped him and if he
I really was murdered, as reported.”
’i ’5 “ You bet we will. Pard Nat,” Keno as-
. " sured, while Freckles asked:
j i “ What’s the first play, cap’n?”

” ell, we came here as boy miners, and
we are to begin to look about for an out-
fit. While doing that, we can shadow this
. , Satan Sam, Scar-Face Sam, or whatever else
it he may call himself.

' “ We will take our time, work slowly, and
.. ,' get all the information we can as to Satan
if .Sam’s habits, who are his associates, and
 just what he is u to.

 ” I will try an be friendly with him, be-
‘  cause in some way we have got to trap him.
He is the wolf we want.”

“ We can do it, Pard Nat,” Keno _'assured,
confidently.

“ You bet we can,” added Freckles.

‘9 Now, as he was one of those road agents
beyond all doubt, he has pals Who must be
spotted, and once we discover who those
pals are we can act. It would be strange if
one of them could not be persuaded to tell
what he knows from fear of death or fora
lively bribe.” ,

After discovering the situation further the
‘three pards trumped about the settlement,
visiting the stores, the camps and corrals
where the horse-traders kept their stock.

They went to see the west-bound and east-
. bound, trains pass tln‘ough, and, not wrshmg

 ,_ to attract, attention by dressing in Eastern

. ,garh. they had rigged themselves 'out in the

J‘egulatiori frontier toggery.
v .'  ‘ The
‘- topbohts, broad slouch hats, blue flannel
, . :shirts and belt of arms, but avoided putting
-' on airs, as they knew‘they would be very
. v’r' «quickly “called down ” or have to fight.
.. V  The Chince killed by Wide Awake Tim
I , was buried decently at the expense of the
, landlord, and the coroner’s jury decided very
; .quieuly that it was a case of “justifiable
homicide,” as the Celestial should have
' known better than wake a man up when he
'Was having a bad dream.
. The boy pards attended the funeral, and
, N‘theu discovered an ugly feeling among the
’ '-half a hundred Chinanien‘who were there.
Wide Awake Tim was on hand as chief
mou'rner, and had 'to explain again and again
. ; how it happened. his recital causing much
 ~,amusem'ent. ‘

 51- The young hasterners felt sorry for the
 fit‘nfortunate Chiuaman and looked on with
" serious faces. , 

, . They remembered that he was far from his
vmative land, that he) had a mother, and kin-
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So they strolled over on the hillsi e and

,  gathered some wild flowefs and placer them
f‘ , upon the humble grave, little dreaming that

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-  Beholdin" this act of kindness to the dead,
I \‘the two hidaers stepped from their place of
concealment and timidly approaching the
1:110 of Ferrets one of them said:
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away from his home and people,” was an-
swered by Nat.

“Goodec young maul Wing Lung likee
him, for it is his bruddce who is dead, and
Leo Choo here is cousin—m cousin, too.
Me much likee goodee young’ elican man.”

The Chinaman held forth his hand and
New York Nat and his comrades shook hands
with him and his companion. who remarked
in a significant way :

d “Satan Samee bad man; him die some
ay' H

“ Yes, we saw his act,” said New York
Nat, alluding to the fact that Satan Sam had
fired his revolver six times down into the
newly-made grave, brutally remarking that
it would scare the Heathen Chince and
hasten him on the trail to the Devil—which
remark caused a general laugh.

Finding out that Wing Lung was also a
waiter in the tavern, and that Loo Choo
worked in the gambling saloon, the ferrets
retraced their way to Junction City, as the
settlement was called, and at once set about
their work.

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CHAPTER VII.
NAT chars TWO GAMES A’l‘ ONCE.

"‘I’M onlya boy, sir, but l'd like to play
a game with you, if only to learn, for I like

our way of handling cards. Don’t think

’m broke, sir, for I’ve got money to pay if
I lose.”

No one could take offense at the words
and manner of New York Nat, and Satan
Sam, whom he addressed 80 politely, ,did
not.

He only saw a pigeon to pluck. He cared
nothing for the youth or condition of any
one he played with, so that he could get his
mone .

lie had seen the young fellorvs about the
tavern for some days and had his eye upon
them. Whether he had seen them before,
upon a certain tragic hold-up of. a stage
coach, he kept to himself.

Now that one of the youthful trio ap-
peared to want to get acquainted, he was
Willing; so he replied as graciously as one of
his rough nature could: '

“ So, yer wants ter have me l’arn yer ter

play, kid ?” _

“Yes, sir, for Ihke the way you handle
cards." ~

“Now, most men don’t like it; but then,
you is young. .Yes, I can l’arn yer. and
HI give yer a square game, though if yer
loses yer dust don’t play ther baby act on
me, or I’ll 1er for spank yer." i

“ I won’t cry, sir,” assured Nat, With 1‘
laugh, and he_sat down to the table to be-
gin a' game With a man of whom everybody
in the settlement stood in awe.

f" Well, how high kin yer go. kid ?" asked
Satan Sam. “for I don’t 'play no nickel
game, you understand.” , .

“ I've got some hundred, sir,’ innocently
replied Nut, and he showed his roll of bills.

The desperado‘s eyes glittered and the
game vas begun.

To the surprise of all Nat won, deliberate.
ly raising his hot, until Satan Sam, unable
to bluff him. threw down his cards, a good
hand, at which the young Ferret revealed
four aces.

A perfect yell went up from the crowd of
onlookers, but it was checked at the savage
oath uttered by Sam, and by his crowd, as
he glanced around.

The second game was also won by the
young New Yorker, and the third went his
way, too! ,

“ I say, kid,” growled the bad man, "you
wanted me to Peru you and you is l’aruin me
—sec? . " .

“ If it keeps up I guesses you isa clear cut

sharp,»y_oung as you be," and the desperado’

shoved the winnings of New York Nat over

to him witha very bad grace.

, “I am no sharp, no cheat; I simply have
won because luck has been my way in bold-
ing the best cards,” quietly answered Nat,
and another game was begun.

This time the hwy player ran the bet up
to one hundred dollars, and the desperado

' won on four aces.

Nat coolly took the balance of the pack
from the table and handing it to aminer said:
“ Run over those cards, please, ‘ and see if
there are any aces among them."
Amid breathless silence the miner called
out; ‘

“Here is ther ace 0’ diamondsand ther
ace 0’ hearts. ”

“I asked you to teach me, not cheat me.
Give me my money back again, for these
two men at your back there slipped those
cards into the top of your shirt!” and Nat’s
revolver covered Satan Sam with a quick.
ncss that surprised all.

Every eye was upon Sam, and he burst
forth into a loud laugh and threw the money
down on the table, while he said, with no
show of anger:

“ You is right, kid; I did slip in the keerds
on yer as a joke—me and my pards, Buck-
e e and Slouch, playin’ it on yer jist ter see
i yer was sharp enough to git outer us.

wouldn’t hev tuk yer dust in ’amcst, but was
only l'arnin' yer how easy yer c‘u‘d be
cheated, and you was enter me clean through.

“Never play with keerds as has backs
like other packs thet kin he bought near by;
that’s gambler gospel.

“But you’ll do, and I likes you, and we’ll
be friends, for I don't begrudge you that
two hundred and fifty you has won from me
-—you bet I don‘t!” and Sam of the Scarred
Fac'e held out his hand, which was warmly
gras ed by Nat, who answered:

“ didn’t think you intended to cheat me,
but I saw those gentlemen slip the 'cards
down your shirt collar, as they leaned on
your shoulder, and you got the money out of

time.”

“Well, you is a keen kid, and will do.
Ycu is quick on the draw, too, and 1 has
hecrd you kin shoot to kill, for you is the
boy dandy thet give ther road-agents a scare
some time ago. they tells me. ,

“Yer must go under my teachln’ and
you’ll l’arn border ways.”

“ Thank you, Mr. Sam, but we are going
to start for the mines to-morrow, or next da ,
for we have bought our horses and out t,
and are going gold-hunting again.”

“ I'm downright sorry to lose yer, for yer
promises well for a kid. ~

“ Well, 1’” see yer ag’in—so-lon, i” an
Satan Sam turned to another game of cards.
while New York Nat left the saloon and
Went up to his room. U ‘ '

Two hours later he was joined them b
Keno and Freckles, and shortly after mi ‘-
night Wing hung, the Chinaman, crept
softly into their room, and made a motion
for New York Nat. which the latter seemed
to understand. as the Chinee departed at
once, without uttering a word.

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CHAPTER Vlll.
'I‘IIE rrc'rau. DE’I‘EC'l‘IVE.

through the kitchen door, for he did not,
wish to attract the attention of Wide Awake
Tim bypassing out through the office,

by. the night-clerk in his sleep, the China-

man had been very cautious about arousing '

the nightyclerk from his shunbers. Leaving
the building, Wing Lung glided away in the
darkness like a night shadow, V - .

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- In a short while a form appeared through
the darkness.

The ()hiuamau arose and peered cau-
tiously, as though both with fear and hope,
but soon muttered:

“ llim iliit'l.‘ right!"

It was New York Nat. llcapproached
the trees as though prepared to meet friend
or foe.

“ Well, Wing Lung, here I am!” he an-
nounced, in suppressed voice.

” Me too, allec same!" was the (.lhiuaman’s
reply.

" You have news for. me?" asked Nat.

“ Muchce news.”

“ Well, out with it!"

“Satan Hamce he Win muchec monee;
then he go home with three hadee ’Melican
men; Wing Lung he hidee in shed and hear
talkce; Satan Samce say—boy pards go on
trail to morrow-—have much monee; so they
catchee boys at Canyon Spring, where they
camp allee night; then Satan Samee killce
boys, gettee horses, guns and monee, scalpie
boys. makcc believe Injuu kill ’em.”

" That is good! said Nat. Wing Lung,
you are a dandy detective. Did you hear
Satan Sam say whether they would lie in
wait for us, or attack us when in camp?”

“Satan Samee say he shootee you. when
asleep!" answered the Chinaman. 7

“If he catches us asleep he may shoot,
but you had better hurry back now. Wing
Lung, as Wide Awake Tim will have finished
his supper and be calling for you. I will
manage to call you again before I gol"

Nat warmly grasped the hand of the
Chinaman, who then glided away back to
the hotel, while New York Nat’s thoughts
ran: .
“ That Chinaman will make an invaluable
detective. He is .sl er than a. mink, and
shrewd as the fable serpent. His cousin,
Loo Choo, tool They’d make a famous re-
cord, I am sure.
way to take them back to New York with
me and make them members of the Boy
Police Band.

"But now, to return and tell my com~
rades of the dead fall game Satan Sam has
set. for us. Our little act of sympathy in
putting flowers upon his dead brother’s
grave has made the Celestial our friend until
the end." -

With this New York Nat returned to the
hotel, and found Wide Awakef'l‘im. the
night clerk. cursing the Chinaman for bring-
ing him a supper which, he said. was not fit
for a dog. Anxious to save Wing Lung
from further trouble, Nat approached the
clerk and began to talk 'to him, the Chinaman
“ ,seizing the waiter and quickly making his

I . escape out of the office.

. Unhauuted by the death of the Chinaman
“ he had shot. without one pangof regret for
w his deed, Wide Awake Tim had lighted his

pipe and comfortably seated himself for a.

smoke‘until the Midnight Express should
come in.

Glad of New York Net’s company, the
clerk began to joke with him regarding the
,very clever defeat of Satan Sam at the game
’ of- cards they had played.

“Itell yer, young chap,'you’rc a Daisy

V from Wayhack, for I seen the game. -

“Stitan Sam played yer for a tender-foot
yjist out. o' the cradle, and you called him
downiu great shape.

, a “ i say, whar did you l'arn to draw a gun,
for, you is quicker than greased lightning?
Sam he had.to take the limit. and it were
atnoosin’ tcr. see him crawl, but he wilted

‘ and got out: o’ the game without being on

,tirely downed. 'Pard, you is goin’ to. be a
' gilt-edged spam"

“ Thank ou,"'dryly responded New York
v Net; and t 0 night clerk having bronght’up

‘ {the subject of Satan Semi-"he young Ferret

Ifnppeared to be deeply. interested in, the,

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l The information gleaned was of much
‘ benefit to New York Nat, for he learned that
Satan Sum certainly deserved his name, and
his following of half a dozen men of the
same stripe formed aclique in Junction City
that terrorized the community, though, out-
side of Committing .murdcr, they had never
been caught in any lawless acts.

Bidding \‘Vide Awake 'l‘im good-night,
Nat started along the dimly-lighted hall-
way, on his return to his room, when sud—
denly he heard his name spoken in a whisper.
Turning quickly, he beheld Wing Lung,
who whispered ;

" Satan Sam lookee through window and
hear allce ’l‘im talkee about him. He muchee
bad man!" and the Chinuman disappeared
without another word.

“ I believe that Satan Sam really suspects
me of watching him and of being other
than 1 represent myself ; but I shall down
him yet ;” and the young Ferret disappeared
through the door of his room. where his
Comrades anxiouslywaited his coming, not
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CHAPTER IX.
A onavs’s sncnn'r.

New York Nat and his two comrades left
Junction City after dinner, determined to
take the advice of men who knew, to ride as
far as Canyon Spring and there make their
first camp.

They had been told to follow the pony
trail instead of winding along,r on the stage
trail, as the former would cut off for them
fully a dozen miles

But. for some reason best known to him-
self, New York Nat did not cut off distance
by the pony trail: rather, he stuck to the
broader one of the stage coach.

They pushed rapidly on, and it was not
long before they came to the scene of'thc
road-agent attack on the coach, as told in
the first chapter of this story. ’

Here Nat halted, the three Ferrets dis-
mounted, and, taking from their pack-horse
a pick. spade and shovel, they looked’ about
until they .discdvered‘ a grave, evidently. dug
only a few weeks before, for the ground was
yet fresh. '

Setting to work, they rapidly threw out
the earth, Nat remarking:

" Now we will know, boys, if Gentleman
. Jack‘was really killed by the’ road-agents
and lies in this grave, as is reported in J unc-
tion City to be the case.”

“ if he is, Pard Nat?”

“ Well, Keno, that will end our search for
him and our duty will be to then report that
he was murdered, where his body can ,be
found, and then hunt down his murderers."

“But, how will we know if it is Gentle-
man Jack, Pard Nat?" asked Freckles.

" Yes, these who seemed to know him in
Junction City, reported that it was his body
found here on the stage-trail; and, in fact,
the miner who was along the day we were
held up said so, and he was his pard,” Keno
remarked, “so I don’t see how there can be
airy doubt.” ' '

_“I know all that, boys.” answered Nat,
digging away at the soil; “but that miner
may or may not have been his pard, and it
may have been to his benefit, for some reason,
for Gentleman Jack to be thought dead.

