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THE!
TEXAS . TIGER.

CHAPTER I.
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011 a bright June morning a solitary stranger rode into
Redwood. I .

Redwood,allhough the Texans called it a. town, was no:
so much as a village, hardly even a hamlet. It wus composed
'nf n szure, a blacksmilh‘s shop, a saddler’s shop, a. “ grocery "'-
whcre liquor was sold, one ruther nice frame house, and»
about half a. dozen shanlies. Redwood was chiefly devoted
lo loaling, drinking, rambling, horse-racing, cock-fighting, and

‘ free while fighting. ‘To a person who could not be inter‘
eaten by such amusements, Redwood was a very uninteresling
- place. ,

The slranger who rode into to'wn that bright June morn-
ing, was nut one of the loafers of Redwood, nor a resident
"of the mljniningrcountry._ His appearance showed maths

' belonged tn another class, and that. he had come from another
,clinie. / ' , ' . -
H He unis a'iman or twenty-four, or five, a “me ,abovethe
ui’edinm night, well made and sinéwy. with a. handsome and
I guod face—a face full at determlnnlion and Courage and ,
. “caul‘lesy—the face of a gentleman. He hm] blue eyes and _
light hair, and a slender mustache and n gonlee adorned his
upper lip and his chin. He was ncntly dressed in [a serv-
iccuhle suit nf dark and smut cloth, and wnre upon his v
head) [a ennunon hlnck full lull, slightly drawn down over-his
“brain's. lie curried a rifle at. his saddlehow and a pistol at
his belt. . ‘. \
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' nearly a dozsn men and boys were engaged. A dozen or so
,mure Were variously grouped in front of the. long and 'iow
store and the dingy grocery, watching the game and talking
arriving themselves. A few lazy negmes, sunning them.
wives in spots, With a snpernbundnnce of dogs, finish the
E's-‘71)“.
Rough and wild-looking were those Redwoodiles, far the
’ (thi‘, pus-tV unil their talk was as rough us their appearance.
l3‘ ‘h'tti chiefly horse tnlk,just M. that, time, and several men '
I-M'e (musinlernlily excited nhont it; hut. n11 occupation 21;}
mnversutiun were suspended when the stranger cnme tlmvn. up,
the rmul, ltmking like Something newer, fresher, fairer nnd I
finer than the specimens of male humans that. were usually
seen in that region. ' 1,.
It'wns the stranger’s horse, rather than his personal :11,» 
pcnrutwe, that nttmcted the tuhniring attention of the lunkers~ I
on at Rutlwnud. Ue rode/us if he huol been born tnthe sud-'1 
die, n tlmk-hmwn mute, clean-linthed, bright-eyed, and per- » 
' fectly formed, whose' gnit and manner spoke 0! high spirit 1
and splendid action. All her points were carefully noted ~
and saguciously cgmmeuted upon, as she slowly trotted into
, 'town. ‘ -
'  ’I ‘ 1 “ There’s the hqrsu that will heat the grny‘mustang 1” said
 'I _ a good-limiting but. dnx-k-fcntured young man, who wnS dreéscd ,
' with more pretensiun to ncnttiess and style than the others ex?
hibiu-tl. ' ' ’
“There’s the horse that will bent the gray mustang] 1
have been writing for that mare, and she has come just when
, I wnnted her." /
“ You're tnlkin’ wild, Lee Crozier," replied a heavily-built,
‘ l‘t'd-fuct‘d nmn. ,“ Can't, you see that that mm" has gm, loo
snitch tliiylight under her? _Her long legs will cover it gnud
Marl of grunnd, I ullnw; but she huiu't got the hohlmnt '10
min n mile ng’inst my gray."
“ Business is btisiness, Joe Jaypflifllml I! bet. is it her. I bet
ynu that I would have a home here tn-dn)’, which ’\\'I)l1itl heat
your gray mustang, and meant to keep my word or lust: the
money. When Fleetfuot gave out, I thought i \ms sthmpmi,
. and Wu: almost ready to Settle; but that mare has cmne nlunv,
v Just in time, and 1 mean to run her against the gray and boss, ' ’5‘

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1‘ him. You can have n chnnce, it you like, to make ‘uuothcr
fifty on the race.” .r
u"i‘wmtld he jest like rohhing yon, Lee, and I don’t
want to do that. The mat" w0n‘t stand nu show with my
gray."
“ Here is the money.
please."
“ l'ii cover it, of course.
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You can cover it or not, just as you

I ain't apt to let such a chance
:Sixn m, will ymt huhl the stakes ‘3"

The tnuuuy was put in the hnnds 0f the grticerytheepr't‘,

and the. attention of ull was ngnin concentrated ulmn the
’ mute. whose rider hml hnlted in front of the stuw,»whieh he
ettlt-rt-tl us if he had business there. '

“ Let. us goand look at the mare, and see wlmt condition
she is in,” mid Cruzicr. “ if she needs rest or feed, she lillrlsl
have it. We've got the day before us,und I am not obliged

{ tozrnn her until I git ready." ‘

“ Ail righl," l't'ltllml Jztpr-rt. “ Any time to-dny."

The lwu ptiucipztls stepped to where the mnre wne hitched,
._ in front of the store. Crnzier removed her Mtltlle and
blanket, and the others e 'ntnined her teeth, felt of her
ntunclet:l and praised or depreciated her pointsns they saw
[533’ r

“ She nin‘t tt day over six year-01d, if she’s thnl," remark-
ed one of Cruzier's blends. “ She has been \vell treated,
tun, nnd I believe lhatshe is Snund in wind and limb." ‘ ,

y “ Snewiil do,“ replied Crozier. “ The gray mustang will

» 'metl. hiatnafch this little."

\‘ Ymtng or uld,"_s:tirl Juyperk“ site ain’t no match for the"
grew, nnd I tlun’t claim that. he is under nine."

As yet lhere ltttd been no consultation with the owv-cr (if
'ih: HI'tl'”, n‘nr ind any one suggested the Pl'llpl‘it’ly of asking
him whether he \vnnltl nlimv her to he run in u rncg.
,Eitltct' lltu)’ tuul; hi4 cement HS :t tnztt-ter (if cunrsy, m con.
sidct'cd it, :t pninl ui' ench Sluth cunerquence thnl it Wat‘s ttut'
‘v\'tori||iilt(|tiil'l:lg about. .
7 U But he soon got an inkling of wltnt was going (in. Fm,"
the interim of the store he could See that. the suddie had
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I}: named toting dour, to ram What. these praceedlngi
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The man: whinnied when She 511w him, and the crowd fell
lmck n llllle at his approach—all but szier, who stood in
the horse's head, wuh his hand on the bridle. , V 7

The slrnnger look in the silimiiun at a glunCe. and spoke
nmrieously, hut firmly, without addressing himself to any pun.
,licnlur person in the crowd. I _

“ l am much obliged in you, gentlemen, for taking the sud 
die “ml blanket nfl' of my mare; but I c‘nuld’hnve intended in '-
llm limiter myself, if I hail supposed that it needed unending
to." .

“ Nu hnrm is done, I hope," said Crozier. “ The mum is
all right. Haven’t. been rizling her hard lately; lmve you ?"

“Nu. She has had it lung junrney, but has taken it easy,
and is nut ul‘nll Wars-ted. Why do you ask 1’" "

“I wanted in know whether she is in condition lo run a.
mile for lupin-y." .
. ".ller cziiiil'rti'miis good enough, I suppose; but I have no '
idea. at running her." « , « ’ 1 I '

" I have, though. My mnn‘ey is up on her, and I lni're en-
lei-ed her to rim :1 mile; iii-day, against 11‘ gm}- mustang that
belongs in this gentleman "--pninfing at Jaypert. ‘

“ Indeed! I should have supposed that you would have
V thought proper In ask my cunseni,hefnre nmking any such
’ bet nr lhll'gilin. As you have not seen fi_i. to do so, 1 shall pm

my vein on the pmceeding.”

“I hupc, sll'unger, that you are not going to spoil sport,"
said Crnziei‘, changing his mm: a little. I “That gray Inusmug‘
I nf Juu Jiyperl’s lms mm every race in lllese pzirls. I bet Hm
I humid product: a. horse here to day which wnuld bent him
['wus relying on n. mnre hf mine; hut she has union-(unmet. 
hem f'HlllIlt-l'ml. and l llild nmrly given the lhing'np, when l
CHM—m 533;” "f (hi; nmre (if yours, I um sure that she can

lmai ihe uiusting, and ii. \vuulil plcnse yuu, I hope, to see her .

-\\’ll| llie race."

. V The stranger's temper wu's' ibmewhat m'nllifled by 1M; 9;. 1- ‘

rjilu'u'ullon but not: to the extent ol permitting his horse 10‘ be
4 used in the manner mentioned.

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naps Imight have been disposed to accommodate you; but _
the style in which you have attempted to take possession of '
my propmy dcn’t suit me. I have nothing to do with your
 races, nod don‘t mean to he forced into them. Iown this
I ’ more, and expect to control her as long us she is my pro-
perty." - ,

The idea of nlwndoning the race was one which the people

Jr :nf Redwood could not possihlf' entertain. Crvzigr "ha in:

" ‘ " fiends were determined to run the more :igninst the gray
~‘ liltlfilstllfl, in spite of hu- Owllt-l'. Jtypi'rt nnd his purlisuns,
3 .nltltough the money which hud been stoked would llnve Ilt‘l’ll
 theirs in the event of no horse appearing to compete with the
I" gi'ny, were equitlly anxious that the race should he run. A
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 ‘Lee Crozicr flushed up with anger: It was his opinion

1 that his explanation Ought to be considered sufficient, and,

i that the stranger was unwurruntnhly willing to “spoil sport.”

’1? " “ As you own the mare and expect to control her,” he said,

i y “ what do you expect to do with her just now ‘2”

f “ I intend to replace the blanket and saddle that have been

 removed from her, and to mount her and go about my h’usi‘

lit I 1 “my.

“I don’t like to be rough on a stranger,” suld Cruzier,

 spenking‘qulte deliberately; “ hot you have lmd it fair chance
"55 to do the liberal thing, and you hnve no right to he pig-

 headed about. it. I am obliged to inform you lhnt. )1") won‘t
be nllowed to do what you propose to do. The race has got
‘ to be rugt, and we must lmvc the mare. If any damage
x ' ,slmuid he done to her, I mu responsible for it.,
, ' "The stronger looked around upon the Crowd but saw m.
expression fu'vornble to himself. i t s
" Do you call this trading a stranger ciViliy ‘2" he uslu-d.
“ Win-rt: 1 crime from, n muu hns the right to do as he ph-nSi-E
' with his own property. 1 would like to know whether l mu
to how: f.-ir play in this town, whether a stranger has any
rights which you are willing to respecli"

“'It‘s just as Lee Crozier says." remarked J nypert. “ Thg

A {Age is bound to be run, rind we must have the nine.”
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who lnys his hnnd on thntnnu'le to tniw her away frmn Mic."

The stranger raised his rifle, and pistols :Innl ollu-r \Wnpnns
were. visible :nnnng the crowd. The stranger Sltllld “in, his
bflt'k M the slur-0.450 that he (‘Ollhl not he l'L-nrhml by an rpm
,or [tank nmmment. If he should prom to la fillit'k on lTlu
triggur, he «'ouhllic able to execute his throat, nlliwllyh he
might he lilldlcd by bullets the next inslnnt. llis \lL-lcnninné
mm was apparent, the purpose ofithc crqu Wits equally
plain, and there was a fnir prospect for in brilliant nml san-
guiunl'y engagcnwut, although it would necessarily be brief
and one-sided. ‘ ’

The situation of afl'uirs was suddenly changed, by the up»
pearnuce upon the scene of an unexpected party. ' v

C II A P T E R I I .
THE RACE. ' '

Tm: party who unexpectedly nppenréd was a female party
-—in t‘nct,nnthing lvss _nltrnctii‘u than n handsome girl inf
twenty, or tlnvrcuhnur, with dark hair and brown eyes, mini {1
fresh, healthy Clllllllll‘XlUll. Shu was riding a bountiful spot:
iril inn-lung, and (‘nmc (lzislning rt‘r'le-ssly :mnng the crm‘x 1‘,
mum-ring them to the right and lcfl, and ruined up hvr hon-u
at the Hull} of the stranger's brown mnrt‘. I \

Sumrise nml vuxuio/n were in the expression ‘of Lee Cm-

zicr's countenance us he looked up at her. The Stx‘nugur’s

gnzu was one of nmlinguisml mlmirntion.

“ thtltl-llltll'lllllg to you, cousin. Kute," suid Crozicr. “ Don’t
you think lhut you might get into trouble, if‘you should run
char 1: [aw of these free and independent citizens?" _'
a “ What is (his f nag about. ?“ she Mkedl“"ithou‘ “Micmx 

quels'um. If What, in the matter here i" ‘

I know that there isn’t the least chauée for me, if you i
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‘f, Nothing of nny consequence. Nothing that concerns you,
Just ritle along, niy dear, and don’t bother us."

' “ I'll not do it," she replied, directing her words to Crozicr.
but her glances to the stranger. “I “Hill to know _\\'lmi this
lite-ans. It looks :15 if yr-tt have nll joined ngnimt. one main,
nml that own at stranger. There's nothing like fair-piny.
Wltnt IN»: he tltmt: 1’"

“ Nothing At nll, my dour cousin. It is what he won’t dt;
hut mist-s the (lifli(:nl:y. lle chooses to he as ohstinnte as a
mole, and we menu to make him listen to rcnson." ,

“ Own up, Lee, tllltl tell me how you are trying to impose
upon him. Pistols untl kniws are very Convincing; hot 1
don’t Consider them the right kind of reason."

“ Tin rc’s no imposition ttbulll it, Kate; but I suppose we
can‘t get rid of you unless I explain the whole matter. You
know that I had agreed to find :1 horse to run ngninst Ju_\'-
pert‘s gray mustang to-thty, or [my forfeit. You know that I
had expet'tetl to run Fleetioottnntl tlmtshe is fouinlerrd. We
‘were tnlking the matter over, when the stranger cnnie Iiding
into town on this mere. 1 spotted the Innre nt onca, us the.
‘very' horse I wanted, and entered her and bet on In 1'. Then '
the stranger comes out, while we were examining the nntrch
and says that we shan‘t run her on any terms, just. beenuse
we lntd made the thing up before we asked his consent. I ,
tried to reason with him; but he stuck to what. he said, and
vnwetl lltnt he would fight for the mere. Here she is, Kate '
Isn't.slte a beauty Y"

"*A hennty l“ exclaimed Kate. {That's no name for it.
She is just. heavenly ! I do believe she cnn heal the gray, and
wuth ’give any thng to see her do it. That wretched inns

.- tun;r heat my Spot. untl I lost twenty dollars on the r:t(‘e,nnd
.hnven‘t hznl money mmugh to buy a decent dress. He has
bile” healing eVery thing in the country, and filo think that
“w mum.“ ought, to be taken out. of him somehow." ,

S it turned to the stranger, with a gesture and an expres-
sion of piteous entrcnty. '

".01). air, do please let her run 1 I would he so glnd to
use her heat that; gray, and she is such is belatutytand I (10 he-
I can’t express what a favor it will l-I~_‘

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The stronger grounded his rifle, raised his hat, and bowed
graCefully to the fnir creature on the spotted horse. '
“ As the Indy wishes it," he said, “I will gladly permitmy

mare, to run, and will see to it that she does her duty in the

tuna"

'l‘his settlement of the difliculty wns received with demon.
[Sll'nlinns of :q-provu] from the crowd, and with the swan-st
of smiles from the lady.

Let: Cruzier's‘ dark fuce'grew darker,and he looked as if he]
disztpproVed of the lndy’s gracious manner toward the stranger,
uni of the stranger's open ndmirution of the lady. But his
know! soon faded away, and he extended his hand to the
strunger. I

“ I hope you will have no hard feelings toward me, sir. or
toward any of the rest of us," he‘said. “ We have nol meunt
tn vrwu you uncivilly. Perhaps you out I look at this sort
of hing in different lights."

" Perhaps We do. I henr you no ill-will, us the dimculty
is at. nt) endpnml we will let it pass." I

“ Hndn’t I better take your more over to Colonel Cundifl":

, statue, and give her a feed and a rubbing-down P"

“I don’t think she needs it.” _

“ She ought. to be in firstelass condition to run against. the
gray mustang. He. is no slouch, I assure you."

“ Can I see him ‘8”

“ I suppose so. Will you bring him down. Mr. Jnypert ?”

The red-fuced man did as he was requested to do, and the
stranger was soon inspecting the gray mustang. "l‘hut lllllCll'
talked-of animal was 11 large, big-honed horse, guuut and

clumsy in’ appearance, but with eyes that were full of slum- '

‘hlwring fire. His sinews and chest told of great strength on
endurance, such as might easily decide along ruce, if proper“ 
brought: out and used. ‘ V

The stranger examined 'him thoroughly, with the air of n
mun who understands the points of n horse. ‘

“ How long is the course 7” he asked Crozier.
“ A mile." '

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The lmfi‘e’ts no‘uto'uch, as. you say, but I believe she will run. _ ‘

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“Very. welt. You ought to know best, I wlll senator
my hinck boy to ride h‘er. You will find him a good hand."

“ Never mind that. I will ride her, myself."
“ That will he just throwing away the chances, Juypcrt
will have a little nigger to ride the gray, and the man; cunt

' . afford to carry your weight."

“ Please don't throw uwuy any. chances l" pleaded the hilly,
#I du so want to see the mare win the race."
“ Ynuynngltt to remember that my [honey I: bet on her,"
rt-umrketl Crozier.
“, As the mute is mine,” persisted the stranger, “ I 'must
use her to suit myself, and I am not in the habit. of throw-
ing awe-y chances. Do you think, Mr. Croaier, that she,
stands at chance to lose 1’” V
, “ I am ufntld she does, if she is to carry your weight."
“ I would like to know what the owner of the gray [thinks

about it."
“ I believe that my horse will win the race easy," said

duypert. “ If you are to ride the mare, I not sure of it. I .

don’t want any thing beltet' than that.”

“I will bet you five hundred dollars that my mute wina

this nice.”

“.lf 1 had that much money with me, stranger, I would
jump at the offer.”

»“ 'l‘hut is just the amount I have, and I want to bet, it all
or none. You cmtflnd some one to back you, I suppose.”

The proprietor of the Redwood store said that he was

' r willing to guarantee Joe Jnypert to the numltnt of. five huno

tired dollars, and the stranger pupa. rull of hills in the .men—
clmut’s hands. He then nunouqced that heuvas ready [or the

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The course was on the open prairie; but“ was love], and
the ground wus in good condition. The horses. were to run
as they pleased, from the starting-place to a solitury tree in‘
the distance; to turn the tree, and to come bush ‘uuv they1
pleased. ‘

. “ It is a little more than a mile.” stud Crozler, lo‘ the
stranger; “ but we have agreed to call it a‘mile." ’

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' neck beyond him on her way to the goal.
" Afl'iCnn lashed the gray with his riding-whip, and yelled as if

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V The judges were selected, the starting-place was pointed
out, and the riders got- into’ their saddles, the stranger mount.
in; his mare, and an active little negro boy climbing on top
ofthe gray mustang, his hlack and diminutive figure present.-
ing a strange entrust to the stately form of the white rider.