I Perhaps the poor fellow is so; that we will.

now :find out. But; that miner who was
with Jack, that. day, I am sure is none other
than one of Satan Sam’s pants, and if so,
then he: had emotive in’ saying Gentleman
Jack was dead—ah! we are getting near to
the body," and the boys dug more-carefully.

“ How will you knew the body. tl’ard 'N at ?”
asked .Keno‘. as they came 'to the blanket-
enveloped form lyingat the bottom of the
grave. N  , . .

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pricked in with lndia ink, and he has not.
been so long dead but, that it will still be vis~
ible—ah, here we are!”

They did not raise the body from the
grave, for they Were in a hurry to press on
to their camping-place, but, cutting aslit in
the blanket, the face and form were revealed.

“ it is a young man, and does look like

lentlcman Jack; but we will soon know,”
and New York Nat raised the muscular left
arm, bared it by rolling up the sleeve and,
in a chorus, the three Ferrets exclaimed;

“ It is not Gentleman .lack ”

The llesh was becoming blackened with-
decomposition, but there was no mark upon
it of the crest Nat had seen on the arm of
the young miner.

Then, too, though the face resembled Gen.-
tlemau Jack‘s, in a striking degree, New
York Nat‘s keen eye detected that the
features were cast in a coarser mold: the
hair was a shade darker; and particularly he
noticed that the hands and feet were large
and ill-shaped, when he had remarked that.
those of Jack Hammond were small and
shapely.

“ Boys, this is not the man We are looking
for, and to find him we must ask Satan
Sam.”

” Will he tell?" Freckles asked.

“ A bird that can sing but won‘t sing
must he made to sin g,”. was N at’s significant
response.

The three then rapidly filled in the grave.
cast some leaves over it, and mounting their“
horses rode on rapidly toward Canyon
Spring.

The sun was yet half an hour high when
they rode'into the canyon.

It was wooded, and a large spring flowed
from under the cliff several hundred yards.
oil? the trail. .

There was the appearance of many having
camped there before. but no one very lately.

The New York delegates staked their-
ponies out, unpacked their traps from the
pack-saddle, cooked a good supper and then
spread their blankets.

They seemed to pay no. heed to the warm;-

evidently intended to camp there for the-
night, and had placed no guard, forall three
sat around the camp-fire as the shadows of”
the night began to cast the canyon in gloom.

At last darkness fell upon the scene; the
camp-tire flickered low, though one log"

to again spring up and brighten up the»
scene. ' ‘

burn up again, but at last t-did, and by its.
retired to their blankets. -

Its light also revealed three dark forms.
creeping toward the little camp!
3.

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| CHAPTER X.
THE mm FERRET. ,
OLIVE, the Mascot Queen of the Boy P0"

sibly, but in reality as a spy and detective.
New York Nat, before his departure, gave!

was 'to perform, and she understood
what his impression had been of Helen

what he had said of them. t ‘ ,
He had told Olive to keep here e. .tlpon'

va’nts one and all, using the butler to glean:
the family history. . I

nocent manner and look about her that would

prevent her coming undersuspieion: so wlicpi,"
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ing given New York Nat by Wing Lung, v
the Chince, or to have'forgotten it, for they: _

burned on, the blaze dying out now and then -'

Once it seemed as thou h it would not!

light it was seen that the young Ferrets hack

lice, went to her Position in the Hammond?  ; _. g 
mansion as lady’s maid and companion osten-j : -‘ v = '- 

The talk she had had with her brother;H

her full knowledge of the secret service sher', f“

gust»;-
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son andsthe others in the household from,’ :x. .

Mrs. Hammond, Helen Benson an the ser» .
all information he might possess. regarding;-_

. Olive was a born detective, she had an in: I

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. - could do ClcVer Secret Service work.
,5 _ In fact, she had shown her cleverness in
‘ keeping her identity, as Nat‘s sister, hidden
from the entire band over which she ruled
as queen.
. Olive’s lirst duty upon entering the man-
sion was to win favor with all.

Of course she was eyed curiously by the
other servants in the house, of whom there
Were half a dozen.

Her sweet ways at onCe won the esteem of
the cook, her assistant, and the house-girls,
for she already had captivated lhe butler,
Sykes.

, Mrs. Hammond regarded heriu a way that
‘ would have embarrassed any one else than
Olive.

The mistress of the mansion seemed to be
. 4, , trying to read her thoroughly, and began in

v .. a way that was meant to show her that hers
was the will that ruled the Hammond mau-
, sion.
~~l Olive was all willingness and sweetness

t0ward Mrs. Hammond, and before she had
been in the house three days she saw that
Mrs. Hammond trusted her implicitly, that
the servants all liked her, that the butler
might be regarded in the light of a lover al-
- ready, and Miss Benson seemed also inclined

' to lake to her. ‘

Why she had been told by Nat to keep
 an eye especially upon Helen Benson, she
l’ ~ could not understand, for the youuglady ap-
' - ' peared to Olive to be all that was lovely in

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character.
Bmtl, the sister knew her brother's won-
dcrfu powers of reading human nature, and
- , she said to herself:
' “ “ If Nat tdld me to watch Miss Benson he
, has some good reason for it, and I will not.
, allow my liking for‘her to prevent my doing'
.‘ g  . _ my duty.”
_:   Once only had Olive seen Mr. Hammond.
‘ 7 His rooms were in a rear wing of the man.
k ,,sion, on the second floor, overlooking a small
.. yard, and with a fashionable church beyond,
.. ‘, ‘ so that they were remcved from the street
'-  ' and very quiet. v
 He had there his library and his sitting-
 ropm combined, his bed-room and toilet
 »,f room, so that he lived apart quite to himself.
"Olive Was sent to the rooms with some
 gimedicine for the master, and found him re-
.~._;cll_ning in bed, glancing over the morning

.. , ',. rs. ' . »
-, i-  doctor had made his daily call, report-
. .l.‘¢d'the patient improving, prescribed another
.  .meldiicine, and this it was that Olive carried
, .1 ‘She saw «a man of fine Dby'Sique Will”
.g ' ,“”v..fa‘ce stran ely handsome and stamped with
’ l; . strong an noble character. -
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."fof Helen’s friends whom I fail to recognize?”

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" sent with your medicine, sir."
 .fl ;“ You are Very kind.'but you are one who
should not hold a menialposition, and—”
J‘s‘But, Sir. "90035"! knows no law. Shall
I give you/your medecine, sir?” /
3:371 suppose so, though .re’ally I cannot see
«Wt the doctor is doing me any good. I
, :see’mcliained to this bed, unable to shake
‘ 50,1! the feeling of numbness that is upon me.”
,  .“ I willgive father ins medicine, Olive,”
Cod Helen, Benson glided softly into the
,‘i'bdm and took the glass and spoon from
" .7 Olive, whilc‘she whispered: 4» *
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about him, for he (l_)(f\‘ not appear to im-
prove. but I hope this newly prescribed
medicine will help him,” said )‘lrs. Iiam»
mond sadly.

“ 1 hope so, madam, for it must be terrible
to be ill.”

“ Yes; but get one of those novels from
the table, they are the latest, and read me
one. for 1’ wish to be interested."

()live did as she was told and whilo~ look-
ing over the. novels nmrmured:

“ Yes, there is a skeleton in this house,
and some one is guilty of wrong, but, what
Is the wrong and who is the sinner?

“Well, as Nat said the skeleton must be
unearthed.” '

CHAPTER .\'l.

0L1vn’s LETTER.

()mvu had been a couple of weeks in her
position when.shc went to her home one
afternoon and received a letter from Nat.

It was written from Junction City, and
in it til! young Ferret told her that he and
his two comrades Were gleaming information
that would be valuable to them. That they
were preparing to start to the mines. but
only as a blind, as they would return to
Junction City after they had discovered what
their going would discover for them.

“ We expect,” the letter Went on to say.
“that our start will make certain men we
suspect show their hands; in fact, they
are not the men to allow us to get to the
mines if they can prevent it, and they are
just the ones we believe can give us'the in-
formation we winh about the fate of Jack
Hammond, so expect to have another letter
before long with real news in it, sis.”

The letter was written in 'a cipher known
only to Nut and Olive, and when she had
figured it out, she sat down to write to Nat.

His letter told' her that they were about to
start upon a pretended expedition, which
would be no more than a trap in which to
catch those whom he suspected of having
knowledge of Gentleman Jack.

This caused Olive considerable uneasiness,
as she 'knew that Nat’s experience with
frontier crooks was limited; but then she
argued that her brother always found away
of getting out of a tight place, and also of
winning any game of daring he entered
upon.

So Olive. determined to dismiss dread of
evilto‘ Nat from her mind, and at once wrote
to him of what had taken place in the'band,
and how she had done her duty as a girl
ferret. ' _ .

, After telling him of all minor matters, she
wrote, andin cipher as he had done:

“ Now, Nat, let me speak of my work
here, and what I have discovered in my duty
as lady's maid to Mrs. Hammond.

“ Let me first enter into the history of the
family I am living with

“After being here three days 1 saw Mr.
Hammond, who is an invalid. ‘

" Heis a man of fine physique, seemingly
possesses a strong cpnstitution, but is suffer.
ing from a disease which baffles his physi‘
cian’s skill, or at least he gets no better.

” The disease confines him to his rooms, as
he suffers from What is at times a partial
paralysis, being unable to command the use
of the muscles of his‘limbs.

am sure that he has some cross to hear.

of the one you know as Gentleman Jack, and
it was when dying tliagM rs. Hammond made’
the strange will leavmg her Wealth, for she
was heiress with a large fortune, to her «son,
John Hammond. . ‘

“ The will further read that in chef) of Jack
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“ lie is a courtly, genial gentleman, and I.

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; since then it has nearly doubled that amount.

“ Jack Hammond's inheritance from his '
mother is all in the keeping ofhis father, so the
wife had no wish to slight her husband in
leaving it to her son. .

"'1 am thus particular in stating this con~
(lition of ail'airs as to property, to see if you i
can discover any clue in it for certain hap-
penings here. '

" Jar-k Hammond left here for two reasons,
one. being that he got into an ail‘ail' where he
was forced to take life, and which was at
first regarded as a murder, but afterward
was proven to be a clear ease of self-defense.

“ Leaving as he did, under bad advice, to
escape the supposed consequences. of the
crime he was charged with, it was then
discovered that a forgery had been com-
mitted for 'quit' a large sum, and this was
traced to him, but simply through the charge
of guilt being put upon him by persons who
were under suspicion.

"Enough transpired soon after to show
that Jack Hammond, if guilty, was not
alone in his guilt, and his father tried to
find him and urge his coming home to clear
his name of dishonor. v ,

" Butthe attempt to find young Mr. llam-
mond was uSeless, and then it was that his
father gave it up and married the lady who
is now his wife. .

‘,‘ She claims to be thirty-five years of age,
but I do not believe that she is thirty, nor do

I believe that Miss. Benson can be her

daughter, as she is all of eighteen. . ,

“Mr. Hammond is certainly devoted to a,
his beautiful wife and equally beautiful
step-daughter, and they are untiring in
their devotion to him, yet I feel that there
is something wrong somewhere, and either
Mrs. Hammond'is a wicked woman orher
alleng step-daughter is, and which one is,
or i both, I am determined to find out.

“But now as to what has aroused my 7

suspicions, Nat," and the letter women to
state what it was, and which the next chap
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CHAPTER’XII,’ A _ 
'rnu HIDDEN HAND." x ‘ 

. “There is a Hidden Hand here in aaéa-
house that is doing evil, but .‘whose hand it
to find out,” Olhre‘s '

is I am not able yet
letter went on to say.
“ Mr. Hammond _.takes
three times daily, and it is always ’DI‘BPO/md'.‘
for him' by Mrs. Hammond. Who

“ She. Mrs. Hanimond, mixes the medl~~'
eines and 1 take them to her husband after}:
breakfast, lunch and dinner each day. i .'

“Almost invariably Miss Benson meets me'
in her step-father's robin, takes the glasses
from me and says that she will give it to the
patient. but she has never done so whilel
remain in the room, and if I linger too long
she sends memory ,with some excuse, as
though anxious to get ridoi" me. -'

“ This looks suspicious, Nat, on
but what’adds to it is that she always whig.
pers to me not to let her mother know that
she was in the room. : ‘ -

" Again, when once or twice I have taken ‘ .i .

the medicine sconer than usual, or later. and i

have given it to the invalid myself, Min“: j
Benson 'has seemed really agitated. bug I 
cannot find it in my heart to suspect her'of 
evil, she is so young beautiful and»gmd_ “I, 

, “Nor can suspect Mrs. Hammond. 11'!-

though I, have not wanted to take thematic

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of her step-brother, and hopes for his return
home, telling me that he has’been sinned
against rather than sinning, her mother says
almost the same thing about him, and longs
for his coming, yet dreads that he may
really be dead.

" Thus it stands between the two, but are
both innocent, or both guilty, or if one is
guilty of wrong-doing, which one of these
two lovely women is it?

“ I leave this for your more experienced
head to decide, though of course I will still
keep up my watching and waiting for a
glimpse of the closet skeleton and the mys.
terious Hidden Hand.

“The servants have all been in the family
for some time, and are devoted to the master,

. Mrs. Hammond and Miss Benson, while the

two who knew Jack Hammond speak of him
as a noble youth.

, “In their minds there is not the shadow
of a suspicion against the mother and daugh-
ter, that they are plotting against Mr. Ham-
mond, or that one of them is doing so. ‘

“In my mind the only suSpicious circum-
stances against one of them, or both, is the
strange behavior of the mother and daughter
about the medicines for Mr. Hammond.

“ A peculiar feature also is that before my
coming, there have been no less than live
women holding my position discharged after
a short stay.

“Two of them were discharged by Miss
Benson, during her mother‘s temporary ab-
sence from the house, the others by Mrs.
Hammond.

“ Another feature is that neither Mrs.
Hammond or her daughter ever see the doc-
tor.

“ Now the question arises, Nat, what have
these women to gain individually or together
by an evil deed, and just what is that deed
to be? ,

“ Miss Benson's advertising recently for
Jack Hammond's return, and having you go
in search of him, may be both for and
against her.

“ lr' Jack Hammond should be dead his
father gets his property, but already is a
rich man himself. .

“ If Mr. Hammond, senior, should die,
then Mrs. Hammond will get all of his for-
tune, and that of his son, saying that Jack is
dead.

“But she is said to have been a rich wo-

v'lman when Mr. Hammond married her.

“ He is a fine man, one any woman would

'respcet and love, so she, cannot wish to get

rid of him, unless there is another man in
the case. '

 if Miss Benson is her daughter, as she
claims, then she will naturally be her heir,
and between these two there appears to
exist the deepest infection.

“If Mr. Hammond dies it is said that he
has willed his son’s fortune to Miss Benson,
but should the son turn up, then she is to
share half of his own estate with her
mother. ' /

“Miss Benson has many admirers, but
ziidniits none on the footing of an accepted
over.