“ Be careful what you are about," whispered Crozier, at
the last. “ The further that gray goes, the faster he gets.“

The stranger nodded, and the word was given.

Both homes had an excellent send off. the gray leading
it a st'inging pace, and the mare following with long and
graceful strides. Her motion was so light and easy, that her
hours hardly scented to touch the ground. The horse kept
the lead, however, and his pace grew swifter as he warmed
up to his work, while the mare did not seem to gain upon
lnm an inch.

In this manner the first half mile was run, Lee Crozicr‘s
face'wea'ring' a look of anxiety. and the few partisans of the
mare appearing to be much disappointed at her performance.

At the tree the horse stumbled, in making-a short turn,
but quickly recovered himself, and pressed on toward the

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swopt around the tree in an easier but wider circle, and

started on the hoxne~stmtch at a considerable distance behind
her competitor. ,
An Crozier had predicted, the speed of the gray increased
Continually, and the mare made but little effort to narrow the
distance between them, until about. half‘ the hommstretch
had heen passed over. Then the stranger could he stern to

; I lift his bridle-rein and to lean slightly forward in his saddle.

Suddenly the mare “lit out,” like an arrow shot from a

' bow, and a wild yell arose from the spectators as she seemed
fairly to fly over the course, until she was nearly at his side...
In another instant she had paased him, and was a head and
In vain the small

'he would split his lungs; the pure was Well nheul, and going
nt~’a pace which Redwood had ‘never yet witneslscd. , Her

rider did not attempt to hold her in or urge her on, but sat -

her-"like a dame, as she (lashed across ,the. starting line, fully

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Thcn'she sluckcned her speed, and the stranger entered
her up to the store, where he dismounted, removed his sud-
‘llh: and blanket, and rubbed her tiown with a wisp ol’ straw
which he tuok from n crockery crate. All the spectators had
followed him, without stripping to notice the condition of the
gray, and among the first came the lmly.

“ What do you call your mare. sir ‘2” she asked.

“ Her name is Flora,” replied the stranger.

“ That is a pretty name; but I think you ought to call. her
'Whll'lwinrl, or Spirit of the “find, (‘1' Lightning, or something
that would express her swiflncss. Why, she is u Wonch ! I
neVer~ saw any thing like her. Oh, she is such u. deur
beam! y l"

‘f Wouhl you sell her ?" inquired Crozier.

" I_would as soon sell myself,” was the stranger’s reply.

“ Do you expect to remain here ?" (ISde the Indy.

“ A few days, perhaps. I have some business to transact
——-some inquiries to [nuke in the neighborhood—and I don't.
know how much lime it may take."

,“ You must. come out to my uncle's house—Captain Cro-
zter‘s. He will be glad to see yon,I know. There is no
place to stop at, here in RedWoud, and I am sonnxious to
ride that mare! Lee, you will bring this gentleman outwith I ‘
you. won't you, now Y" -

She looked at her cousin as she spoke; but he

was not lil-
teumg to her. He was otherwise engaged. ‘

CHAPTER III.‘
mgr causes.

11‘ was an unusual occurrence that had engaged the atten-
u‘m 0f Lee Crozier—lhe arrival of an 'lndinn, an unmistaka-
ble rednmn, arrayed in blankets and leggings and moccasins, '
with nothing on his head but his lung. straight black hair.

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sive of nothing at all unless of that entire absence of expree- 

3 lion which is called stolidity or impassihility.

This aborigine had dismounted from a rugged little pony,
and he walked through the crowd. without noticing the stares
that were directed at him, right up to Lee Crozier, whom he
touched upon the shoulder, and whispered something to him,
in words which would not he understood by the others,

Crozier seemed to be perplexed and troubled. He frowned
as he looked at. his cousin and the stranger, and muttered
something that caused the Indian to shake his head. Tan
he stepped to his cousin, and whispered in her ear. She
made no reply, and he turned away, mounted the horse,
and joined the V Indian on his pony, and they rode away to.
gather.

‘ The lady also appeared to he perplexed and uneasy. She
looked anxiously after her cousin for a few moments, and
then turned toward the stranger, who had just received from
the Redwood merchant the roll of hills which-he had handed
him, and was listening to his statement. that he Would collect
the amount. of Joe Jaypert’s bet, and pay, it. over in z, few
days. ' ,

" My cousin has been called away,” she said, “ and has left
to ‘me the duty and pleasure of inviting you to his father’s
house. If you will accept the invitat,ion,I will show you the
way, and that ought to be something of an inducement."

f‘ The greatest inducement possible," gallanlly replied the
young man, though he could not help thinking that Crozier,
if he had really intended to give the invitation, might have
spoken of it before he started. “I gladly accept the invita-

Jtion, and hope that you and your [Cliniqu will not. be glad to

"get rid of tne when you have become acquainted Willi me."

" We are willing to take that risk. If you are ready, sir,

' we will start now." '

“ Permit me to assist you," he said, as she was'ahout, to
mount her horse. ' I ’ ,

“ I don't need any assistance. I can play a lone hand at
getting on horseback, if at. nothing else.” i
' With two white hands she seized the how and hook of her
Indigo, made a spring, and vaulted imp her seat.

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y’ ~ ‘ have“ '- got my foot in the stirrup yet.

if???"  {The stranger quickly mounted, and took his plane at ‘her
01m:  ode, gazing at her with an amused smile; but there Wits

'- .4  something more than amusement in the look with which he
,‘méd , tenth-tied her. - . -

"Wed 3‘ Neither spoke until they had got away from Redwood, out
Thm of cur-shot of the spectators of the borne-race, who were 100k-
Slie mg after them as they rode away. ’lhen the lady took the
MS” I Word. ‘ r
, 10' f ' “ My name is Kate Crozier. VWhat is yours i”

' (t “ My name? It is Last Chance." ,
She 5 I “ Lust. Chance-l Well, that is funny. But I didn’t as t i — f
"at '. your nickname, emf—this tyith some dignity. ’ ‘ -

u" , “It is not it nickname, Miss Crozier, I assure you,: but my

[4’ real name. I came of a large family of Chances. There are,

3‘: M many brothers and sisters of us, and my father, hoping that

W  i Would he the end of the tribe, gave me the name of Last.
l‘h-Js it is that I am named Last Chance.”

“ That is so qucerl 1 am afraid you can never go to Cou‘
grass under that name. Bub you came very near going out of
-3 the world this morning. I do believe that they would have
made an end of you, if the nfl'nir hadn't. turned out as it did;
Some of those Redwood fellows are just mean and cowardly
( , enough to do that." ,
“ Your cousin is not one of that style, I hope.” I
“ No; I- don’t think that Lee is mean or cowardly ;. but he
"is passionate and revengcful. I 'am afraid of him, aometimes, I
myself.” ' / ,
"l‘ho young than”: face brightened. He had. probably 1
reached the Conclusion that Kate Grozier was not in love with ' '
her cousin; whatever her cousin’s feelings might be towind 
her, and this reflection seemed to give him pleasure. ;
“Perhaps I was too quick to take oflense," he said. ",1 ,
suppose there would have been something of a fight, if you
hadn’t come in time to prevent it, and it is possible that I owe.

» you my life." v '  . . '
“ I don‘t. know but you do, and perhapn some of the other:
owe me their lives, too. But I don’t like to think about it; '

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. A c scrapes.” I ' \ yéputcd (
';  L “ I hope it won’t; but I Will he likely to follow it, where. ' 'us m,ku
7‘ ever it may lead me. I will have to look after some lands. and her

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and perhaps I may invest in cattle. Do you know any thing ; god he ‘

of :1 mm, somewhere in these parts, named Wiley Simmtrs ‘2” l, ' 5' 1t 1‘

The etl't-ct of this question upon Kate Crozier this nslonislt-  '13 cart‘

‘ , 'ing. She suddenly turned pale, land then the blood rushed to l mm ht

3' ’ llL‘l' face in a. torrent. At first she glanced at her companion, " u 1 t

' L t with n half-sewed, bewildered look, and then turned her face I J belleVe
‘ away, as if to hide it from his gaze. ‘ 7, him 0‘
“Wiley Sitnmesl" she repeated, in a. dazed and frightened ; "l‘llt

manner. ,“ Yes—I ltave heard of him. There is such a man “ 1, tool;-

 H '» somewhere in these parts. Why do you ask me about Wiley i mtnsc
‘ . ‘ V Slutmes ?" I ' 7, could
" ., .‘VI have heard that a man of that name is an extensive i mgr
'. cattle-dealer, or herder, or one who has cpntrol of Cattle, and l “ T

it is likely that my business may bring me in connection R “As

{ H , with him. I thought that you might have heard of humannl»  min

"  z, » that you might be able to tell me whether he lives anywhere 7 ’ ~'l
‘ hereuhout.” ‘ , ' ~t'.u<l

‘ "(Yes—I have heard of him,” said she again, dwelling on ' [mt

each‘ word, as if she felt it necessary to he very careful  pit

what she said. “I have. heard 'of him, and who hasn’t? I _ “av new

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connection with him.”  git

“ Why so? Lt he one of the dangerous characters 2?“ . a

 rt.  r “I um afraid he is,ono of the most dangerous, But I 70
i it \ ought. not to say any thing about. him, I suppose, as I do not _ t

L ’ really know any thing of my own knowledge. He does c

 not aSSociate with other White men. Indeed, I believe that
there is no love lost between ltim and other Texans. I have
heard him spoken of as an outlaw, as one whose dealings in

_ cattle consist in taking possession of cattle that don‘t belong-
 ttp him. But this is only hearsay. He may he a very good

" man. I hope he is, God knows l”

_ The young man looked at his companion as if he ,would -
like to read her heart and search out. her secrets. ‘lle couid

. not account for 11te emotion at the mention of the name of
‘Wfley Simmes, for the cautious and cogtrndictt’ry manner '

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it "‘ '_ ACORDIAL‘WELCOM'E. _ _

h V, ' in [which she spoke of ‘ him, for her evident horror of the
 reputed outlaw, and her fervent hope that he was not as bad»
'as hewus supposed to be. ' There Was more in her demeanor
‘ and her words thnn was apparent to the eye and the ear,
find he wished that he might fathom the mystery. 4 .
"If Mr. Simtnes has such a reputation," he said, “I must /
 careful how I have dealings with him. Does he live far .
roni here ?" t
“ I can't say. Not very fur. Smnewhere in the hills, I
believe, but I don‘t know. I do hope that you won‘t go near
‘, 'him or attempt to find him."
"l‘he girl turned upon her’compnnion such an appealing
tools—in which he could see anxiety and apprehensinnfor
himself, mingled with dread and (ear of something which he
could not guess nt—tltttt he felt himself. :1 scoundrel for hav- _
ing provoked her to such it display of emotion. ' »
"I was only asking as n lltullt r of curiosity," he said. ' '
t " As he is Such an unpleasant subject, let us speak 0f some-
. thing elre." ,
\Tltey did speak of something else, and spoke pleasantly
rend Well ; at least, each was highly pleased with the nature
and manner of the other": speech; and the time pnssul ru-
pidly until they came in sightof the Crozier mansion. It
write a large, one-storied building, with a Veranda on twu
sides, and numerous outbuildings scattered around. It was
nitmtted on a ridge, or smell of the prairie, near the edge of I
a belt of henvy titnher, of which the site of the house'haid
‘Onee formed at part, as was evidenced by the shade trees
, that \vere left standing, and the stumps of those that Lad been

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tlemnn, with the appearance and nnumer of n. well-twdo
further or herder. To him Kate told the story of the race,
\\ith nil its accompaniments, and he was so surprised imd de-
_ lighted, that he shook the stranger's lmlltl heartily, and gave '
V ' him a ltltn-‘l, (Sul'dlfll Welcome.
‘ “I wouldn‘t haVe missed hearing this for a herd of cattle,” H ‘ I
t,  suit, “,and it is \a great honor and pleasure to me to be ’ ’ -
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You shall both have the best the plantation afl'ords, and you
must make yourselves perfectly at home, and I hope. you
will let me see What the mare can do, when she has had her
feed and rest.”

Cordial as Captain Crozier’s greeting was, there were two
maltera that gave him trouble and uneasiness, detratting
Ioniewhat from his gratification at receiving his visitor.

The name of his guest—Last Chance—appeared to strike

‘ him stranger and unpleasantly, and he was hardly Siltl>fi8d
with the young man‘s explanation of the manner in which
he acquired his singular baptismal appellation. He looked at
Chance closely, again and again, and evidently regarded him
with a sort of suspicion, which he Could not easily shake off.

He was also strangely annoyed, if not actually irritated,
when Kate related how and hy whom her cousin had been
called away from Redwood. He spoke to her on the snhject
in a whisper, seeming,r to he not at all relieved hy the answers

,she gave him, and there was a constraint in his manner, as
well as a cloud on his countenancu, during,r the remainder of
the day. ‘

With Last Chance, however, the afternoon passed aWay
wer pleasantly, and he was not at all rejoiced when the day.
came to an end.
mare, and told her age and pedigree, and- gave n-samplenf
her action. With Kate he wandered over the grounds, tak.
ing far greater pleasure in seeing and hearing her, than in any
thing else he saw and heard Her voice was very musiCaI
no doubt, and she was more than pretty in face and in form;
but that was not all. "l‘liei'e was a nameless attraction about
ht-r, which the young:r man did not attempt to define or ar-
3 count for, which made her more enchanting to him than a y,

Woman with whom he had yet come in contact; ‘

‘ He soon discovered that Kate was the female head of the

house, Captain Crozier being a widower with only one son.

The duties of Kate‘s position did not permit her to hczlow

all her time upon the guest, and he was forced to find solace
in the society of the old gentleman, who struck him as being

extremely Cautious, almost to the verge of timidity, in “every-A, '

thing he did and‘ eaid. His demeanor, in- fact. was so climax-em;
from that‘ot most men of his station and mannernf life. that

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the young man was persuaded that there must be some
mystery connected with the family, and his curiosity naturally
prmnpted him to wonder what it Was.

Nn'snlutiou of the mys'ery. if there was. any mystery. pre-
sented itself, and he Was finally shown to the room that he
“his lo "CCllpy for tlte night, '

It was evidently one of the best 'rooms in the house, and
Tel-Van well furnished; but there was nothing peculiar about it.’
Ile. examined it pretty thoroughly, without finding nuy thing
that specially attracted his attention, with the exception of an
old family Bible, which he casually lonl etl into. It opened
at a faintly regimen but the register did not. seem to have
neon used. '

' Yesath'ere was one record. Under the head of marriages
he read this entry: '

“ March 21, 38—, Wiley Simmes and Ella Crozier."

“ So l" he muttered. “ That is right into my hand,‘ and I
would he'glatl to know a. little more about it than I now
know. It is 110 Wonder that the yonm: lady looked at me so‘
strangely when I asked her about Wiley Simmes, as he is evi-
~dently related to the faIniLy. But why should she deny the
relationship? The Ella Crnzier whom Simmcs married was
pruhahly a sister of this old gentleman. and the fair Kate is
his niece. Is it possible that she is a daughter of Wiley
Simmes? No, it. can‘t he, as her name is Crozier. There is
surely :1 mystery about the matter, and I mean to get at. the
heart of it if chan." 1, ¢
_ Utmhle to find any thing more, in the Bible or~elsewhere,
that could throw light upon the subject of his wonderment;
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‘ \ A NIGHT scene in the heart. of the L-impasas hills.  h .3“
‘4 ' At the lientl of a pass is a. wild and mniaittic valley, with: tour; 1
plenty (if-timber and water, mil with grass where it has Imi " pwpl
been eaten at? by the animals. The valley is shut in on all ,mt'n.
. l -' s;ch by ridges and clifl‘s, which render it nearly, if nut quite  qneri
L ’ inaccc’sahle, except by way of the pass. ' } 'Lt
‘ , , Several skin lodges, in the Cutnanche style. are, scattered ‘ cmir
’ F 1 about among the trees.nnd a few rude log Cabins are built oak
'  against the- base of a clitf. It is evidentl 'a permanent camp. V quit
As such, it can hardly be “suspected of being the residence of  fun
I any at the wild tribes of Texas, as it is not. their custom tq ", a“
’ t = V have permanent abidingplaces. ‘ ,4
‘  And yet the indicatinns are verystrnngthat it is an Indian. V 1m“
‘7; ‘ enmmlnnent. A number of men, in the garb of Indians, aml , m
‘ ’ ’ bearing unmistakably the appearance of aborigines, are stand- ‘ w‘
ing and lounging about, or engaged in various light. emplny- "f m
ments. ' ' '

Among them, however, are nearly an equal number of!
others, who also wear the savage garb, and might easily be
mistaken fur Indians, (lltl not a cloae inspection show that the
’ brnnzetl 'slcins of most of them were originally \t‘hite,nn(l that
' '. . ., , they belonged to another race, ()l‘ to more titan one race, nf‘

y' men. 'l‘n-ninrrow their l'acvs may be danbed with war-paint,
' :\ j ’ after the manner of their savage allies, and the most experi-
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The camp is the rendezvous and retreat of a band of white 
r and red lntliansnnntlaws hnlh—whu have become ltnmvu 
and feared far and wide, llntlt'l' the leadership of Left Hand, “ 

, a Kinwa sub-rhief, and Glade Oak, who is more than suspected ,
of being a white man, " i I I
Glade 0.1!; and Left [land are seated under a tree, near. a
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sugar them, apparently paying litile attention to the conversa- .
' Ition, hut in reality drinking in, every word, as its tone is. not
’altogetlter amicable. I

.Left [land has been complaining to the White chief con-
cerning the joint operatiom of the red and white tuetnhers of
the hand, and of the qotnparatively small share of plunder, in
.his opinion, that has fallen to the red-men. He also ,com-

I plains that expeditions have been undertaken until-aids have

lr en conducted with a view to serve the interests of Glade;
‘ ,0uk and his friends. rather than those of Left Hand and his
fireople. 1-10 is evidently dissatisfied with the umnagement of
their predatory partnership, and speaks sharply as well as
qnerulously.

Left Hand is a tall, dark-featured Indian, with n momse
countenance, and a hungry, vulzure-likc expression. Glade
Oak is also dark-featured, for a white man, and his hair is
quite gray. He bears his years well, howevvr, and his large
furtn,'straigltt and fullochestetl, shows that he still possesses

* .an almndance of strrngth and endurance. ,

5“ Well, chief," said the white man, “ I must admit that you
.make a fair showing with your complaints, when you hunch
them all together; but. they don‘t really amount to much
when We come to pull them apart and take them singly. How-
ever, I want to please you and your people, if lean, and mean r >
to try to satisfy you. As for the cattle, I know that We have-

n‘t got as much for them lately as we expected to get ; but

_ there have been many difficulties in the way. We have not.
5,; only hadrto take risks, ourselves, but have had l‘o pay othe!‘ V
 ( NUDE for taking risks; so that the loss and the cost lava‘t
‘ ‘ ,lieen Considerable. ‘ We can't spare men to run the cattle inm

McxlCo, and that has got to be too risky a business anyhow;

,...so we must do the best we but.” , .