“ Is there really some one who is making
hcr the victim of his plot for gain?

" Thus the matter stands for you to ponder
over and give me a hint to guide me.

“An amusing feature of my stay here is
that the butler is in love with me, and I can
do no more under the circumstances than to
accept his attentions while here.

“I will write you regularly, and hope

,yon'will keep me informed.

“ Ever your loving
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CHAPTER xin. '

,  .-;. " - ran MIDNIGHT assassins, 

 Sumo Canvas, through which the stage-

 -.~,ltra'r_lwon d, from Junction City to the min-
},ing' con. try, was a narrow pass‘at- both,

entrance and exit, and in the center opened
into a valley almost.

It was here that the spring and camping-
gronnd were, for the water was clear and
cool, there was plenty of wood and grass,
and the pine timberand lingo rocks protect-
ed campers from the icy winds that swept
through the canyon nine months in the

ear. -
The three Boy Ferrets had staked their
horses out on a grassy plotin sight of their
camp—had built their lire in a, sheltered
nook and spread their blankets within the
radius of its light.

The camp was as still as death, the fire
flickered low, and the forms chelopcd in
the blankets were seen when the burning
embers brightened up into a flame now and
then.

The four ponies had ceased clipping grass
and were lying down to rest, and no sound
broke the silence of night save the whine of
a coyote impatient for the morning to come
so that the campers would go and may": the
pickings of the camp to him and his gaunt
comrades.

But if all was silent in the camp, moving
toward it, as cautiously as Indians, were
three forms.

They had crept in through the pass side
by side, in a waythat showed that they.ex<
pceted to find campers there at the spring.

Side by side they had kept along the
trail, reached the pine thicket and then halt.
ed to take an observation.

The glare of the campfire was visible,
and they saw apart the three saddle and
pack ponies.

Then they did not disturb the four ponies,
for it were their riders they were after then.

The three men carried rifles, and they
crept nearer and nearer to the little camp.

At last they gained the edge of the pines,
and was within fifty feet of the camp. .

As though to aid them the tire sprung in-
'to flame just then, and the three blanket-
wrapped forms were revealed.

“ I’ll take the right, you the center one,
and you the one on the left, whispered one
of’the three' men.

the instructions.

After. a moment, as though to steady their
nerves, thé same one who had before spoken
whispered:

~‘ Now be ready. -

" Fire at ther word, and, should any shot
fail to kill, fire again upon ther one who
springs to his feet. I

“ There must ‘be no mistake, for that trio
is dangerous, if they is boys, and to miss any
one of them may mean your death or mine,
pards.” , »

“ We knows it,” said on’e.

“We hain’t ot no excuse for missing,"
the other remar ed. .

A moment of waiting and there came the
sternly spoken command from the leader.-

“ Firel”

The three rifles flashed to ether, and but
for thesharp reports the dul sound of the
bullets would have been heard.

- “ Dead center shots all of‘ ’em, for thar
isn’t a kick," cried the leader.

“Now for a few hundreds in money and
a good outfit to sell in ther mines,” another
remarked, while the third cried:

. “ Let us see what we has got and git out
of this quick, for this are a trail that is
trailed pretty frequent.”

The others seem d to recognize the truth
of this-warning. sothe three stepped quick-
ly toward the silent for’ms in their blankets,
one oLthcrmen throwigg an armful of!, wood
upon the fire which in , c it blaze up bright-

ly. - , .

As they neared the prostrate forms, being
within a few feet of them; suddenly, from a
group of rocks just bevond, rang out sharp,
clcggland threatening from one who was [not
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ered l"

There were yells of alarm and a bounding
to cover in spite of the command; but a shot
rung out, then another and another.

One of the assassins fell dead in his tracks,
at which a second turned, and holding his
hanlds high above his head, cried out plead-
lng y.

“ I surrender! don’t kill me!”

The third bounded away in the pines, and,
a moment. after, the clatter of hoofs was
heard as he dashed down the canyon, fol~
lowed by a command to halt, then several
rapid shots and a shout.

But the clatter of hoofs was still heard, so
it was hard to tell the result of the firing.

At the camp, however, the man that had
fallen at the fire from ambush lay as still as
death, and the one who had cried for mercy
stood as he had halted, his hands raised
fibOVG his head, while the firelight fell upon

1m. ..
But those in ambush had not yet appeared,
and the assassin was becoming mystified and
more and more alarmed each moment of sus-
pense that he suffered. *

CHAPTER XIV.
' THE CAPTIVE:

WHEN the firing down the canyon had
spent its echoes, and the clatter of hoofs had
ceased, there was heard a shot in the dis-

‘tance, followed by the words:

“ I am 0. K., Pard Nat, but be got
awa !”

Then from the other pass came the words;

“ All right here, Pard Nat!”

At this, from the group of rocks was
heard:

"Ay, ay, pards. Come into camp!”

It was New York Nat who spoke, and. a
moment after, he stepped out from the rocks
in full view of the one who had so quickly
surrendered, and still stood with hands ele-
vated. '

“Well, pard, it was a clever game to kill
us that Satan Sam planned, but we can plot,
too, and your bullets only cut into dummy
forms. ‘ ‘

“I am sorry Satan Sam escaped, though.”

“ So am I, for he was the one who ought
to have been caught, or be in the place of
my pard there.”

“ Don‘t be alarmed, for his day will come,
and I guess that it mil be at a rope end that
he will shuffle out of life.

“Put your hands behind you and clasp
them.

“Mind you, I’ll pull trigger if you make
a move to resrst or escape,” ‘

“I'm not goin‘ ter throw away my -life,”
sullenly Said the man, and he placed his
hands behind his back, and instantly Nat
clasped a pair of slender steel manaclcs upon
them. ‘

‘9 Now sit down there,’.’ and as the man
obeyed Nat threw a lariat about him and
made him fast to a tree.

Just then Keno came up to the fire, lead
ing three horses already saddled and bridled.

“ Here are their horses, Pat'd Not.

the wind and threw himself upon the other
,sidc of my pony, for he got mine, and r8-
turncd my fire. "
side of the pass, so I pressed him so hard he
did not have time to get one. and so kept 00
in flight, riding my pony bareback."

“ It was Satan Sam. Keno, thazdgot away,
but there lies one of the trio, dc ; here is
the third.” said Nat. .

“ Good! but where is Freckles ?"

appeared from the upper pass, and added:
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guarded one of the passes, and it was just
accident that you missed the fight.

“ But let us bury that dead man there and
prepare to get out of this before daylight, as
the conch comes along early, you know, and
we do not wish to be seen by Fred Fox,”

“If you hain‘t anxious to be seen, my ad-
vice. so far as it goes, is for yer not ter plant
my dead pard here, for his grave will be
seen, he’ll be dug up, recognized, and they‘ll
take your trail to see who did the business;
see?" and the man’s Words and manner at
once convinced Nat that he was right.

So he replied:

“ All right, I’ll take your advice, for we do
not care to be followed.

“We will carry the body along with us
and bury it later on the trail.”

“I can show you where you can hide it
away, and let me tell you right here, and I

' am working now to serve you-e"

“ For. your own good?" said Nat dryly.

“In course I am, for I hain't no fool for
serve yer for nothin', stranger as yer be ter
me, though I admits we has got quite well

acquainted in the last half-hour."
"' Well, what were you going to say ‘1”

‘ That Satan Sam got away, and if one of
that young fell‘er's shots didn’t plug him, he
knows you has got me and. my pard thar,
and he'll be hot on yer trail ter rescue us,
not knowing Buster is dead, yer see. ‘

“Now I has seen enough 0' you ter know
' er hain’t ter be caught asleep, and 1 just

inder feels that he can’t rescue me so easy as
I kin help myself, seeing as Buster is dead
and I’ve got irons on, so I wants to work out
my own salvation by what I has ter say and

" kin" do to help you.”

“ You have a very level head, pard, and
your good health, yes your sudden death,
willv’depend altogethernpon what you can do

 :for yourself.

" It is now nearly daylight, and by the
time it is dawn we will be ready to travel, so
We will get ready now,"
This was decided upon, and the dead body
was wrapped in a blanket and strapped se-

 «curely upon the back ‘of one of the ponies.

The prisoner was next tied to the saddle of

f ‘his own horse. and Keno had to take one of
l .the animals of the assassins, as his own pony

had been taken by 'Satan Sam.

' “Camp was then broken up and just at day-

break the Boy Ferrets with their captive and

the dead body moved out of the canyon and
\ continued on the trail toward the mines.

CHAPTER xv.
Fora ms LIFE.

THE three Boy Ferrets. so fearlessly-plays
ing a desperate game with death out in the
Wild West. thOD'gh regretting the escape of

' the leader 0f the Outlaws, as they now were

sure that Satan . Sam was, congratulated
themselves upon the success they had gained
in the capture of one of the murderous trio,

‘ " ' and the death of another of them.

"They were convmced that the desire of
their prisoner to save his own life would
.“cause him to betrayr his comrades. and yet

 there was some doubt in Nat's mind as to

whether he could tell all they wished to
know.  _ .
' The first thing to he done. New York Nat

‘ I; 74-well know, was to get rid 0f the dead body;

then seek a hiding place for themselves and

_ ' then find out just 'whntdhe prisoner did
.‘Ukuow of‘ Jack Hammonds -betng' dead or
-f alive. -

_ - , So he said to the man, “ See here. pardiyou

" push on to where we can hide this bOdY. and

then find .us a safe retreat.

.‘ “Come. there is no time to 1058. f0! Satan
Sam is face and I do not intend he shall'have
time to circumvent us." ,

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regard your own life, for we are not to be
triiled with, I’ll assure you," was the deter-
mined reply of the young Ferret leader.

The prisoner rode on in silence |:and did
lead them to a creek into which he turned so
as to hide their trail.

Nat however noticed that he turned up
the stream when his idea was that he should
have gone down it; but he made no com
ment.

After an hour in following up the stream

. the outlaw came to a. place where they could

turn out and their tracks not be seen.

The outlaw led the way: and they went‘

on for half an hour over a perfectly track-
lcss plain, and then be halted and said:

"Now plant my dead pnrd here, or if v

you wish, chuck his body over that cliff
and the stream sixty feet below will soon
carr him out o’ sight.”

“ 0, we will not be inhuman, so will
bury him."

This they did, ard then they had, an early
dinner, and mounting once more New York
Nat said: _

“Now lead the way to a safe retreat.
where we can hide from any pursuit of
Satan Sam, and as soon as we are in a spot
where we do not dread being found, we will
talk business to your."

“ I'm just the man to lead you right, and
to talk business 100, pards,” was the reply.
and the prisoner led on once more, New
York Nat whispering to his two Ferret
pards: '

“Watch every step of the trail. for that
man is going to play us false if we do not
prevent him."

Both Keno and Freckles looked surprised,
for they had suspected that the outlaw was
doing his best to serve them, and was only
too glad to do so for his own sake.

Bfit the words of their young leader put
them on their-guard, and they therefore kept
their eyes open to all that was suspicious.

For a couple of hours more the outlaw led
the way, and then turned into a canyon
penetrating a. mountain range. and where
the keen eye of Detective Nat. at once saw
that there was a trail, made by horses,’run-
ning through it'.

The tracks led both ways, the canyon sides
were very high, and it was from fifty to a
hundred yards in width.

“Now, boy pardS. we kin he as safe here
as if we was in Junction City, said the out-
law, and he continued: ' ‘

“You see there is a little hollow in the
canyon here, and there is water, grass and
wood there, and you can rest without any
fear, of danger.” .

' ’Nat laughed. and the outlaw looked at
him with surprise. and neither did. the other
boys see cause for amusement.

“ What’s so funny, pard?" asked the out.

'law.

“Why, that we will be safe here; but the
trutlr is, it is, a very dangerous place for

“ What does yer mean ?"

“ I mean that we will be safe, but that the
ganger is for you, for right here you are to

re.” ’ ’ .

“ Oh Lord! what is yer giving me?"

“ Just this, that I intend to hang you in
this canyon, and then take my own way for
finding a place of safety and discovering
what 1 would know.

" You think we are tenderfeet but we are
not so tendeifooled as you might think, for
I know the points‘ of the compass and you
have led us toward Junction City not from
it, and more, on crossed one trail of "yester-
day thinkingl did not notice it,and if we
stayed here long we would 80011 be caught
in a trap you have set for us.

“ Now, pard, what you do and say has ot _

to be for your life, for I swear to you ,’ll
stand‘no more nonsense.
“Keno, bring me that lariat “and put a‘

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CHAPTER XVI.
'rnu CONFESSION.
Tun outlaw risoner had turned very pale
at New York at’s words.
He saw that the Ferret captain, if nota
Wild Westerner. had caught on to their trail
of the day before as they crossed it, and

also had been sharp enough to see that he

was guiding them wrong.

lle did not like the look in Nat‘s face, and
the prompt manner in which, Keno had
obeyed the order to get the lasso.

There was but one way he now saw to get
out of his scrape and he decided to take the
course and confess, at least as far as be
deemed it necessary to do to save his own life.

So, as Keno threw the noose over his head
with no gentle hand, and Freckles calmly
pointed to a limb to hang him to, and made
some remark about having a horse drag him
up, he cried eagerly: _

" Yer is enter me, young pard. and I con-
fesses I tried tcr do yer, fer in followiu‘ yer
trail, Satan Sam would hev sent a party this
way for sure, and I guesses they won't be
long in comin’ along either.

“ But life is sweet and I wanted to git
away ther best way i c‘u’d.

“ As I can't down yer, I’ll give in and talk
gospil straight, so what does yer promise me
if 1 gives it to yer in a way ter please yer?”

" ’11 give you just five minutes to answer
my questions. and if I am satisfied you go
free, when l've found out if you have told
me the truth ' » I .

“ If you have lied to me then I shall be
the judge, these two boys the jury, and we'll
try you, and it will not take long for us to
find out which horse will act as your hang-
man, for up you will go." i

“.I believes yer, pard, for yer looks it to!
do what yer says

“ What does, yer wish ter know '2”

“ How far is Junction City from here?"

“ Five miles.” I

“ i thought so.

“ Now, how long is this canyon?” ‘

“ lt branches ofi’ ahead 0’ here about ,half
a mile." _ _

“ Enough, we will go on now to where it .
branches ofl‘ and find a place where we can \,
be secure." I r -

The order was given by Nat to mount and
they went on at a gallop to where the can-
yon branched off into several others. ~

The trail there could hardly be found;
such was the nature of the ground, but
Nat’s keen eyes did find it and he went into ‘
one of the canyons through which it did not
lead, paying no heed to his prisoner’s advice.
now Very freely offered.