 “ If we get little for the cattle,“ replied the chief, “ we must

i take more cattle, and get more." ‘
‘ I “That is another of your complaints. You think that we
.9 might to make. more. raids and bring back more cattle; though
'1 am afraid |lt:‘.t you are. more hungry for sealps titan for cat-
,fltet’aud that is a business which pays less than any thing.
Than.- Temug can smut it to lose a fewesttle and horses now '
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of us will have. to go under.” /

" Is Glade Oak afraid i”

“ You know whether I am afraid, and it im’t becoming to
yon, chief, to throw out uny such slurs. If you must have a
will, you shall have it, and plenty of cattle. If it ehould

bring us into trouble, you mustn‘t blame me. There is a 11.10 '

ltt't'd fattening for us, down on the plnitts; but it belongs to
a man named Jock Scmt, who is a captain of rangers. N073]
in; would suit me better than to pitch intooneot‘ that, rmwd,
and I hope that you Will be as Well suited. What do you
think of it, Peters 1’"

“ That is into my hand," replied a white man, who had
been sitting near, seeming to take no interest in the conversa- I

tion. “ I owe ka Scott a grudge, and will be glad of,the.
chance to take it; out of him. But we may stir up a hornets’
nest, and that's ll fuck." ' ,

There was a shrill whistle at the head of the pass, which
attracted the intention of ull,and soon twu men rode into the
vniley-—one of them a white man, tnounltd oh 3 good hone,

and the other no Indian, riding a pony. As they came for:

ward and dismounted, Glade Oak recognized them, and bust-
ened to meet. them. He seized the hand of the white mun,
and wrong it until his visitor winced with the min.

“ l um’ so glad to see you, Lee 1" he exclaimed. “It. was
so good of you to come as soon as I sent for you! But you
will never regret it, my boy. You shall lose nothing by it."

"I hope I’lmvun’t lost any thing by it," replied Leo Cro~

Liet'; “ but I am not sure. I know that I disliked to come,

just at the time I was Called upon."

“ Why so ?"

“ Because of 'consin Kate and a. stranger. I didn’t. like to
leave them just then." _ ’

“ What do you mean? Come tmd‘tell me all nbout it.‘

The two walked aside, and Lee Crozler gave VGlmle'Oak a
full and circumstantial account of the nrrival of the young

'atramger at Redwood, of the difficulty that ensued, of Hit

timely appearance of Kate Crozier, and of the race that wound
In the ufl‘air. ' '
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. count; “1' don’t. see any occasion for uneasiness. The than
t ‘ was a. perfect stranger, and it is not likely that Kate would
take him home, nlthough she nsked you to invite him.”

“ Don‘t you know Kate hotter than that, uncle? You
know how impulsye she is, and how willful she is, too. She
is hound to have her own wny, itt spite of everybody, until
i , could see thxtt she iltlti taken one of her sud-leu fancies to tho ,
I11rnnger, or to his horse, perhaps to lmlh. I would be wiiiiu :‘
, to bet that he is nt my father‘s house now. But that wits n v
i _ till. I was suspicious of that than, us Intn naturally suspi-
cious of every stranger who comes from that direction and in
that style. I wontvd to find out who and what he was. i
would have taken him home, nnd would lmve wormed his
secret out'of him, it" he had a secret; but Kate—she would he
more likely to tell ewrythiug she knew, than to find out any-
thing “'tH'lll l‘ut'uing.”

“ Pcrhnys you nrt: a little too suspicions, my boy. Whnt.
sort of n, mm was this stranger, its to looks 1"”

“ Young—n little older than I um—fnir-skinned—lig-ht-
haired—hlue-cyed——wi:h Sense and courage and nctivity and
l , determination written all over hint—a rent splendid fellow to
i look nt, I must ndntit.” -

“There are plenty of young men of that description. Can
it he, think you, that there was another of them to come; that
he has come at his! 2'” t g,

“It might be. and my suspicions are nlwuys running in
that direction. if there should come another, uncle Wiley,
you know the old saying, that the third time is the charm."

“_I would run no t‘isltS. my buy. Suspicion Would he
4 « enough for me. IfI should have cnuseto suspect that lo _
‘ this come on that errand, I would crush hiut‘at once. But ,
ghould hate to have any innocent Blood on my hands, and I
can hardly be possible that another was to come."

' “I hope not. Whoever he may be, it won't be safe for
him In get between Kate and me."

« wmwwr he "my be, my boy, he shall not get between
. ‘ your cousin and you, I will attend to that, and will mnko
‘ , ..me.mutte‘r sure, Do you still Wish to marry her?" '

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property, and no matter how I may leave it, there will he -a ,.

pile at my death, lllltl she is to have it. With the property 2;

you are to inherit, there will be u splendid fortune for you

two, and it must be united in you. In that lltt-t‘c mm: he no N

failure. Whnt seem to he lwt‘ tet'liltfls “WM” 3"“ "' I“'¢‘~"""‘ 1’” t;-
“ {he likes the \\'(‘li enough, I suppose, as a cousin. \thn 

that. is snivl, ttll l~t will.” I ..
“ Captain Crozier has too little energy. He dons not take I

the interest. in the, match that he ought 10 “NW. til'll tn,- Must . t ‘

tttlte. 'I‘h tt slntil be changed, llttd :tll conccrut-(l shall know i

lust where they stand. She slmlhhe given to know lllnl slut

in to he your wife, and the nthtit' must he St‘llleti before long.

Yes, it must he settled nnd tnndv- CL‘l'L‘till, beyond the rent-h
of clmthe or change. i am aimitl that I nut to have troulila
here, my boy. Left Hand and his Kiowns tire bt'cmning mg.
piciOIts, almost rebellions. I tun inclined to think that tln-y
have heon'guessing :11 some secrets which Iwould rntut-r
they should know nothing about, nnd tltnt they will lm’ful
hiking the reins into their own lminls. If they try it, llwm
will he a. fight. ttnd one side or the other must be rubbed out.
And "gain—though I don’t like to Confess it, and perhaps
ant silly and superstitious—I feel that. I out not. long for this
world, that trouble is ahead of 'me, and that it. is likely to-
mttke nn end of me. I want you and Knte—-—"
> The sentence was interrupted by :t. horrid yell, like the
'1]0t.0f u wild boost, but slrnngely suggestive of n humun
Voice, proceeding front one the ledges thnt surrounded .the
Valley. Then something was heard crushing among the
bushes and loosening the stones nlong‘ the ledge, and the howl
,was t't'pt'ntctl, t'chot-d :tntl t‘e-echoed from rock ,to rock, until
it. tli d nwuy in the distance. I

The white chief sprung to his feet. his countenance ex-
pressive of Sttt‘pt'h'Q and terror. Lee (lrozit r ulso ttt't‘tse,.ltitt
eyes wide open with Wonder, listening intently for n rtpeti.
.liun ttf‘llml horrid, unearthly yell.

“ What. is it '3" he nSkHanS stone men came running by.
making their way toward the ledge. ‘ I

' “ The White thlt’ l" was the reply. “ He has got 1005;? l"

“ I’tuld you," staid Glsde Oak, 2 that trouble was to come .
upon me. - This is the'begiuning- owl." I ‘
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He hastened td 'n lodge, seized a rifle, and ran towardi
the ledge. closely followed by Lee Crozier. A number 6f
white and red Im‘linus' wane ulromly on the ledge, in pursuit v
of the crouture who had Litcrcd the terrific howls.

()rnzier caught sight of him, in the mu'unlight, as he
{‘1‘ Md :1 hare p'urt nf'the lt-dge: fl‘hc crmture had the
5mm of a; man, uihnug‘ii his hac- cmzld not he sum, was \
3cm:in \‘lild in skins, and the remnants of :\ hruhcn chuin
clunked uniung the fucks as he run. llis sprctl wars sn grunt,
that; he msin kept ahead of his pursuers, and he swmml to
be impcrviuns to their bullets, ulthough :hut alter shot was

. flrrd after him.“ »

AL lust his pursue'rs utt'ered a shout of triumph, as he
halted!“ the edge of a precipice, which, as they well kuew,‘ .'
Was 30 steep that no man). would dare attempt to descend it.'

“ Shout him down! Shoot him down!" dried the White
Clllt'f, as he tired his own rifle at the fugitive. \

The creature ulteretl another How), louder, wilder, more
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CHAPTER V.

OLD At 'QUAINTANCE.

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>LAST CHANCE was in no hurry to tear himself away from f
Cnptuin Crozicr‘s mansion. There was a mystery almut ‘
the place whmh he desired to solve, and there was an "1‘
gym-11ml, in the slime of Kate Croiier, from which he dill
not _\\‘ish In three himself. \ V

lld,m:ule little prugrcss in sulving the mystery. but cork
fiidumhlt: progress in increasing the strength of the uttrnc- ' '
lion. He will Kate Crnzicr became mutually more and
more pleased with each other, and she seemed to have given,
herself ‘up, without. regard to mysteries mid anxieties, freely f
and unreservedly to the enjoyment of his Society; ‘ . r   “ ' a

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fiel‘gyenln’g or his second day’s sojourn at the Crozter man~

to the situation.

He had gone several vmilcs from the plantation,.in the di.
rection of the distant hills, and was thinking ahont'stnrting
on his return, when he met. another solitary horseman, who
was riding toward him.

"l‘his horseman was still a. young man, perhaps a dozen
years older than Chance, although his hair, which was quite
white, gave ,him a singular appearance of advanced age.
Ilia attire was that of tire border. with a lunch of the savage
showing itself in buck-skin moccasins and heavily fringed

‘ hunting-shirt.
a heavy stock whip in'his hand.

As they approached each other, Last Chance recognized

the other horseman, and spurred forward to meet him. A
V surprised and joyful greeting ensued.

,“ Jack Scott!" exclaimed Chance; “how in creation did -

you get down into this part of the country ‘2”

“Is‘ that you, Arthur Lynn? You are the last man I‘

would have expected to meet. here."
_ “I am glad to see you, old fellow.
you are doing in Texas.” _l
“Just now I have been hunting some stray cattle, buthnve-
' n’t found them, and nm on my way home." ,
( “ On your way home! Do you mean losay that you hav
a home in this region?" '
' “ That is just what I have, and it is a sure enough home.

Tell me what it is that

' I have not only a home, but a wife, and a baby, and 9. big

plantation, and so many cattle that I have lost the count of
them.”

“ I am glad to hear that. How did :t happen ?"

“ I came down here, soon after you left menwhen we re. '

_ turned from our trip to the mountains. I don‘t know why I
came, unless it was because I thought I belonged in Texas;
but this was just the phice for me, as it turned out. Indians
were pretty bad just then, and I made myself, so useful to tho
‘ p§opleubont here, that they chose me a captain of rangers,
"Moot: after the Indians and some others who needed taking
'33:} S}!-  a rough time in‘ that service, but it was tho

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_ sort of a life I liked, us you know, and I did my duty and.
became popular. ,

“Ann:ng other people I became intimate with an old
gentleman who owned lots of land and cuttle, and who had
ONLY 008 child, and she was a daughter. The daughter took
a fancy to me, and I to her, and we concluded to marry.
Her father wus willing, and we did marry. Then the old
man dit'd,l:llld left us the plantation and c-tttle that. I told,
you about. They belong to 'l‘ennt-ssee—thut's my wife—ha
she let‘s the boss them, and she is the best girl in the world,
and I nm as happy as nny fellow needs to he."

5‘ I cnngrtltulutc you, Jack, with all my heart, and am free
.to any that such good luck could not lntppeu to u mun who is
more, worthy of it.” '

“ Anyhow. Arthur, it is much easier to imagine why I
should have come to this country, than why I should find you
here. I want to know what has tit-ought you to Texas 1'”

“It is a. long story, Jack, and it hard one ; but I will give
it to you in us few wotds as possible. Many years ago, short-
}y before I was burn. my father was n prominent lawyer in'
Kentucky, and prosecuting attorney of ajudicitd district. In
one of the counties which composed the district lived it
fumin muncd Simmes, the mule memhers of which were 
mun nud his two sons. They Were all most desperate and
Outrageous law-breakers, and were the terror of the country?
The general fear of them was such that. no one dared at-
tempt. to arrest them, nod they had so long committed their ‘
crimes with impunity. that they considered themselves the
rulers of the county. ‘

“ My father determined that those outlaws should be brought
to justice, nnd stirred up the people until he gathered n poser 
fer the purpose. He put. himself at the head of the puss 
and accomplished his object, after u desperate struggle, hr" x
which the old nmn nnd one. of the sons were killed. The
other two sons were cnptnrrd, were plnet d in the safest juil
in the district, and wth securely guarded until the (lay of
R‘lni, when they were found guilty of murder, and sentenced
to he hung. The sentence was executed upon one of them}

.but the other, whose named was WileySimmesl escaped
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‘sppreeiation of my father's etferts in breaking up the gag,
I H‘byelectine him judge of that circuit. I

t v ' “ Ode night, a few weeks after I had come into the world,

he was Sealed in hi5 house, with his family around him,

when the crack of a rifle was heard, and he fell dead, shot

through the brain. 'It was soon learned that \they Sim-Ines

had returned from 'l‘exas‘, and had been seen iii the nrieh-

/ vrh'ml. As he disappeared intntedia‘ely after my father‘:

“(1 tth, there was the strongest reason to suspect that he had

special purpose.
of :l hit of the wadtting of his gun, which vas a portion of a.
letter addrvSSed to hitn.

“ My eldest brother, Reuben, was then nearly a man
grown. As soon as he was of age, to", left us, and started

and avettging his father‘s death. \Ve never heard of him.
again, and the presumption is that he failed to shear the
wolf and met his death in the ntttntpt. My mother had
" been hrolten down in health by my father‘s death; the loss
of Reuben filled the measure of her afflictions, and site died.
“Then my brother Frank set. out on the same errand
that had made an end of Reubenu I wanted to go with
‘ him; but he Would not allow me to do so, saying that l was
too young. It was a long' time hel'o’rc I heard from hitn -
then I received a letter, telling me that he had heard of Wiley
Simtues, and was seeking him. '
"There was nnotlwr lune: silence; then another letter,
saying that he had found Simon-s, and was on his trail.
_The_letter was writ:en from somewhere in this vit-iu-ity.
l‘uat was about five years ago, and I have never again heard
from Frank. He, also, fztiltEd to shear the Wolf.
"'l atn the last of the t':ttuily,nttd havedevoted myself
to the mute lllls‘Sltlll of Vengeance. I was held hack, dur-
in‘: several years, h_\' circutmtancr-s which \vvre lt'ymnl my
V \ ’ bohti‘ol, hut have Come at lust.‘ I ltuve not only the tlvntlt

13f my father to avengefltnt the fate of my two hrot’lwrrfl—
' whatever that. may have been, and must. make a sure thing
 or it." ’ I .v 3
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" Yon mns‘n't call me Arthur, Jack,or Lynn. Lust Chimes

5 la the name I am to be known by here, tutti that. of Arthur
' Lynn must not he heard of."

“ It is a strange name, my boy.”
“ Yes, and it is a strnnge purpose that has caused me to
In that purpose 1 am set, uutl'mean to leave noth-

fect.” ,
“ You nmy rely on me, my boy, to do every thing than-I
can do to help you.” 1 V
V,“I [can‘t ullow mySt‘lf to Cull upon you, Jack. I must
play a. lone hand in this game. You have a wife and a
chihl. For their sakes you must not. run any unnucegsnry

But you may he ableto give me some inlonmttinn."
.“Ahout Wiley Siunnes? I don't know any man of that
name.” a ~ '

“W'ell, I have found o‘clue. I believe that he is alive,
and that he is somewhere in this neighborhood. It “as at.
Captain Crozier‘s that I l’onnl the clue.”

“ You have been at Captain Crozier’s? Am] only two

days in the country? That. is pretty well. How did it hap«

pen, Arthur?" _ 4
“Call me Chance, Jack ; any thing but Arthur or Lynn. It

lmppened that I Was taken to Capluin Crozier‘s by his niece,

A young lutly named Kate Crozier.”

I “ You have seen Kate (lrozit-r, and she has taken you to] '

her father‘s house? That beats me. Well, Chaney, you may ‘

> as well glt’e up your game i"

“ \Vhy so 1’" '
“ Because you will be sure to fulllin love with that girl, if

{an huren’t done so already, and then you will huVe neithel‘

gut; time nor the heart. for lullou'ing'up that other business.”
" 'l‘.i:.t‘s as it may be It is Cvl'lullt that no‘hirg slm'll
hinder me from pursuing Iny purpow. I asked the young 2'
latly alwut Wilry SltlllllL'S, and she :lClC(l very strangely. She
bt‘gged me not to have uny. thing to (10 with hill), and nth

- milled lh-tt he had at bud reputation, though she hoped—quite

'Wul‘lllly——llmt he didn’t ,(leserve it. Then I caught sight of .

-. the record of a marriage, in a Bible at the house, which had;

me to believe that Wiley Siutmes married a. sister of Captain

  

 
  

 

 

 
 
 
 
   
   
   
   
    

 

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Crazici‘e Consequently, he may be Miss Kate's uncle, and
that would account for her strange conduct when I mention“
his name." ‘

, “ Or hertnther, Chaney."

The young man stuttcd and turned pale.

“ No. Jack !" he exclaimed. “ How can you say that?
Her name is Crozlcr, not Simmes. It is impossible that silo
should be his} daughter. The same suspicion occultred to m:
(or a moment; but I thrust it aside immediutely. 0f cotlt'sna
he can't be her futhvr.” .

“i hope not,” ropiied Jack. with some feeling. “I now
think that I know who Wiley Simmes is. nnd Unit I Could
put my hand on him without much difficulty. I um sure
that I know the hnunts of that girl‘s uncle, or whoever he
may he. I - ought. to know something about this country,
Chaney, us it was here that I began life."

“ Were you born here. Jack? That is news to me.”

" i didn't say that I was born here.”

“ What. do you menu, then ‘1’"

,“ I will tell you, if you want to know.
i'rrry, though it. is a strange one."

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C H A P 'I‘ E R V I .
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“Inmx‘r tell you that I was born here,” said Jack Seot't, )

by wny of commencing his story. “ I suid that it was hem
that {began life, und Ibeznn it here as :1 grown man. v I
don't know where or when I was born, not do I know any

.Lhing‘of the life I led before I begun my life here. I ‘only

know that I WM picked up by a Lipztn Iudinu, one morning.
at the foot of a cliti‘ not far from here, and that I was 'as

, near dead as n mnn could be and miss it. I 81109033 “WW”
'hnrdly he stretching the truth to any that. I was shot. ullto \
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Ikull. and I supposed it cracked it. The shock must have"

' destroyed my memory, nsI have not the least. idea how I

(tame by my hurts, nor the slightest. remembrance of any thing
that lntd happened to me prevtous to that time.