After a ride of half a mile‘ he came to 8' ' ,5]

most fertile spot, an ideal place for a. camp 

and where there was not the trace of a true   ‘ 

other than of duck and coyotes. . "

It was a blind canyon and went but little
further Nat soon found out. so no one went
that way as they could not pass on into the
mountains. ' , ' . - .-

The horses were staked out, a campin -
place selected, and while Freckles gatherel
wood and built a tire, Keno began toprepare ,
supper. .

New York Nat meanwhile led his prison-
or to where the blankets and saddles had
been thrown, and‘said: }

“ Sit down there, parcl, and have a, sober
talk, for as I said, your life depends upon
what you tell me.” ‘ 1 \ I

" I’m beginning to feel pretty sart'in ,0’
that now, young pard,” answered the man in
a'disconsolate tone. ‘

“ Remember our terms. death if you lielto 5’ I

me, our life if you tell the truth.» ‘_ ,
“ ’llbe sqnar' this time." , ' _ .
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of NH."

,“ Who is?"

“ Well, we knows him. as- (lap’n, that's
. all." .
 Where is he?"

“ l'lnst, jist now, I believes.”

“ What has Satan Sam to do with the
‘ hand?" 4

” lle's lieutenant, and commands the band
while the Cap'n’s away."

“ llow long has the Captain been away ‘I”

“ Seven weeks.”

I “ What does the hand number?"

“ Jist now about adozen, I guess.”

“ It was your hand that held up Fred
Fox’s coach some weeks ago when the at-
tempt was made to kidnap Gentleman Jack ‘3"

“ Yas.” - ‘

“ Were you along that day '1’"

The man hesitated.

“I must have the truth, remember,”
sternly said Nat.

“ Yas.”

- “Who was the miner who was a passen-
ger that day Y"

" Yer menus thcr day you lit inter ther
agents so brash?" ' =

“ You know what day I mean, and 1 ask
you was not that miner your outlaw cap-
tain ?” -

“ I don't jist recommember.”

“ I’ll put this lasso about your neck to re-
fresh your memory, and—”

“ as. I knows now who yer means—yes,
he were our captain. "

“ And played Gentleman Jack's friend to

' betray him ‘2"
“ About that," was the low reply.

t‘.

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“Now a few questions 'more,” resumed
New York Nat after a moment of silent
meditation. - ‘

“I’m in it to tell all I know, pard,"'an-
swered the outlaw.

“ And I’m in it to know all, or help till in
your grave.” was the significant reply.

The man shuddered, and Nut asked:

“ You say that your captain is East now i"

“Yas.” , '_ _ . _

, “ Gentleman Jack mysteriously disappear-
ed the night he reached Junction City ‘2”

" So I has heard.”

“ Do you not know?”

“ I wasn't that, yer knows.’

I“ Where were on?”

" I was dustin . for a place of safety, arter
from the coach.”

_‘ “ I remember that the old miner went on

with us to the station.”

. v »“ Yas."
. - “ Is your captain an old man ‘1’”,

' “ He, seems so to us." 1 ’

“ Well. hcvappeared like a rough-looking
man, with gray hair and heard of aweek‘s
growth, while he stooped his shoulders and
:walked with a limp."

“ The miner who was with Gentleman
Jack on mean?" '

v “ es, and your captain too, for I have an

,ldca that they are one and the same, that
your outlaw wears a wig and otherwise dis-

guises himself at times.” . , t

. New. York Nat saw the start the prisoner
gave but did not appear to do so.

But the. man said in reSponse:

 

CHAPTER XVII.

BROUGHT 'l‘O TERMS.

.. p , “Well. you may he right, young fancy,- '
f. that it Were our L‘apt’in who was fiPQ.u1iuel-‘_

in the coach thet day, but I can’t an ear to it,
but '1 guess you’ know. more than you tell
,mo,f’ , , . . ' ‘ .
. ° Iknow‘ enough to ,lping you, shouldl
’_ turn ?' on over to a court of justiccfi" ‘
, " ut yerw‘on‘t?” ' . . ‘ - “

  

'  It depends upon, you.”

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ii  tf Now, why was .,Gentlernan Jack: ‘to' ,be I

, country wit) all speed, for I intend to run

‘ . .rifle walked rapidly down the canyon.

    
  

“ The Captain know'd, we men didn't."

“ You know that he was kidnapped the
night he came into Junction City.”

“I hcerd So.”

“ Come, 1 do not believe you know what
I wish to learn so you might as well be dead
as ahve for all that I can get out of you.”

The man cried out eagerly;

“ l’nrd, I remembers now that Gentleman
.laek were tuk in ther night he arriv’ in
Junction City."

“ lly his friend the miner?”

“ Yas.” _

“Where was he taken ‘2"

“ To the den."

“ Where is it?"

. “Up in the mountains.”

“ You know the way there?"

“I knows.”

“ You know if Gentleman Jack is dead or
alive.” .

“ Ile were alive when I seen him last.”

“ When was that ‘3”

“ A week ago."

“ What is he being held for?”

“ The Capt’in knows.”

" And does not tell.”

“He may have told Satan Sam but not me
and the rest of the gang,”

“ Then Gentleman Jack is held as a pris-
oner?" -

“ Yas. ”

“ How many men are in the camp?

“Only one man generally keeps camp. to
look after the horses we keeps there, but
there is two there now on account of the pris-
oner.” t. . '

“I see, and One keeps guard over him all
the time." -

“ Yes, for he‘s no slouch, and though he is
ironed lie’s hard to hold.”

“ You could guide us there?”

:Ii‘he man started, moved uneasily and
salt : t

"See here, young pard, don‘t ask me to
do that, for I might as well let you hang me
as to do it, as my life wouldn’t be worth
much.” .

f “It won't be worth anything if you re-
use. .

“ You have confessed the truth, I believe,
because you were forced to down, but it was
like-drawing teeth to get it out of you. , v

“ Now I want you to go to that den, for
you hold the prisoner. Gentleman Jack with’
out any reason for doing so. and he must be
released. V ' ,

“Do this and you are free to go‘your way
the moment we rescue Gentleman Jack, and
Lwill give youa money consideration too,
as well as a good outfit, several horses, and
some advice.” ‘

“ Advice?” ' ' '

“Yes, to et away from this part of the

your captain and his band of outlaws down,

  

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sA'rAN sun! on Turf TRAIL.

SATAN SAM was a dangerous man, even
when defeated.

lie supposed as he fled l'rorn the attack on
the trio of young Ferrets that both of his.
companions fell under their tire.

Ile Saw one man go down, and supposed
that the other did too.

Ile lost no time in nmking the best of a
bad situation, and so sped swiftly along to
the ponies ot' the scouts, sprung upon the
hack of one and tied.

But a surprise awaited him at the pass,
when Keno opened upon him.

Ile saw that he was in the open, the foe in
shelter, and having no time to get his own;
horse he kept on as he was in his flight.

lie was never a slow rider, and he made
this time no exception. but kept his horse at
a swift pace, anxious to reach Junction Cityr
before the men should leave the saloons.

He had a purpose in view.

But he rode too hard and used his horse
up. so had to go slow for the rest of the
way.

It was after breakfast when he at last.
reached the tavern at Junction City.

But he had startling news to tell, and was
not long in getting an interested audience.

for it was in effect that, he and his two com,-
panions had started for the mines; that the}r
had been ambushed by the three kid miners,
and his two companions were killed.

He had been captured. and they had been
robbed of all they had, their horses and out-
fit; and, in fact, the three young miners had.
turned road-agents. I

He had made his escape upon one of their-
ponies, and so had come to Junction City
with all speed, and wanted a band of men

the kid roadvagcnts. ,

It was but a few minutes before Satnrr
Sam secured the services of over half a score
of bold spirits to follow him on the trail of”.
the alleged young road'agents. and a few

two friends for the crimes he had charged.
them with. '

piayin’ a bold game out here. and hain’ti
nigh so tenderfooted as they pertends ter be
and looks," he said when the party of horse-j,
men halted for a rest. '

tihe ‘mines and went back With plenty 0”
(ust.

" They played the bab
knows how they jam 0
when they held up Fre

act, and yet yer

and you will be about: the only one to es- *Nat. play his bold bluff on me at keerd‘s.

cape.” ' _
As though acting from some sudden 1m~
pulse the outlaw said eagerly:
“I’ll go you, young fellcr, for it do begin
to look black fer the boys.
“ I'll guide you to the den, and in return
I am to get my liberty. some money, no out-
fit'and several horses?" ‘
-- f‘ Yes, and some advice."
“I’ll take It all.’.’
“ Harkt what isthat?”
“Ididn't hear nothin’.” _
"I did. ' ' . ' ’
"Come, pards. be on the alert for danger,
for I heard voices fast now down therrcan-

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ready mngttt if fight it must be." and New
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him that they: were in deadly (tangengfor,

. the words to string ’em upa

“Well, them boys hain't no slouch, and

crooks. as I card that even that bootblncks
and newsboys’of that town kin give a mgr!
from the coontry pointers'in any game th it
wishes to play. I

and the text be that we has got ter catch
them young fellcrs and hang ’em———see ?” - '

were most convincing.

to follow his lead. .. - t

“ In course," he resumed. “ they ,will play
the baby act and squeal like‘p1g811miera
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to go with him and capture and, string up 

hours after his arrival in” Junction Cit‘y‘he -
- was mounted upon his best horse, and With ' a
his volunteers following‘rode forth upon the   ' :,
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,reached the camp where the attack had been
‘made. The good trailers tool; up the trail,
in spite of the outlaws’ pretended precau-
tions to hide it.

They found no trouble in following it, and
toward nightfall, by taking cut-oils, as they
knew which way the fugitives would have
to go, they camped in the: canyon which
New York Nat and his comrades had left to
seek aecurc hidingr place.

They (lid not appear to fear being heard,
for they laughed and joked around the
campfire. and it was their voices that New
A t_ York York Nat had heard.

r ;‘ The outlaw prisoner had heard them, too,
I but had made no move, hoping that the
r .: pursucrs would soon come upon the camp.
' He felt sure that Satan Sam was leading
the pursuit, and supposed that he had only
the members of his own band, not believing
' r‘ " that he had been bold enough to go to June-
tion City and lay the charge he was guilty
I t, of upon the Boy Ferrets.
,. “i It was coming upon the camp in the can-
:i' _; you that had shown New York Nut the dan~
’ " ' ger they were in.

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CHAPTER XIX
IN cLosE QUARTERS.

NEW YORK NAT had been too long a
clever detective not to understand recon.
noitering, even if it was on the frontier.

He drew near enough to the camp to see

. , V the forms of the pursucrs about the fires,
. _ 4 if: . ' and counted thirteen. ,

i I: v  “ An unlucky number for them, at least,”

5?, muttered the young Ferret, and he drew
' ‘ ‘ nearer to take in the whole situation.

~ “Ahl‘ Satan Sam is there; yes, ,and the
 Jeadcr,” he Said as'he recognized the dos.
.- ’u'perado of Junction City.

I ' The recognition, too, convinced him that
he and his comrades Were in deadliest dan-
- ger at the hands of the men whom such a
.man would lead. '

  

 

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. _ ork Nat crept nearer, using all the caution
v {and skill of an lndian, and soon gained a
..clnmp of pines within fifty feet of the camp-

  

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,_‘.The men ~had just sat down to supper,
and, were laughing and talking amoug'them-
jselves in a tone that plainly reached the ears
.of- the youth in his concealment. ‘.
fr; g Listening attentively to catch every word,
he soon'discnvcred enough to convince. him
that the daring desperado had played a bold
‘-gsme againSt them to save himself. ,‘

a i He heard how they were accused of havtng
i, made the attack on Satan Sam and his two
J -»'c0mpaniqn8. for the whole’ story was gone
._’_'.over again. and that the men were in pur-
’  nit of them to hang them without trial, for
 ths'rnurder of the'two men Satan Sam ac-
cused them of killing. and for stealing their
hprses and trying tokill him, Satan Sam,
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v The fact that they had notikillcd the man

.with them would be no protection, ashc

would side with Satan Sam against them.

3; ;. They Were in a blind canyonnfihd there
it. Was no escape for them.‘ Itnd"they must,

 
  

  

  

   
   

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lle found his comrades and the prisoner
awaiting supper for him, and the two young
li‘errets were becoming very anxious for the
safety of their leader.

’l‘he prisoner had also seemed anxious, and
had suggested that they go in search of Nat.
but this neither Keno or Freckles would lis-
ten to. t ‘

As Nat drew near the camp he heard the
prisoner say: .

,“ I tell yer, I’m going to call out for yer
pard, for I don’t hear nobody in the big
canyon now, and if they hain’t kilt him he
kin hear us.

“I has a voice like a fog-horn, and I’ll jist
whoop her up one time and——”

“ You give a cry and I'll see that it is your
last,” was uttered in the stern voice of New
York Nat as he suddenly appeared before
them, his rifle muzzle pointed directly at the
prisoner.

“ You would betray us, and purposely,
for you know well that the men are in the
canyon.

“ I have a mind to gag you, and if you
Speiik louderithan a whisper I will do so,
whi e if you call out, your pard, Satan
Sam, will find you dead when he comes
here.”

The prisoner saw that Nat was in deadly
earnest and he was cowed into silence, while
the young detective went on to say:

"‘ Boys, Satan Sam is there and has twelve
men with him, most of whom I recognized
as men I saw in J unctiou City.

“ He has told them that we attacked him
in camp, killed his two comrades and cap-
tured him, robbing them all and stealing
theirhorses. , ,

“He is after us to hang us, and they are
going to pull out before daybreak and go on
up into the-mountains, and we Will take the
backtrack and hide in a place I remember
we passed, and we will leave no trail.

“ We could go to Junction City and tell
all, but some there might not believe us, and

' we would lose our chanceof resetting Gentle-
‘mau Jack and that would never do, so we

just go into hiding until Satan Sam and
hisfollowers give up the trail. v

“ Now to have supper. and then we’ll get
a few hours’ rest and be. ready to leaVe here
assoon as our pursuers depart from their
camp.” > , ‘ ‘

This plan was considered the best that
could be done. so the Ferrets and their

prisoner ate supper, after which Nat ga gad-

the outlaw, and the four laid down to sglecp

for a few hours. . i ' , ,5
CHAPTER xii. ' .

IN RIDING.

NAT was awake two hours before dawn,
and awaking his comrades told them to get
ready to move and comelon down the canyon
slowly unless they heard from-him to the
contrary. ‘ , ‘ . ‘

The prisoner had passed a wretched night
of it. ironed as he was and with the gag in
his mouth and he was in a very sullen
humor. I . , . .

“Remove his gag, but knock him in the
head if he speaks out of a whisper," Nathad
said as he walked away. i ’ ‘

He reached the mouth of the blind canyon
just as the-leading man of the lpursuers was
riding by and‘hcard one in~thc rear can
out: ' '

" There’s a big canyon, pard‘.f' »

“ It’s a blind one,‘ only runs a few hundred
yards back," was the reply of Satan Sam, _

Then the party rode .by within a hundred
feet of the ho delectwo.~ . . 