“ The Liptttls took compaSSion on me, and nursed his book
to life. They were a long time about it, no doubt, nnd their
Blull in the treatment of Wounds must have been great. The]
v‘nll wondered how I lived through it, and I have nevurcenscd

‘I‘to wonder at. that, myself. I cm't conceive how it was pos:

‘sible for n mam to live, who was so torn and shattered by
bullets as I must have been. But I did live, as you sequin!
grew well and strong nt lust, though my hair was us while as
it now is, before I could stand on my feet.
I “ As it was impossible to recall the past, I bothered tnvyrelf
no more about it than I could help, and became reconciled to
thy new life. I got the name of Jack Scott—though Idon’t '
know how I got it, and don't suppose it belongs to me—uml
made thyself useful to the Lipnns. Once I hemmpanied them on
a hunting-excursion, to the north of the Arkansas, and fell in
with some white hunters, who persuaded me to take it trip to
the mountains. It was there that I met you. Since my re-
turn to Texas, the Lipnns have been my good friends and al-
 Titey have rendered inc some service, and I have done
them many fawn Now you know, Chaney. why I say that
my life begun here. But what is the matter with your horse,

my boy? Did a snake cross the road ‘5" .
“ No. Your horse is frightened, too. There must be somlr,

thing in the brush yonder.”

Both horses had stopped, and were snorting, bucking!" m-
hling, and giving evidence of extreme terror. Their ridera'
e‘poku to them, but could not quiet them. As Lost Chance
Intd said, there was surely something "in the brush atheuJ' of
them,

"Some sort of a Yarmint,” said Scott.
shine.”

'The other looked in the direction pointed out, and he. too
am a pair of glaring, fiery eyeballs gleaming through the
foliage, which hid the face to which they belonged. ‘ -

Scott 'unstung his rifle, and his companion drew a pistol v

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The horses snorted in their increased terror, and back ‘
Ind plunged, as n rustling was heard in the brush, and a
strange creature burst out and stood before them.

At the first View, the creature might msin have been mis‘
taken for a wild beast; but it walked on twu) legs, and worn

thc semitlancu of a nun. His long and tangled hair fell in
tutsees about his shoulders and over his will and tit-ry t-yw
His flee was 0 ivered with an abundance of rough and mailed
hear I, which scarcely permitted the countenance to be seen.
He was bareheadedy but was scantily clothed in ragged shirts,
which seemed to have been tied about him with strings. In
one hand he carried a long and stout stick, and the fragment
of a chain’ was fastened to one ankle."

“ Who—what is this '3" asked Arthur Lynn, as he docked
his pistol, and leveled it at the advancing creature.

“ Don‘t shoot,” replied Scott. “ It must be a. wild-man,
though I have never heard of such a thing in these parts. He
don’t mean any harm, I hope, and we mustn’t hurt. him."

The creature stopped in front of the horses, which were
only partially controlled by the strong arms of their riders.
He shaded his eyes with his hand, and looked at them long
andsearchingly. Then he spoke, in harsh, metallic, unplea-
s-tnt tones, which set his hcarers‘ nerves on edge, as the filing
of a saw might have done.

“ Wiley Simmes l" he said.
here! But I will find him i Yah-ha! lml lm-a-nl”

His voice continued to rise as he spoke, and he ended with
a (ic'tttmisll yell, which was prolonged as he ran away, with
long; and ripitl strides, and disappeared in the broken and
thicklytimbrred ground at, the left of the track.

The two horsemen restored their weapons to their places,
1nd inoiiud wonderineg at each other. i

“ 'l‘heutrieal !" said Arthur Linn.

“It beats incf said Scott. “ Whoever or whatever the
thing is, he is as wild in a panther, and is ravingr crazy.

-\Vhere can he have come from 1‘”
I “ lie was looking for Wiley Simmes. Didn’t you hear him?
and didn‘t you notice the chain on his'leg, and the blood on
his legs and arms and head ‘?
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but he has got loose, and only know: enough to hunt woman
who has abused him." i ,

“ That may he so.  am afraid you are right. If I could
Catch the creature, and if he had sense enough to tell what is
the nutter uith him, I would know more about it.” -

“ There is danger in allowing such an ohjeeLto wnnder
about. the country. If he should come across a woman, the
Eight of him might drive her di>trnctcd.” ,
4 “True enough; and (lint mnkes me think of my wife and
, llul‘y. It is getting late, Chaney, and you had better go home
and pass the night with me, and let. me show you Ten and
Eleven." ‘ ~ ‘

_“ What do you mean by Ten and Eleven ?"

“ Ten is my wife, Tennessee. As the 'hoy is one more, I
- sometimes call him Eleven. Ten has heard tne speak of you,
and will be glad to see you." ,
“ But I ought to go back to Captain Crozier’s. They will
be expecting me there.” H
“ You are u long way from Crozit-t‘s. You couldn't reach
his house until late at night, and they will not be expecting
yon then. My place is only a mile or so from here, and 

- will really be better for yon'to take shelter with me."

“ i believe you are right, and I will accept» your offer, as I
want to see more of yon, as well as to see the wife and bully."
As the sun was getting‘low, the two riders pushed their '
bones, and went forward at a hrisk pace, until they came in
eight. of n broad and low farm-house; with straggling outbuild-
ings about ll,bituatl'd in a depression of the pt‘:it‘it:, that might
almost be called a volley. '

The setting sun gave such pleasant ‘tints to the brown
homestead anti the green fields, and the scene wits so quiet
and peaceful, that Arthur Lynu' involuntarily paused to ad-
mire it.

Almost too quiet and peaceful. Jack Scott seemed to
think, as he reined in his horse, and bent a searching glance
upon the scene before him, while his face was shadowed hy
9: an expression of anxiety and dread, ' "
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, “What do you mean? It looks pleasant enough, I am
sure. What is the matter 2'" . '

“Nothing, I hope; but I am afraid. It. is too still—~
strangely still. I hear nothing, and see nothing: that moves.
No cattle, no Diggers, no noise. .Thcre may have hum 1:
raid. I have enemies enough. If any thing has gone wrong,
with Tennie and the baby, I don‘t. know how I shnll stand
it.”

“ Don’t borrow trouble,” entreutcd Chance, though he had
caught the infection of fear from his friend. “Wlmt can
you expect hut quiet, at such a place and such a time? All
is well, I hope. Let us ride on.” ‘

They rode 0"; but the shadow deepened on Captain
Scott's face as he approached his home, and still heard no
noise, and still 68W “(filling move. He fairly trembled m
the anticipation of what he feared, and his companion) fell
that he could say nothing to relieve his anxiety.

As they neared the house, a negro boy came in sight,
crawling out. from under a wood-pile and running toward
them. He was crying nnd wringing his hands, and his black ’
face was blue with grief and terror.

«Day's done gone, Mars-c Jack! Deyls done gone l” he
was saying, as he run up to his master.

“ What is the mutter, Tony ?"

“ Injuns, Mame Jack! Injuns I”

“ What has happened? Tell me nll about it.”

From the boy's distracted statements it. was gathered that
“:1 big crowd of Injuns hud come, Inid killed de triggers,
lmd run 06' de Cattle, had gone trco de house, and had carried
away Miss 'I‘ennie and de hnhy.” . '

Cupiuitl Scott turned dendly pale. He reeled in his sad,-
d'e, and would have fullen if his friend lmd not held him.
'When he had recovered his composure, he dismounted. .

“ Hitch these horses, Tony," he said. “ Come, Chaney, iet
us walk in‘ and see for ourselves.” *

The two. white men entered the yurd and the house,
They found two negro men and a woman, dead and scnlped.
.In the house, such articles as had not been carried away
were broken up, thrown about, and left in the greatest 9011-.

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final, its heart, had been violently wrenched away, and only
the shell was left. He said nothing, but went on into the
room which had once been his wife's, and where there wal
Still much to remind him of her. There he turned his face
‘to the well, And covered it. with his hands. After a few mo-
.ments he 'n'ulked out, followed by his friend.

“Now for business," he said. “I will soon know who
has done this, and they slntll have cause to wish that. they
had killed Jack Seott before they touched his family."

He closely questioned the negro huy,aud learned that
the. tnarunders hud come before noon, that part of the ne-

Vgrm-s told escaped to the timber, and that Tony httd con-

(‘cuitd himseif inthe wood-pile, from which he did not dare .
r to emerge until he saw his master approach. There were
other particulars into which Captain Scott inquired closely,
lite siu'nificance of which was not apparent to his friend.
'l‘heu the ranger closely studied, as well as the growing
dusk would allow, all the trucks about the piacu, both of
hum-s and men.

“ it is just. as I suspected,” he still. “ Glade 021k and Left

gilzmd have been here, with their red and while robbets,

Sam Peters was with them. He owes me 11 special grudge.
m‘nl “1111,8311le a hard blow this time. Chaney, I am With
you, MW, in the hunt for Wiley Simmes."
“ What shall we do first ?“ asked Chance. ,
v “ We must follow that trail. There will be a moon, and
Do you stay here, Tony, until
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Poor: Tennessee Scottl It was wonderful how bravely,
she horc herself, when her plantation was harried, when her;
servants lyere murdered, and when she was dragged from her}
home, with her hnhe in her arms. ‘

The worst of her trials came when she was approached by 8
a man who appeared to he an Indian, but who spoke to her;
tauntineg and triumphantly, in her own language. She then
know him to he Sam Peters, a man whom her hnslmml, as a
captain of rangers, had once doomed to death for his many
crimes, but who had eseaped the noose that was knotted for
him, and had vowed to be revenged upon Captan Scott.
This wretch quickly gave her to understand that she wns in
“his power, and that. he would visit upon her the vengeance .

which he was unable to wreak upon her husband. ‘
 Even then she bore herself proudly, and her black eye:
flashed defiance at the painted villains, as she rejoiced in the
reflection that her husband had been from home, that he had
not fallen under their murderous hands, that he still lived
for pursuit and for vengeance, if not for rescue. It was for
him she feared, in him her life 'was bound up, and she knew
that he was safe. She knew that the hardy border-era would
rally to his call, and that a fearful retrihution would overtake
'tlmse who hud dared to outrage his homestead. For herself
she prayed for strength to endure it'hatever fate mighthel'ull
. 1 er, and felt that she could afford to defy her enemies.