New York 'at counted them carefully,

'and~found there were thirteen. u - i

. first they (passed on out of sight he smiled
‘El‘lleJm muttered to himself; ; v“ r * “A

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“Somehow I believe I hold trumps and I
shall play them for all they are worth. , .

“Good! the boys are coming now, and war
will get well out of the canyon before day
breaks and then, when we reach the brunt
beyond which the tracks will show we will
turn into it and I’ll be the guide, for I would
not trust that outlaw again on any account,
as I am sure he meant to betray us when ,lle
wanted to call out for me last night."

ln a few minutes the others rode up, and
mounting his hoI‘Se Nat led “the way on the-
back trail.

“ See here, third, I wants ter sarvo you,
and I tells you this trail Will lead you
wrong,” said the prisoner.

“ Not so wrong as the one in the other di»
motion would.”

“ You is wrong, for we would follow on
after them and then hide in the mountains,
for they would not look to find us following

them.”
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“ I‘ll go my own way, pard, as I’ve had to
do many a time before, and if I go wrong.
you won't be to blame.” y - '

So Nat led the way back over the trackless.
land. through the canyon, and on across aw
flint y plain until just after sunrise they came-
to a brook. ‘ . -

Then the strange spectacle was seen ofta
desert, treeless, grass‘lcss and rocky upon one
side of the brook, while upon the other side
were meadows of juicy grass, trees and roll—
in hills. . ‘ «

caching the brookNat turned down the"
stream, a course which would take them.
nearer to, instead of further from Junctiomfl
City. ’ i . . - .-

" We can,” he explained to his two pardst. “
“if driven to buy, makc a run for Junction -
City and tell our story to the people there.

‘1 Enough will belive it to prevent our.
being strung up ,without mercy,. though I '
believe the prisoner: would side with , Satan.
Samagainst us. " " '.  I l

"Now we will find a hiding~piace and re--~
main there until the band searching :for us-
return to Junction City. N

“Then we will try and find the outlaW‘r. .. ,
band’s den, rescue Gentleman'Jack, and withfg, « 

him and another outlaw prisoner/we will
have enough proof to back

charges against Satan Sana”, ~ '
This was New York Nat's plan

hat-air

Shim his two Ferret pardvs' wholly nfigl'eedr. ,
prisoner was’dead‘ set against  

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Like one r arcd upon 'tbed‘rontier New, ,

York" Nat led the way down, the stream,»  ,
the others following; and the prisoner wears 

ing an anxious look 11 on his face.
Before they ‘turne

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trace of a trail upon the hard soil. -'

To their delight they found none, and-"W 

the bed of the stream was sandy. and quick—
ly all the, tracks were obliterated by. the,»
towing waters. ‘* < ‘ ' ‘ ‘ '

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80 down the current they rode for seventh f '5

miles. and then thcycalme to a place at.
which the some filmy 5011, Was found, son"

that they left the water and soon found”;

into the brook Natl: i»,

and Keno had dismounted andamost caret“ 
fully searched to see if they had left any. _

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horses could he hemmed up in one, of 
blind canyons close at hand, and the very}...
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shot a deer, and while the prisoner was'puttogr

Worklcntting it up. Reno and, Freaking

caught'somc flue fish in the stream, near. by}?

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CHAPTER XXI. ‘
UNDER, susrlt'rON.

THREE days passed in the Ferrets’ camp,
they appearing to take matters coolly, while
their prisoner fretted greatly.

He said that he expected the camp would
be momentarily surprised by Satan Sam,

llut Nat had found a pointof lookout on a.

cliil? near by which commanded the ap-
proaches, and here one of the three Ferrets
was constantly on the watch. '

Their camp was so located that it could be
Welldcfcnded, and if forced to retreat they
could desert their horses, take their prisomr
and go to Junction City, leaving their foes in
possession of what they could find.

But no outlaws came, and confident that
they had given up the pursuit. New York
Nat gave the order to move on the fourth
morning after their arrival there.

They went back the way they had come,
and they were very careful to rceonnoiter
well ahead.

Going ahead on foot, Nat discovered that
the party had returned from its search in the
mountains, for there were their tracks, thir-
teen horses, as plain as could he seen.

They branched oif toward Junction City,
too, and came right down from the menu
tains.

The
Nat tol
Iden.

“ You hain’t give that up?"

“ You bet we hav'n’t.”

“Well, I guess we can find it.”

“I know we can when your life depends
upon it.” . '

So the prisoner‘s face brightened and he
led the way once more, bound to his horse
.and with his hands in irons. ‘

They. went up through the canyon and
found the place where they had camped
when their foes came so near to them. ,

They had traveled very slowly, going cau-
tiously as they did, and it was nearly dark
when they got up in the mountains. the scat-
tering trails of’ their pursuers showing that
they had searched for them by twos and
threes. .’

But no well defined trail followed along
on the one that wasevidently an old one, and
which the prisoner‘asserted was made by his
band going to and from the retreat of the
outlaws. ,

“We can ride right in on 'em at night,
surround their cabin and call fer them ter
come out with their hands up.

“That will fetch them, you bet, only I
don't want ter be seen by the boys, yer
knows,” explained the prisoner.

But New York Nat was wary, and ques-

risoncr again looked uneasy, but
him his duty now Was to lead to the

' “tioned the prisoner most closely until at last

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be managed to discover that the camp was
between two cliii‘s that formed a valley, and
could only he reached by ascending to the
top of a range and then descending to the
retreat. . -

" Is the retreatvisible from the range?"

“ From one point it be.”

“ I )oes this trail lead to it?"

"It do."

“Very well. boys, you go into camp here,
and I'll push on ahead on foot and see what
I can find out.”.

“ No need 0’ that, for we kin all go to-
gether.” .

“ I prefer to go alone,” answered Nat.

“ it's a dangerous trail.”

“ I‘ll keep my eyes open for dangers"

” Sure as shootin' yer’ll run over a cliff.“

“ I’ll risk it.”

‘” Yer is a darned fool to do it.”

" I’ll take bigger chances now you urge
against it. .
‘ " Just keep right by that man, one of you,
land finish him if he tunes uplor makes any

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“ . ,4“'\Ve‘ll do it.” said the boys, and the pris.

 smothered on path between his teeth,

t ._ g I finite Nat saw that his face paied slightly.

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“ Keno. I believe that man intends to be-
tray us in Some way if we give him the
chance," said Nat, and having selected a
camping place, he started out alone and on
foot.

lie followed the faint trail winding up to
the top of the range. and coming to the two
cliifs that formed the Valley, he approached
and looked over cautiously.

Ills face brightened as he saw a number
of horses feeding in the valley, and from
almost beneath him came a column of white
smoke curling upward.

“Ah! I havo found the retreat.

“Now to have a better view,” and Nat
searched about fora better outlook.

He now found a spot that commanded a
view of the cabin, and his eyes fell upon
something that caused him to smile signifi-
cantly. ‘

What he beheld was a log cabin just be-
neath him, and a campfire near it,'built up
against the cliff.

The sun was near setting and the valley
was cast, in the shadow of approaching
night. ‘ 0

About the camp-fire were no less than six
men, two of whom were cooking the even-
ingrmeal.

hrce others were lolling near, while a
fourth was visible seated by the 'stump of a
tree to which New York Nat even from
where he looked down could see that he was
bound. ‘

"‘ That man is Gentleman Jack," said Nat
as he recognized the man bound to the
tree.

CHAPTER XXII.
IN 'Disocrsn.

WHAT Nat saw in the canyon (lid not
seem to surprise him, and he watched the
group of men until darkness closed around
‘_ them.

He saw the men gather around for sup
per. The prisoner was with them; but,
though his hands were freed, Nat could see
that his feet were bound from the manner in
which he walked.

More wood was thrown upon the fire,
thereby causing a bright light. and the group
of men were plainly visible to the watcher
from the cliff above.

Still watching, New York Nat saw them
throw themselVes upon the ground and could
even hear their VOlCt'S and laughter.

at last he saw two of them
prisoner to the cabin and enter it.
one by one the others followed and the tire
began to die down.

“They appear to keep no watch, mut‘
tered Nat. and he began to slowly retrace
his way down the mountain trail.

It was moonlight and he had watched well
his trail. ,

Just before midnight he arrived in camp
and found Keno and Freckles awaiting him,
while the prisoner had retired to his blan-
ketslbut was not asleep, the boys whis-
perer .

Nut ate a hearty supper his comrades had
reserved for him and then said: '

“Well, boys, there are six men in the
camp."

“Then our man lied?”

_ g “ He certainly did, and intended to lead us

into a trap. .

“But, one of those six men is Gentleman
Jacki"

‘5‘ You saw him,
“ I did indeed.” .
"‘I knew you would find out'what was

going on," averrcd Freckles, admirmgly.

Nat then went on to tell of his discovery
and added:

“ Now we‘dare not attack that camp with
‘five men in it..- We might be successful but
some of us would go under, beyoud ddoubt,

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York with me, and I am not hunting for
a grave out here for myself. ,

“ If there were but three of them we might
risk it.

"That man there tried to lead us into a
trap. for he knew the number in the re-
treat and expected we wou‘d be wiped out
and he escape, so I shall act now with no
CunSIlICl'flhiOD for him.

“My idea is to put on one of the dis-
guises we brought with us, have Fred Fox
pick me up, for tomorrow is his day to go
to Junction City, and I‘ll make a clean breast
of it to him. have him get seVeral men he
knows he can trust, and bring them out in
his coach, -

“ You, Freckles, can come down with the
horses and meet us, and we Will then be
strong enough to, attack the retreat with
every prospect of catching the outfit and res.
cuing Gentleman Jack.

“This done we Can go to Junction City
the next night and takein Satan Sam and his
outfit.

“ That is my plan. so what do you think
of it, boys?”

‘ “What disguise will you wear, Nat?"

“I‘ll rig out .ke that young pal-son we
saw up in the mines, for I have a suit, a
wig and spectacles."

“ Good! and you can change the expression
of your face so that no one will know you,
Paul Nat

"Freckles will take care of the camp
and, the prisoner. and I will go with you
to the stage-trail and retreat, and we'll have
the horses there for you, all six of them,”
said Keno. \

This being decided upon Nat and the
others retired to their blankets, but were up
at an early hour and Nat was *soon rigged
out in a clerical suit, and with his wig of
rather long hair parted in the middle, and
gold rimmed spectacles. no one would have
recognized him, for he did possess the
faculty of completely changing his facial ex-.
pression. ‘ ,

The prisoner realized that Nat had made
some important discovery, and was prepar-
ing for some move, and he was nervous
and in a very ugly humor.

After an early break fast
rode away with Keno, to brin_ his horse
back, while Freckles remained In camp to
look after the outlaw prisoner and the
horses. 4 ,

Some hours after, as Fred Fox was driv-
ing along the trail toward Junction City, he
saw a man seated by the way, and at first he
feared his coach was to be held up by road-
agents. ‘

But as he drew nearer he muttered, greatly
relicvml -. _ ‘

“It’s a young sky pilot, as I live; but
what on earth is he doing here alone, and on
foot?"

There was not a passenger in the coach,
Nat was delighted to see, and Fred Fox
called out to him in his blunt way:

‘ “Say, I’ard Gospil Sharp, I guessesyou
has done what yer tells others not to do—g’bt
astray?" . I
' “Yea, verily. my sinful brother, that
have I done, for my beast of burden hath
left me afoot. and I am forced to seek of you
a lift toward the settlement ahead,” an-

N at mounted and

' sworcd Nat in atone most doleful to listen

to. ~
“ In course that means no money for me
or the company; but, I’ll give you a ride if
you don” try to convart me. So hop up

'on the box with me and make your881f at

home." , , .

Nat, having convinced himself, that there
was no one aboard, did as he‘w‘as told, and
Fred, having made up his mind to take his
pay out in “having some fun” withfthe
“sky pilot,” was startled by heating sed-
denly: . » ’ . ,
t .” Say, Fred Fox. you are a good, square
fellow; true as steel, :1 have heard, and I

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want you to help me out of a scrape, while,
besides doing an all-round good act, you will
help yourself, too, for I will not forget you;
I am New York Nat, the Boy Miner.”

“ The deuce!" exclaimed Fred Fox, and
then he added:

“ I thought yer was a gospil sharp, sure
as shootin’, though yer did look young for a
prayer-slinger. .1

" Well! Well! I’m glad ter see yer, though
they does tell ugly tales of you and your
pards in Junction City.”

CHAPTER XXIII,
NAT’S BOLD GAME.

“ THERE is not a word of truth in it, Fred,
as I’ll prove to you.

“ I'll tell you now that I know all that
Satan Sam said of us, for l was near his
camp and heard him and his men talking,"
Nat informed.

“ He went into Junction City with a great
lie about me, and then started out with
twelve others to hunt us down.

“ Now I’ll tell you the whole truth, and I
want you to help me out, for you are the
man that can do it. _

“In the first place, I am gomg to tell you
a secret, and put perfect confidence in you.
Then you’ll see it all, and know who the
men are that havepbeen holding up your
coach.” '

Fred Fox listened with the deepest inter-
est to New York Nat, and heard the whole
story of the attack on them, their flight un-
der the guidance of their prisoner, the traps
he tried to lead them into. and the discovery
of the outlaw den, and Gentleman Jack a
prisoner there. 

Now Fred Fox thought a great deal of

‘ Gentleman Jack, whom he had known for a
year or more, and had a Warm spot in his
heart for the Boy Miner Nut, and hepsaid
with great energy: ‘ '

“I see it all now, boy pard,,and how
Satan Sam tried to save his neck by just ac-
cusing you.

I “ I’Ve suspected him for some time, and I
tell you I’m right in this thing with you clean
11 to my neck, and in it to stay, too.

. “I’ll see youithrough; but what’ll we
start in on when we gets to ther city?”

“Tell the landlord that I am a Boy
Preacher from the mines, come to Junction

 

 City to meet a friend.

' “ Of course, that friend will not come, and

 {.1.‘want you to Pick your men, say six of

' them; to go back with me.

“ They must ' pretend to be going on a
prospecting tour, and go out in your coach
day after tomorrow, and I'll go too.

“When we reach the spot where you

‘ picked me up we will leave you, and my

pard Freckles. will be near them with the
horses. apd I’ll buy a couple more animals
in JunctionOity, and have you lead them

-' ' out for me.

“That you must get men whom you can
wholly trust. you well know.“ I
“You bet I know, and I’ll get men that

 lilwill do just as you say, for you are the cap-
; thin, b0 pflfd- ‘

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"They W111 not be unforgetten, Fred,
\for—" I

“Now don’t 80 ‘0 Offering pa , for to

 fvcatch those roadn-figem»s Will‘ be al the re-

ward they want.

“ Well, those are the “MI want, and you
know whom on can trust ' ,

“ But, Fret , as l 8min bad odor in 1.1 unc-

  “on on , 1 want you to do me the favor to
.. as,“ {Re em" from the post-omee for me.

‘ I will be addressed Simply to Na-
»thsniel handler, Special Agent. Junction
. City, with the words written on it: . .

‘1 ‘Deliver ohly to bearer of I“! stainped
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letter to show you have the right,

to get the letters, and say the one to whom
they are addressed sent you for them, so I
need not be known in the matter. 1.

" Then, too. I want you to buy two good
horses, saddles and bridles, for those men,
and they had better ride them, starting out
ahead of the coach, I guess."

"I’ll do just as you tells me. boy pard;
but oh! how much you does look like a sky
pilot! why, you‘d fool your mammy.

“Now we is nearin‘ Junction (lity, so jist
talk fast if thar is anything else to bLkdone.“

Nat (lid talk fast, and a quarterof n hour
after, when the stage drew up at the tavern,
Fred Fox fully understood what was to be
done.

The “Boy Preacher" was introduced with
a flourish by Fred Fox to the landlord, and
so perfect was Nat’s disguise that not a soul
who had seen him before suspected who he
was.

“:IIe’s been doing a pow’ful lot 0’ good in
ther lower mines, scrapin' sinners out 0’ hell
fire, and I only wish he had a chance to do
the same in Junction City, for if ever thar
was a gang 0’ sinful folks gathered tergether
in a commoonity, this is ther place.

_“ Why, if ye’d dig down a few rods in this
town, the ground would burn yer, Hades is
so near,” said Fred.

But the “Boy Preacher" hastened to his
room, passing on the way Satan Sam, who,
seeing him, burst out into a rude laugh and
called out:

“ Lord hev marcy,,landlord, what hev yer
got thar‘!” , ,

" A boy preacher, Satan Sam, and I guess-
es he‘ll be after you."

"‘ Yes, my mission is fighting the devil,
and I’ll give you a call,” said Nat in his most
sepulchral tones. ‘

_ “ I’m hlowed cf yer will,” answered Satan
Sam as he walked 0n, while Nat was conduct
ed to his room by the landlord, who said.

“1 wishes yer e’u‘d stay about Juncion
City for a meetin’, parson, 1'erit do be gettin’
mighty wicked here." .

“ Maybe I will be able to give the sinners
in your town a turn,” answered Nat, but the

‘landlord did not see the significance of the

remark.

CHAPTER XXIV.
Ln'r'rens anon THE EAST. .

Conemvrumrmo himself upon havin
such a good ally as Fred Fox, New Yor
Nat determined'to keep as much in his room
as ossible.

IIIe had passed successfully through the
ordeal of the landlord. Satan Sam and
several others unrecognized, and he believed

and hoped that he could remain unsus- ’

peeted.

So far all was going well, and he quietly
awaited the coming of Fred Fox, whose
first act was to go to the post-office for

rum.

About an hour after his arrival. the stage-
driver came in bringing with him several
letteIrglfor Nat.

“ ’ git su er now, ard, and on bed
better do ther Is)zIz.)me. p y

“Then. I’ll light out on the trail 0‘ ther
men I wants.” ’

"All right, only say nothing to them
about the work in hand."

“ I sabe.” ,

“Let them think the are going to the
mines with you, and tel them their fare
will be paid on the coach, for I’ll attend to
hat.” ‘

“All ri ht.”

“Here s the money to buy me the two
horses and the outfit, and also a few sup-

plies that we had best have on hand in case

we need them with our extra numbers.

(i read or lette afterwnrd.’
yohllfingsve thsydriveli" a roll of hills, and
than pocketing his letters he went down to
the supper table. 1 ,

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“Now, I will go down to 'sup or with"- described the villain, but. interested

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Wing Lung waited upon him and ave
him the best the tavern atl'orded, but (ii not
appear to recognize the Boy Ferret in the
pretended Boy Preacher.

After eating his supper Nat escapcd to his
room, for he began to realize that the men
about the tavern wanted to hear him preach.

lie pleaded a bad cold to the landlord, and
rcaclhing his room hastily began to open his
trial .

()ne letter was from his lieutenant in
charge of the Boy Police band in his absence,
and was a report of all that had gone on‘
since his departure, ending with a hope that
he would be successful in his venture and
soon return.

It also ended with kind re ards from all".
in the band to Nat, Keno and ‘reckles.

Another letter was from Sherman Caufleld,.
his ally and friend. and told him how mat-
ters were going with him. while he said that.
the chief of the Secret Service asked him
often what had become of his Unknown.
Detective.

“ I-lasten back, Nat, for there is work for
you to do here, other crooked trails for you
to run down and wicked men and women to
entrap,” was what the letter ended with.

‘xThe third letter was from the Mascot
Queen of the Boy Police, Olive.

Heopened it last like one who knew that.
it contained the most important news.

After a few words about having greatly
missed her brother and hoping that he would
soon return crowned with success, the letter
went on to say: ' .

“‘All goes well with the band, but the.
boys are bringing in information of crooks
that will need you to deal with, though I
try to do all that I can, and our good pards
do also.

“But we miss you sadly, and h mpered'
as I am by m place of lady’s maid, can do.
but little, as I get out but one evening in
each week.

“ Now to matters here.
some things that will surprise you.

“There is a man in the ease as well as a.
woman, in fact two women. .

“I have discovered that one or both of
the women, Mrs. Hammond and her daugh-

. ter, are playing some deep, desperate game-

“In fact, I know now that Mr. Hammond.
is the victim of a fiendish plot to put him
out of the way. '-

“Some one is poisoning him.

“I took the medicine given me by Mrs.
Hammond for her husband, after Miss Ben-
son had taken it from me, as isa'lwa sher“
habit, and substituting a glass .1 had a ready-
prepared. I placed the other nsuie.

“ Finding an excuse to go out, I took‘the
medicine glass to a chemist and had him
analyze it. .

“ Iis report, written, was to the effect.
that it contained a subtle poison—one that.
would slowly but sure] destroy life if.
given regularly in small oses.

"That was enough for me, for I knew-
that my suspicions were correct: that Mr.
Hammond was surely being poisoned.

“But by whom? - . -

“ Either Mrs. Hammond chan ed his med--

icine for that subtle poison and, ad me give. .‘ i
it to him, or her daughter changed it after I J. f ‘

took it to his room. .
“To complicate matters,.the man in th -

case appeared. 
“He is a man of fort , handsome, .dis—

anguished Milking. but if e is not a villain, “ . '

then his face belies him. v

, “ 1 m9“ 8 30“. clever. velvet scoundrel." 1 " V

Charred xxv. .

a _ A woman-r cums
Nat smiled ss he read the way mi 0.1".” >
, may
in all that he had read, he can
letter. which was as followsz: ‘

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“ I-Iis appearance at once struck me, and I
became interested in him.

“He asked for Mrs. Hammond, and the
card I carried up bad on it:

“ ‘WAi/rnn llamox,
“ ‘ Golden Gleam Mine,
“ 'Arizoua.’

"I gave Mrs Hammond the card and she
uttered an exclamation, but whether of sur~
prise or pleasure I could not determine.

“ She at once went down to the parlor and

‘ closed the door behind her.

"This shut me out from hearing, though
I did overhear very earnest conversation, and
the visitor remained all of two hours.

“'l‘henhe left, and that night returned
and asked for Miss llenson.

“ She also closed the door behind her, and
the conversation was again rather loud and
earnest, and yet 1 Could only catch a word
here and there, that I may be able to put to-
gether after I learn more.

“ lle this time remained but half an hour
and when he left I saw Miss Benson; her face
was pale and an angry light dashed in her
eyes.

“This man, Walter Benson, repeated his

._ visit daily, at one time asking for Mrs.

Hammond, again for Miss Benson, and only
once seeing the two together. '

“ In each case the door was always tightly
closed, and I could learn nothing; but now
I have arranged a plan to know what passes

, between him and one of the two, for I am
' gorng to pretend to leave the house and then
‘ hide in an alcove in the parlor which is

curtained
statuary. . y

" It has a curtain behind’it, and just space
enough for me. to hide in, and so I can hear
all if I do not see. for it is iu.the back parlor
that the ladies always receive their visitor,
whose name you note is .llenson."

After reading a page or two further, and
upon another subject, the letter closed, but
a postscript followed.

,The P. S. was dated the next day and was

off for a beautiful piece of

V as follows:

“I went to see Mr. Sherman Canticld, to
learn if he knew of Mr. Walter Benson of
Arizona.

“He told me that he had heard of a
gambler in Arizona by the name of Benson,
and who was also known as Wild Walter.

“He said that he was known as an all-
round bad man, and once he had seen him,
‘so he is going to try and get a look at this
visitor to the Hammond mansion. ,

“Mr. Canfleld also told me that Wild
Walter had a beautiful wife with him in that
wildcountry, and several men were killed

.1 " about her. -
“ I will write you again in a few days.
' “ Lovingly,
“ OLIVE."

Thistletter like the former one was written
in the peculiar cipher known to New York

. Nat and Olive alone. '

The letter set Nat to thinking, and. he was
startled from his reveries by [hearing a light
tap at the door,

. Openiglg 1t, and prepared to meet friend,
a

or foe, t beheld Wing Lung glide sud-
denl into the room! A curious smile lit up
his see, while he saidin a whisper:

" Wing Lung no big foolee like ’Melican

‘ man—me sabe Nat allee samee he Preacher

i f‘f'You are as cunning as a- fox, Wing
, Lung," and ‘ Nat grasped the hand oi the
Chlnaman who had so cleverly ‘enetrated

fl'his. disguise and recognized h m, where

;others had failed to do so. ‘  g
- 1 L ,‘r Me tellee news to.N&i.."‘continued Wing
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in the lowest of whispers ;
ell, Wing Lungt'fl '

‘- ,zfiflfifi spotter. slice road-agents. _, I

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_“IIe tellee biglie on Boy Preacher, and
he heap bad man. Satan Samec be.

"Me havee allee down line, and write
name of allee band—see!"

Nat looked at the slip of paper shown
him by Wing Lung and replied with a
smile

“ Yes, I see, Wing Lung, but that is all 
Greek to me; but you can translate it for
me "

“Loo Choo, he writtec ’Melican
tonguee, and he tellee Natall.

“ Meet him tomorrow night allce samee
place, and havee Loo (.‘hoo with me." -

“All right, Wing Lung,” answered Nat,
and after some minutes’ further conversation
in the same low tone, ,New York Nat let
Wing Lung glide out of the door, and then
he retired to rest, well pleased with the way
matters were shaping both with Olive in the
East, and himself in the Wild West.

CHAPTER XXVI.
canon’r NAI’PING.

As he found that he would be expected to
“ peach,” New York Nat played possum the
next day and remained in bed, feigning sick-
ness.

Fred Fox called upon him twice, and gave
him to understand that hehad bought the
horses, their outfit and the supplies, and had
the six men all ready to start the next morn
mg. I

Two of them would leave ahead of the
coach on horseback, the others going as
passengers.

There were no passengers so far save those
who were to go, with Fred Fox on the secret
cxgedition, and this was fortunate.

till. others might come in on the night
train, Fred said. 1

Wing Lung carn‘ed Nat his meals, so the
young Ferret did not have to go out and meet
him and Loo Choc at night, but had a list of
names given him by the Chinaman.

The next morning Nat was up early to
take the coach, and walked like one who was
quite feeble, while he had his head tied up
and looked the picture of despair, like one
Suffering with excruciating toothache.

There were only the four men whom Fred
Fox, had corralled on the Coach, and aWay it
rolled-'—Nat, ill though. he pretended to
be, saying he would ride for awhile on the
box. 5 i .

Thus he and the driver arranged their
plans, and the two horsemen were soon over-
taken and kept up with the coach: '

Thersix men were tine specimens of man-
hood, and were armed to the teeth.

They knew that Fred Fox wanted ,them
for some good and dangerous deed, but never
once had suspected that the Boy Preacher
was in it, too. 9

‘ When Fred at last drew rein at the spot
where he had picked Nat up on the way in,
he said: \ .

“ Come out, pards, and. let me interdooce
yer all to yer young cap’n. v V

" This hain’t sieh a sky pilot as he looks,
but the Boy Miner, New York Nat, whom
Satan spun sich a yarn against. , . - ‘

",‘ Take off yer coverin’, boy pards, and lot
ther boys scc' yer-as yer is, and he’ll tell yer
what is ,ter bcdid, for Ilias ter drive 0n ter
ther mines, but expects ter hear a good re-
port of yer when I gits back.” '

To the surprise of the men they 'now
recognized the Boy Mgner, who had helped
Fred Fox out in the attack of the road-
»agents, had hlni’t‘ed Satan Sam at a rams of
cards, and'then was accused by the utter of
being a road-agent. x.,, I ‘ ‘

Illilll

* In a few words Nat made his story known, ,

and then“ givingraflsignal agreed ‘upou,
and lcadingothors. (111511le and bridled.

Bidding, Fred on good-by, and telling
him":‘they w'p‘uhl gladly follow theflead ofi

 

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tleman Jack, at the same time trapping his
kidnappers, the six men mounted and fol-
lowed New York Nut and Freckles on the
trail to the mountain camp of the Gamin
Detectives, who were playing such a bold
game in the Wild West.

It was nearly sunset when they rode into
the camp, and were greeted by Keno.

The outlaw prisoner was there, gagged as
well as bound, for Keno would take no
(,‘lliillCCS \Vilflll alone.

As the gag was removed for him to eat
supper, he begged piteously for his life, and
New York Nat answered:

“ I will spare it upon one condition.”

“I'll do it.” -

“ You are to lead us to the cabin, knock
and tell the men who you are, and that you
have a message from Satan Sam.” ‘

“ l‘ll do it.”

“ When we have the gang safe, and pris-
oner rescued, you shall have a horse and
outfit, and be set free, as soon as we reach a
point near Junction City; but if you do not
get out of this country quick, then you’ll
have to hang."

“God knows I’ll go,’
answer. ,

After supper the six men and the three
Ferrets and their prisoner mounted and rode
away up the mountain trail.

The prisoner, to show his good faith, now
that he was fairly caught, had, at Nat’s de-
mand, given him the names of four men he-
sides Satan Sam who belonged to the road-
agent band, and frankly Confessed that they
would find five men in the camp, adding:

“There was thirteen of us, including the
Captain, and you know you killed Buster
when we jumped your camp.” .

Glancing at the names given him by Loo
Choo, Nat saw that they were the same that
the outlaw gave him, so muttered:

“ These are right. _

“ We’ll get the whole band except the
Captain, who is East, for this fellow is to go
free, and Bus-tel: is in his grave,"

’

was the eager

They soon came to the cliff, from whence ' i

a view of the retreat could be seen, and all
saw the outlaws gathered about the tire, and
the prisoner near, and who was recognized
by several as Gentleman Jack. ' ‘
They rode slow] along the ridge fora
mile, then left their horses staked out and

continued on foot, the prisoner, with his'

hands bound behind his back, and gagged
so that he could give no alarm, leading the

way. , ' ,
When they had descended the rugged trail- -

to the valley, they saw that the camp-fire
was deserted, the men had retired to their

cabin, and the midnight visitors advanced,

slowly to make their call upon the unsus-
pecting outlaws.
CIIAPTER'XXVII.
THE‘ FERRETS SPRING Timur fmAP.

“ SAY, pards, let me in!” .
It was the outlaw prisoner who spoke, and
he rapped heavily upon "the cabin door.

Voices were heard within, and the name  I‘

of the man was asked and given, while as
the door was thrown open several asked: 
‘r‘ Anything gone wrong, ard?" ' v
I The answer was in New
for Winchestcrs covered the man nearest the
door, and he called out: ‘ ’ '
“Hands up, all of you. for your cabin is
surrounded, and it is death to resist l” ', " '
But those desperate men, banded together
to rob and kill,- werc not the ones tosurren.
der tamely, and at "once there ,was a sharp

cracking of revolvers, and over a" score of - I - "
shots had been fired and men . were dropping
[dead in 'and out of the cabin ,lbefore a cry;
v Freckles rode'.into,si=ght, riding One horse' ' '

came for‘quarter.

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Then thre’e outlaws, one of them wound- .  
ed, held up theirhands and stepped outlintov V _
the bright moon‘lig 1;, one ofitthem crying, as .  ~

his eyes fell, upon t eir betrayal-5

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“Curse you, you are the traitor—there
‘goes- my last shot!”

The traitor outlaw uttered a cry of terror.
:and tried to dodge, but the bullet crashed
through his brain and he dropped dead,
while New York Nat said:

“lt is a fitting fate for him, though i in-
tended to set him free. There are two of our
boys dead, you say “I”

“ Yes: and one of your boy pards is
slightly wounded.”

- “.1. “ it is you, Keno; but I got it also in the
arm, though I am glad that neither wound
is serious,”

“ Now to Gentleman Jack.”

 , “ llere to answer for himself, though
bound hands and feet, so I could not help
you, pards,” came a voice over in the corner
of the large cabin.

The ij'iSOllCl' was quickly brought out
and freed from his bonds, and then he said:
“ Ahl it is my Boy Champion of the stage
, ‘ V , coach attack!

" I owe you all my life, for those men in
tended to kill me in the end, I am sure, as
soon as their chief returned from the East,
whither he has goneupon a mission of dev-
‘iltry I can now stop if it is not too late,”
and Gentleman Jack shook hands all around
with his rescuers.

’I‘heuonc of the men looked to the wounds

 

. 5,  , of Nat and Keno, and found them Slight.
j but dressed them in a very skillful manner.
 i' , ’l‘he wounded outlaw was also cared for,
A 35,11“  and then the whole party sought rest.
' mi

But bright and early the camp was active.
A search revealed that the outlaws had two
score of horses in the valley, half of which
' ', g Nat at once turned over to his miner allies,
 four in number, who had aided him in the
rescue; and he also gave them the. booty
found in the camp, so that they fared well.

The dead men were buried-the outlaws
, apart from the slain rescuers—and by noon

 

turn. .
, They picked up their horses on the range,
if ,and after a rest and supper, started fora
, Inight ride ,fof‘ J unction City.
I, - , Two of the men rode on ahead to‘spot the
30therinembers of the outlaw band, and
“ when Net and the others arrived, he, Gen.
ti'eman Jack and their companions entered
‘ hesaloou where all of the gang were to be
onnd. , .' -‘
. g I i I .-In' an instant Satan Sam and his pals found
‘  selves covered and their surrender de-
ma ded, . .
' g *_ There were several to resist, but these
7 only. anticipated their death a short while,
  Satan Sam and the others, as soon as
 Gentleman Jack’s story was heard, were
. seized. dragged out to the nearest tree and
 quickly strung up for their crimes, for there
 ‘is no mercy ,tn=frontier justice.
. ~ . - Havmg earned/that the chief of the out-~
 'lfiWS. Under 91¢ name of the “Prospector
'v’i'iPrince.” “733 a “‘M'whom he very much
~ 3 Wished 1:0 meet, NM Went to his cabin, kept
""zin his absence by a Cbinaman, and, Wing
1bring and Loo 01109 were allowed to make a
.fiearch'of the premlfiesfi f '. ‘
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New York Nat 1n Colorado:
went with her to where Sherman Cantield
and Gentleman Jack awaited them.

That each of the three mostly interested
ones had a story to tell, now that the Ferrets
had sprung their trap, we may well assume.

(3] l;\.l"l‘l‘lli XX VII i.
may r:1..\'rioNs.

IT was Olive who told her story first, and
what she said was in client that she had
overheard, from her place of concealment in
the parlors ol' the Hammond mansion, con-
versations between both Mrs. llammond and
Miss Benson, and their visitors.

She had discovered that Miss Benson was
not the daughter of Mrs. llammoud, but
that the latter was the wife of Walter Ben-
son, aud had shared his fortunes, and at one
time had been a dealer of law in her sport
husband’s gambling saloon,

The two had done one good act, for they
had cared for the dyingmother of Helen,
whose name was I‘Iarwood, and had adopt-
ed the girl when she was just entering her
teens.

She had been sworn to say that she was
their own child, and so far had kept her
oath.

Then Mrs. Benson had met Mr. Hammond,
who had gone West to look after some mines
he was largely interested in, and had com»
pletely fascinated him—he believing she
was, as she said, divorced from her husband.

Entering with her husband into a plot to
get Mr. Hammond’s money, she had secured
adivorce and soon after married the man
she was plotting against, to carry out her
mercenary schemes. '

Finding that Jack Hammond'was in the
way, and how his fortune was left to him,
the bad, bold woman had arranged with her
first husband to get Jack out of the way.

become a. chief of road-agents in addition to
his other deeds of evil. ,

So Jack had been run down, kidnapped,
held a prisoner, while Walter Benson came
East to’see just how the affair stood.

' He found matters working Well, for Mrs.
Hammond .was each day administering
poison to her husband, as she thought, but,

invalid from taking the poisonous doses and
giving him strengtheninglmedicines instead.

For her kindness to er dying mother,
and. afterward to herself. Helen did not
wish to betray the beautiful fiend; and so
simply plotted to circumven her, untilwhen
Walter Benson called for her, to'sec if he
could not-get her to join them in his plot,
she denounced him as a villain, and told
him. that if ever he came to that house again
she would have him arrested; while to Mrs.
Hammond she said that shc'was going to
take Mr. llanunond awa for a. change, so
that he could get well; and if she did not
leave him, upon some excuse she could
trump up, she would send her to prison, but
she wished to spare the guilty couple for
their kind acts to her mother. l '

She also said that she would find Jack
Hammond and have him come hometo
th Wart them.’

Boy Police, overheard, and she at once made
known 'to Helen Benson that she was New
Yoi'k Nat’s sister, and then in the mansion
as a detective. ‘ ' . , z
When Jack Hammond heard all he. said.
sternly: ~ _  
V 3‘ Our first duty is to.have-the.intended,
murderers arrested.” , ; v. ".
i 5 “ No," dem rred Nat: f‘Miss-Helen Han;
Wood’s conditions are thatlyMrs. Hammond»:
’ shall; escape, and be - allowed" to: leave 4th
cGfintr . while. to avoid all publicity: I ea 5
_ A alter Bensorifand carry-him toi-the
"W§$t‘€aga-in,'jto be tried for kidnapping ‘Mre,

   

 

   

.guickly, and T blag;

    

Hammond ndialso as the, chief: of the Touch

  

that husband having remained West and had ’

in reality. Helen Benson was preventing the ~

All this Olive, the Queen of the Secret .

 

agents. We have all the proof against‘him
that we need, Mr. lianunond."

“ We certainly found enough proof of his,
guilt to hang a domed men, when we searched
his cabin in Junction (3in, Nat,” Gentleman
Jack replied.

And so it was decided, that Nat should
call upon Mrs. Hammond, while Sherman
Canticld arrested \Valter Benson.

The woman would be given a few hours
to leave the city, and then llclcn IIar-
, wood should make known to Mr Hammond
the deep and damnable plot against him.

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CHAPTER XXIX.
CONCLUSION.

Mas. Hamitoxn, with her guilt known,
was only too anxious to leave the country”
with the few thousand dollars she, had laid
by, and her jewels, too, being her. own.
.Nat escorted her aboard a steamer bound
for Liverpool. , '

Then, with Walter Benson as a prisoner
he returned to the West, accompanied by
Keno and Freckles, and turned their man
over for trial, giving all proofs against him.

was at the end of a rope, for the wicked

still in the Hammond mansion, nominally as

inn, for awhile. , ,
The whole story had been told

to Mr.

presence of his noble son was far better than
medicine for him.

Jack had not returned poor. either, for he
,had dug quite a fortunc’out of the mines.

It is not strange that he soon fell desperate-
ly in love with the beautiful Helen ,who had

father’s lives, and the chances are thatshe‘
will soon become the wife of Gentleman
.Jack Hammond.  .  ~

As for New York Nat, the fair‘ Mascot

u-ietly out of sight, for their m salon «was
one; they had accomplished their work,

deal.

so. the member-so! their band, none‘othgr
than Wing Lun and Loo Choc, who had
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Returning to New York, Nat found Olive.

maid, but really as Miss Ilarwood’s com pan-o 

Hammond, and, after the first shock- was '
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Olive. and Keno and Freckles, the dropped ' " v 3;;

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le-k’a IDeIIqu-o; or, llouble Douro-i.
Diek in Dingaine; or, liuilall lien

IDIt-i.‘ in III-i (.‘antle. ‘

IDIt-k’ll “(Hunting or, The Phantom Miner.

Diet." in Danger: or. Ulnlha Oil.

Diek'a Eagch or, The I'ards 01 Flood liar.

"IN. on Del-h; or. t'nlamitv I rumthe ileroinu

Dielc‘n Lani. AM: or. Corduroy Charlie.

IDIel.’ In Leadvilie.

lDiek‘n Dei lee; or, The Double Cross Sign.

Dlt-l.’ an Detective.

iDii‘k'n Double: or. The Gorgon'a Gull-b Ghoul.

lDlt-k'n Ilosae Iiane; or, lilumie liill.

iDii'k'I “ill l‘il‘ih‘i“ or, A Home ol Gold.

Dleh of Deadwoo r or, 'I‘ln- i'it'krd l’ort)‘.

lDieit'a Dream; or, The Rivnli ot the liond.

Diek’n \"ill‘ti; or, The lilar'li lllll’n Jrzvhel.

Diek’a Doom ‘ or, Calamity Jane’s Adventure.

Dlek'n Dead Dt al. ~

IDiek’a Death-Plant.

Dlek. A Romance of Rousz and Tough».

IDlek'a [Divide or, The Spirit. ofSwunip Lake.

iDii'h’l Death ‘rail.

iDIeh’n Deal; or, The Gold Brick of (Dragon.

Diek'a IDuzen‘ or, The Fnhir oi Phantom Fiat!

Diek’n Dueata; or, [Days in the Iliugluua.

IDlek Sentenced; or,’lno Terrible Vendetta,

Diek‘a Claim.

Wok in Dead Pity.

Dlek’n Diamond-I.

Dick In New \ ork t or, A "Cute Can."

DIM". Duet: or, The Chained Hand.

iek. Jr-l "1'. Th" Crimson Crescent Sign.

Die ' Jr.'r. Dotinm-e.

Die . Jr.’a full "and.

Die . JI'.:II. "It: Hound-Up.

Dir-Ii. Jr. -. lint-Diet. at Claim "D-

IDiek, Jr.’n. (‘orrolg or, Housman Bill.

"I" 3 JP-’#. Doc Deteetive.

Die '. Jr.. In Deadwood.
r.’n. Contpnet.

Jr.’n. Inheritanee.

.Dr.’a Dif lawn.

Jr.’n. De ii‘eranee.

Jr.‘n, I’rotegee.

Jr.’a. Three.

Jr.’a. Danger Dnekn

Dleh, Jr., III Texan.
IDIek, .lr., the wad \veo van...
Duels, Jr., on Illn Nettle.
Die . .Dr., In Gotham.
Die dun. In lion-ton.
Die J15, In Philadelphia.
Int-Ir, 3r" I‘lluilh‘leaa'o.

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Die an. in Denver.
e . .Ir.'n. Deeree.
Diek Jr.. in lieelzehuis‘n Iianln.
Die .Dr., at Com-y Inland.
Die ', Jr.’n. Leadville Lay.
Dlek. .Ir., in Detroit.
Dieh’. .ir.. In (‘Im-inuati.
ID eh. Jr.. In Nevada.
ID eh. .Ir., In No Mun'n Land.
ID eh. .lr.. After the Queer.
ID ek .Dr.. In liail'alo. ‘
D eh. J r.'-, (‘hone A eronn the Continent
ID eh. .Ir.. Among the Hrnumziern.
ID eh, .I r.'n, Iunnrunee Pane.
ID eh, Jr.. Dank In the. Minen.
ID eh, .D r.. in Darangot or. “ Gathered In."
a (4‘2, sr.:~, “bearer-y; or, Found a Fortune.

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ID eh. .Dr.’n. Dollar-n.
ID «k. .lr.. at. Danger Divide.
ID ek. Jr.’n, Drop.
Diek, Jr., at Joell-Poi.
Dlek Jun: Indian Fratteineo.
Diek, Jr. n, htili linnt.
ID eh. Jr.,’n. l‘DomiI‘toen.

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ID ek. Jr.'n. lDoahie Deal.
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Donblet.
Deathblow.
Denperate Strait.
.one. laud.
Defeat.
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Dark Daya.

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Double Deviee.
Dlek, Jr’J. Denperate Venture.
Diek, he», Diamond DIee.
Royal Flash.
I, Ilead-ol'.
Diek. Jr.’a, Divai.
IDiok'J '3": “m'
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Diek. Jr.’a, Proxy].
Diek. Jr.’a, Clute .
Diek, Jr.’-, Iiifh Ilorle.
Dirk Jr» at. I evii’n Gulch.
Diek. Jr.’a. Neath-"ole "antic-.1
Dlek. Jr.’n Bomb-hell
Diek. Jr.. in Mexico.
Dick. Jr’l, Deeoy Duels.
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"9 Tout-Oat and Paul: or.‘l‘lu Desi so at Sllnr City.

1"]. g or. Thu Athtlr at Tombstone.
Terri Ie Talk; or Th. Cow Detective.
Trials-{ht or, Blsek u's Guat mhln.
cChapamtl (inch or. Josh’s Tu Strike
oil." or. Ruutllnr for Millions.

a Silver Sport: or. .losh Pcnpmuint't Dublin.

Shadow
the Dutch \‘lqu; or. Hashim Bound-Up

Man With a

aruaela, tit- Doiutln Hares

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- lDther Noveln by E. L. Wheeler.
80 lionehm- Roll; ur, Nugget Nuti, tlm Knight.
N4 lioneitm- Iiolr on "and: or. ldyl, H..- iiiri Miner.
83 Ronehut Iioh‘n iieaPu-aram-e; or, i'llnlngrailll Phil.
oneboe Ilob‘n i‘ita image; or, Cinnamon l'hi 1.
Denver Doll. the Del-film Queen; or, The i'itlllh'r‘n Surround
Denver IDoII'n Yietory: ur. Skull and (ironnbulwn.
Donver IDoIl‘n Deeoy x or. Little Hill’n Bonanln.
Denver IDoII‘n Dril't; or. The Road Queen.

ill D'reim .lim. the t-ioltl-is'utbeI-m-t or, 'I‘h» Lit. Lottery,
873 Y reka Jlm’n Prize; or, The Wnlwa ol‘ “uh-dip,
835 Yreha .Iilll'n Joker: 0r. The Rivals of Red None.

83"” Yreka Jim‘n he'w Iiolet or, lilo)ch lien.

894 \ reka Jim of \ aha Dam.

20” lr‘rllz, the Bound-Boy Detective; or, llot imrllu‘ (Janie.

Elli Fritz lo the Front: or. The Ventriloqulnt Hunter

2 H sh-r". Huln, tin. Frontier Ferret; or. A Sinler‘n Devotion.

5343 HIerra Samar Heeret: or. The liloodv Footlrrlnla.

253 Sierra flom'n Paul; or. [he Angel oi Bil: Vista.

258 Hierra liam’g- h'event 0r.'l'bo Stolen lifllltt.

liii I Kannaroo Igit; or. The Myalerloul Minor.

“ll Kangaroo kit'n liaeket: or. ’l‘h.--l'ri.l.- ni‘Plnyml-Ont.
till Death-It‘aee. lleh'clivv; nr. Life In New York.

till The Do Deieeiivet or, Gold lililv, the Slmrwhooter.

iDiD “'aieh- lye iln- Detective: or, Arabs and Angan.
 Gilt-Edme Dick. the S on lDt-Iet'ilve
I45 Contain Ferret. the ew York Detective.

III! New York Nell, the Boy-Girl Detective.

22“ The Arab iDeteetIvot or, Summer, the ii”) Sharp.
DID! T_urk the lioy Ferret.

820 kelley. Iliehe A: 00.. the. Ilutw-tim of Philadelphia.
848 Manhattan M he, the Bowery Detective.

400 “'rinklen. the Night-\Vatch lDrteCiIVe.

416 High Ilat Harry. the Brute. Iiall Detective.

4”“ Sam fiiahnidea. the. Beggar-Boy Detective,

484 Jim Beak and I’al. Private lleterilvnn.

26 (iloyt'll "out", the liuti'alo Danton: or, The Border Vultures.

32 Doll Woolf; or, The. Girl [land-Shot,

45 {Did Avalallehe: or, Wild Edna, the Girl iirigand.

58 Jim liladnoe. Jr., the lioy Phenix.

til DIaekhorn IIIII; or. The Red liille Team.

92 Canada (‘het ; or, Old Atnu-omla in Sitting Hull’s Camp-
ll3 .laek Hoyle the Young Sneculntor.

'5 Bonanza “III. Miner; or, Madam Mystery, the Forger.
83 "on! Iiob the King of liootblackl.
41 [Build Sam, the Bay Road-Agent; or. The Branded Brown.
77 Nobh Niel; 01’ h evada: or, The Sierra: Sravnpn.
l3] “'ild ‘raak the Btu-ltskin Brawn or. Lady Lily'a Love.
286 Apollo Bill, the Trail Tornado; or, I'Wli_,' Rate.
240 (lyelone Kit, the Young Gladiator; or, The idlt‘kt‘ti Valley.
278 Jumbo Joe, 1h.- ltoy Patrol: or. The Rival Heirs. '

9 A No. ‘l. the Dalhinu Toll-Taller.
i608 ‘l.iza June. the Girl Miner; or. the Imn-Nerved Sport.
830 Little Ilit'k-Shotz or, The bond Fare of Daggeruville.
858 FIrnt-O ans- Fred. the Gent irom 00' her.
Ii?“ Nahob Ned: or, The Sword. ol‘Slah C ty.
38' Cool Hit, the King of Kids; or, A Villain'a Vengeance.
43” flalta Fe. Sal, the Slasher: or. A Son"! "t‘IIKI"III|'t‘-

6 Beolnkin Sam. the Sparkler'. or The Tribunal ni'Ten.

 

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Broadway Dilly Noveln.

Iiroad way Billy. the Boothiaek liravo. '
Broadway liillyzn Doodle; m, Clearing nStrnnge Cas
Igroatllway Billy n ‘IDIIIIhIlty."
root way
Iroudway lilily’n Nil-urine Party.
Droad way Dilly; or, Tilr any I)--teelive'a Ritz innInP.
Irondwoy iiiliy’n Dead Aet: or,'l'lu- lit‘fivllnolfieven
iroadway Silly Abroad: or, The lloolblal'k ill ll'rim'o.
“i road way III'I’I'Ily’ iDem; Unlit‘liilng Sun Francilco'l Finest.
i HDIH way y n over. I
“roadway  ilh ’l'ex'an; or, The River Rustlurs.
roadway y n ram .
Broadway Dilly at Santa Fe: or. The plever Deal.
:rondway  Dfinuillandt or, The (sunlin Detective.
I‘IDIN \D'Dy y I III nenn.
iroaliway Diliy’n (.‘ariolul (.‘ane.
iroadway Dilly In Denver. .
I {roadway Iillly’n Bargain; or, The 'illi’t‘e Dutcctiv
i} grouclway  izthtgriuvellrtm'tlve-
l‘olu way y n a ow ‘ lane.
8 iiroadway Billy’n iieaglen; or. The Trio’s Quest.
ti Broadway Iillly’n Team: or, The Cnlnlrine’l ling Pull.
z headway Billy’s Brigade: or. The [head Alive.
‘9“ liiiifiii‘éfii iiiii’-’+'i:3iir‘L-‘ii "““"“""
iroudway and». flitrnal Scoop.
#10 Broadway Iilliy’n Wipe iDut.
{roadway Daily'a Iiank Iiaeket.
82 Broadway D IIy’n lilnii'.
Broadway Billy Anson
iiroal way Billy’- Rah
Bron wuy IDllly’n Illa Boom.
“roadway Bill "n Bi Iinize.
“roadway Bil y’n I! 00,000 Snap.
aroaaw ay  Bllind‘i or, The llootblacls Stowaway.
roa WIID' Y n .on on.
Broadway Dilly Shadow: London Slams.

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374 Broadway Ililly’n Frem. (mm...
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Battery Dob, the Doek Detective.

I Htlver- ank. t 0 high at Myntery; or, '11.» Golden Koyl.
369 Shanta. the Gold kinnl or, For Seven Yam Dual.
4.0 The IDeteetive’a A prentieet or. A Boy Without a Nam.
424 Olin“; Jon"; ur, ail-Hot Tlmn at Auto Bar. ‘
489 Sandy Sam, ths Street Scout.

4“? Diaeo Dan. the Balsa Dada.

506 Iladlillght Ralph t 2 Prince of the Road.

584 The .agineer Deteeiivel or. delight Ralph’l Resolve
548 Mart. the Night Ix rails Detective.

5N Air-Lilo Luke t a Young Eminent or The Double Cue
IO! The Boy Pinkerton; or, .R‘unnimr tho hnscnls Out.

815 Fightlur llarr , the Chat 0! chained Cyclone.

840 Darebaek Bet , the Cnotlur on e Chain.

04? 'I newriter Tilly. the Merchant’s rd.

«MD . ooaiizht or or thé".Plunm"Man oftatc Bat.

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848 D the Rivers rt or. Foilin tb Fl Shs .
899 3:33")! lien in {Joinin‘atowm I o "m A.

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Kill . The Rad lilht Hand.

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York Nat in Gold Nugget (lamp.

York Sat’n Deadly Deal.

York Nat'n Crook-Phone.

York Nnt’n 'I‘rumn i‘ard.

\ ork Nut and the iirave (Ihonln.

York Nat‘n M naked Maneot.

New York Nat. the (-‘nuuiapt—teuiive.

lDlelt Doom’n Kidnupner Knock-(Dot.

IDIel.’ Doom‘n 'l'en Mrlke.

IDlel.’ Doom’n Flu-Iii "and.

2 IDlek Domn’n Death-Grip; or, The Dutettive by Dentin).
IDIek IDooln‘n Deathly; or, The River Bilu‘kleg'l Terror.

‘ Doom; or, 'I he Sharla: and Sharks oi New York.

* Doom In “onto”; or, A Man at Many Maaku.

JDIek Doom In (‘llIt-tluo.

Dlek Doom In the Vi Ild “'eat.

Diek Doonl’n (‘lean Sweep; or, Fire Links in a Clue.

IDIek IDooln'n Death ('Iue.

Diek lDooIn’n Diamond Deal.

DIek IDoom’n Girl Mont-oi.

Dlel. Doons'n Shadow “out.

Did. IDooIn‘n Big Ilnui. .

Dar-hing {‘harIIe: or.'l'he Kentucky Tnmirrl'oot’i First Trail.

iDnnhllur (‘Ilarlie’a lien-tiny; or, The Reneeade'n CupIIW-

Dov-hint: (‘harlie’n I'awnee l’ard.

Dar-hint: t‘harlle, the Reu'uer.

iuek Taylor. Rina oi tile Cowboyl.

iuel.‘ Taylor. the 4. illlltlllt‘ltn's ('a dive.

int-k 'l‘a 'lor‘n Illoya: I-r.'I‘In~F... Riuernoithe Rio Grandr.

’uwnee illi, ihr Prairie Shadower.

’uwnoe Bill; or, Carl, the Mad Cowboy.

7|" Pawnee liill’n I'Iedaez or,'i‘ln: (‘owboy'a Doom.

’awneo Hill: 01*. llurlnumrk.

iedi‘ern’n ('nrionn ('ane: 0!, Tm Rival Sharps.

(“Di iedt’ern at Devil‘n Iianeb; or, The Sharp from Texas.

Iedl'ern’n High "and; HT. "11m Judici-

{gdmrn'u Ln“, Truth or, The Red Sombrero Rangers.

{pd [gulph’l Rune; or, The. Ilnrtnnerr Mlaahi unmn.

led lialph’n Bold (lame; “n'l'he Wizard .allor.

lied Ralph, the shallou er. or. The Freebuoter’s Legacy.

Intieriiy Iiilly’n Dir-guise. “I

lIni-ierily Dilly, tln- l'unv i‘xprena muer.

Intierliy lillly‘n Man Ilnni.

initeriiy Iillly’n Bonanza.

heat Kingdom m, 'I hr (in In ot the Ova-Hand.

{out Klnudon’n Fhadower; or. the ('ard Queen.

heat Kinmion'n Duel ; rr, The Surgeon Srout.

\eut Kingdon‘n Doom or.’l‘ln- Buckskin Avenger.

.Illli.i.e Run Dow a: or, 'he Buunnm-rn ol'ilarrataria.

560 .ailtte’n Leuoey: or."l‘ln: Avenging Sun.

5515 Laiitte’n (‘onl'enniolll or, 'lhr Ci’rolt‘ Curlair.

521D Hook-Lin “iii. the (‘onmnche Shadow.

525 The "lieknhilt Iirotbern in Texan.

530 The lineknklu Dower-n; or. Tln- Cowhuy l‘irntes.

'I‘be liuehnkln "oven: or. The Prairie Fugitive.

'I‘Ile liaeiukln I'ardn’ i “eat: or, Captain Ku-Kiux.

The Royal Middy: or. 'I‘ m Shark and un- Sell (int.

The Royal Middy‘n Lat-h; or,'lbc ilillltrd Midabipmar»

The Royal Middy‘n l‘oe.

“'iznrd “'Ill : or. 'l‘lu- lioy Fr-rrut at New York.

454 Wizard “'ill’n Street Scout-I.

“'Imtrd “'Ill’n I'ard' or. Firm. the Flower Girl.

“'Izard “'Iil'n Lat-l ‘ane: or.'l‘hr Ferrets Atiunt.

Dam-an Dare. the [luv Refugee.

Dunenn Dure’n Plot: or. A (‘ubin Boy’s Luck.

Dam-an DDare’n Prize: or.'l'lu~5vn Raidrr.

4-H Dunean IDnre‘n l-‘eereu nr.’Ihe Ut't‘iill It'ireiiv.

4-02 lender. the Yuan Connnlratort on'l'he Flifll INK“?-
‘ lnodor‘n Double f‘hane: nr.’I‘he lioy Insurgent.

2 Inodor‘n “'nr-(‘Ioud (Trainer Ol.'llle Vlild Yarbinlnun.

ti iii-on Iiill. thr l'rint‘e oi the Reine. . '

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Merle Monti-’1- Ia up for Life.

Merle Monie’n Mutiny : or. lirandt, the Buccaneer.

4 Merle Monte’n ’I‘rennnre Inland.

Merle Monte the (‘ondennu-d.

Merle Moute’n (Train-ex or. “ The Gold Ship " Chase.

.\I erie Monte‘n Fate: or, The Pirate’l Pride.

4 Merle. Monte’n Pledge: or. 'I'lm Sea Marauder. ‘

19’? The Kid Glove Sport: or. Little Grit, the r} till Rider.

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867 Den filtot Ralph’n lDro .

8? Dee ’-Ilowk Iioyi’n Dig Feoop.

825 Marlo the (‘ow toy ('oa-ter.

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6]? Ralph. the Dead-Shot, ih‘eout.

602 The Vagabond oi'the Mines.

MD? The Texan IDeteetlve; or, lhe Black Bravos.

51H Deimonte. the Young Sea-Rover; or,The Awnging Sailor.

nno Tile iDutt-ant Cadet; or The False Detective.

495 Arizona Joe nr, The lloy l’nrd or'l‘uxas .lsck.

43? Nevada Ned, the Revolver Ranger 1,

468 Neptune heed, the Boy Canter; or, Plrntein Spite.

462 The flaIIor Boy Wanderer: or. The Born'Gulde.

446 liaphoaard Ilarr t 9!.Tha Sun Stilgiflrnfl.

893 The lied (llonpe llaadnt or,'Ihe oy Lieutenant.

88? Warliat-h “‘m. the Trnimr Guide. ‘

833 The ndian I’llot: "f. The Search for Plratl Island.

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