She well knew that resistance and remonstmnce weref
alike useless, and that she could only passively submit to "
whatever she should he Compellcd to do. :

She mounted a horse, therefore, as she was ordered to“
with her babe in her arms, and rode away toward the north,.
with the main body of the mnrnmlers. A smaller portion,
89‘ OH in another (direction, driving the cattle and horses that;
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ldtléit to lief to know um mew had we: item mam-e;
but she was almost Overcome as she thought of the agony of
her hnstmnd ; when he should return to find that hinh‘mne hud
been hl’Hkt‘“ up, and that he lnul been robbed of his most.
pn-t-ious treasures. She lunl lived with that man until she
knew hnn thoroughly, and had no doubt that his first cut-
bunk nt' enunion w-uihi he succeeded by such a storm of
pwim :u «mull sweep every thin},r before it. She trvmhleu.‘

_, lllrl rx Jill-d m slw tlmught nftlte sure and swift-fouled retri-

lunim. [Int wnuld fulluw the robbers whu haul wasted his
\til'e. and child from hint. -

Night found her in the heart of the hills, at. the camp of
the red and White nntluws, und there this a disensaiun among
them us to what should he (lune with her.
on in n language thut was unknown In her, she could only
guess at i 3 meaning.
Vein-lnenlly, hut \t'ns holly opposvtl by Left Unnd, who had
designs of his own upon the cuptive;

The discussion wue closed by placing the prisoner in charge
of Glade Oak, who was to have temporary control of her un-
til the. l‘anl claims should be adjusted. He led her up a sleep
tint! difficult way. to u ledge in the side of the clifl', where he
told her that she "mightremain unnmlested until morning. Ho
then left her, and placed two of his men as guards at the
{Out of the tray that led up In the ledge. '

Tennie Inuked about. her when he had gone, and carefully
'ilntlied the situation. The ledge was nnrrnw, being little
more rtlmn at small opening in the cllfl', nverhung hy musses

 bf rock. ’i‘here was manifestly no way or egress, except by

the route by which she lizhl come. As escape wusimpowible,
she l‘nhl nullllng to do but to reconcile hemflf to the fact that
she must rcnniin there until morning, when her fate would he
decided.

\Vlmt her fate would he, was a question which lie could
not suilve, mid she tried to refrain from guessing/at it. She
had understood enough of the discussion helnw, tn pert-cite

> that she was claimed by an Intliun, and by a while than who
Between those two she could,

we no choice. Buth were merciless, and «she could only

‘3 ' “for death 11 um would mu. into the ma. u: eithtt.

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The respite until morning was morettmn she had looked?
for, and there was a hint gleam of hope in the thought that
lit-r husband would surely follow on the trail of her cuptot‘s.
But, what could he do 2’ Nothing at. nll, alone, and It would
be :I long time before he could gather his friends and neigh-
ltO!’.~‘ in sufilcient numbers to justify u pursuit. Even then,
what could all of them accomplish ? Very little, she llttttlgltl,;j
as she noted the numbers of her captors. clearly visible in the "_
moonlight, and saw how strongly they here posted, ulth onl ""

one avenue of approach to their encampment, and lhnl Cnlllu ‘
be etuily guttrdetl against nny fotce tltut would he likely to
attack them. Morning would break before her friends Could
even heL collected for the purpose of pursuit, and then her fate
would be fixed.

This much was 'plnln to her. It was also plain thnt she
needed rust, :‘or he:- own snke and for the sake of her child,
1],,” she cuuttl do nothing to better her condition then, and
lltnl’. she Would gain nothing by useless wort-intent. She laid
down on the ledge, on some blankets that. bud been brought
up to her, with her baby hugged close to her breast, both
“'l'ztppt‘d in a blanket, and soon fell asleep.

The hours of the night slipped away rnpidly, until it was
near time for the shades to begin to lift. The moon had set, "
and the camp of the outlnwe wus sltroutled in darkness. They
were all asleep, with the exception of the gunrds at the head
of the prlsfl httd the sentrlt-s about the camp. On the hard
lmlge hty 'l‘omnie Scott, sleeping an uneasy sleep, with her
baby hugged close to llt'l' heart.

Suddenly n form approached and stood over her-the form
of at ~trauu,e, wild-looking creature, scantily clothed in skins,
tend Weeding Ute l’t'ugtttent of :t chain at. one of his nnltlt-s. lla
set-tiled to have c um: out of the solid rock in from of whit: 1X
'l‘euoie ltt_\'; bttl daylight. Would ltuve’t'eveuletl the fuel that;
he ltmDI‘ttllutl nwuy n Ifll'g‘e stone, disclosing an opening ;
tltt'r-tult which he had crnwled. .

lle bent «War the sleeping mother and her l)‘ll)0, and ex» .‘

vntuined them closely for u ftaw moments, with the look of one ‘
Who was accustomed to darkness, and who could seem night.
as well as by d'ty. , V ;- ,3

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about the-mother‘s head and arms. Aimee: by the Mme mo-
tion, he seized Tennie and lifted her,.holdi,ng her so that. 'n.
was impossible for her to more.

He stopped to the edge‘ of the cliff, and utter-rd a fearful,

I llenwuhh yell—a minglhu of the how] of a wild lmaut with

the shriek of n hird of prey—which ('ut, the (latktms of the
valley, "rowing its rchoes, and etartliug from their :lumlm:

fY‘tU Flt't'llim; senilndrels lwluw.

“ The White Wolf l" they shouted, us thsy recognlla‘d that
(u‘rid yell, null caung sight of that tall form.

The two guards who had been left at the foot of the steep
ascent hogan to climb the rocks, and half It dozen rifled cracked,
aimed at the White \Volf. ,

llut he \ras out or we rerch of bullets, and was already
crawling. with his burden, through the opening by whit-h he
had come. He paused a moment, to replace the stone whieh
he had rolled away, and resumed his Course, Coming out into
the open air at a place where frightful ravines and rugged
masses of rock seemed to oppose an impassable harrivr to fur-
ther progress. But. neither thesenlmacles, nor the thick «lurk-
nms, nor the weight he Catt‘ictl, seenml to impede the move-
ments of the wild mountaineer, who descended into me m-

viueu. and :prung from rock to rock, as sureofuoted um almost

as swift as the mo'tntain gmt.

'l‘he hunh-n in his arms had Men "routed I'm". 'urr dum-
her wtwn he took In r up. llrr tir-l in'pulsu lmd l-t‘vn tn
Nuitllrr v-f
Her voit-e nus
so (mutually smothered that she Could not even moVe iv the

r grmp of tlmae Inn: and powr-rlnl arms.

She shnddered when Jhe Whit Wolf uttered that delimtii~L
hurl, and was sufficiently alive to her situation In won-IN
what hml happened to hrl‘ and what would lwcome or lwr
lmhy. Then her senses forsook her, and she was home on
unresisliug.

It was daylight when she awoke. and she was lying on a
couch of cedar houghs, on a ledge similar to that from which
the had been taken. This ledge differed from the other, how.
our. in being backed by a roomy cave, and there appeared to
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Even before she was fairly: awake, she instinctively fn‘h ’
for her child. and found it. at her- side She touched it,'shm)k'
it, until a faint cry told that it was alive. and at her breast.

Stntiafied on this point, she looked about tn chaininc her
surlnnndings.

At nut-t: her eye fell on the horrid form 0f the creature
win; had hrnnuht her there. He was sontml near hvr. “llll
hi; knees drawn tip. and his mouth spun-ad in wimt. “'n‘
dunhtl'ess intended for a smile; but it only ln('|‘t‘u!~‘(‘tl hir
ugliness. Still, there was stitnvthing of a kindly light in his
wilt! eyes. and his intentions did not appear to be hntnedi-
alt-.ly ltmtile. . I

'l'ennie could not repress a cry- of terrnr and dismay,
“Hts it a wild animal, or- a madt'han. that had her in his
power? Almost an y fate seemed to her, at that moment, to V
be pteferahle to this. A

“ Merciful Gml 1" she muttered. 9‘ Am I awake, or is this
a hideous dream ?"

The monster spread his mouth wider yet, and patted hi1
hands upon his knee=, in a ceneiliatory manner.

‘f Don’t be afraid." he said. “I am mad. and I knnw it;
but i won‘t harm you. I am crazy when I see \Viley Sitnmel t
and his vultures; but I know that you will he guod tu me,
and I will he gmnl to you.”

“ \V'hn are ynit? Wltat are you 9" gasped Tennie,

" l was Wiley Simmes’ White Wolf," replied the creature,
mumbling his Wards, as if unaccnsmmed tn the use nf his V
Viral urgans. “I was his pet. White Wolf, and he (-huim-d \
me and tortured me: but I am free now, and he shall m-wr‘
chain me again. I will fintl him. and will make my let-tit
alert in hi< throat. and will give his flush to the huzzar-ls," I

The creature gnaslwd his teeth, and [named at his mouth, Y ,
until 'l‘cnnie shmldered and feared to ltmk at him. But the-
tugfiinguf her baby at the breast mercifully drew her thoughts '-
int.» nnnrher channel. A 1

" 1 Will starve here." she muttered. “ and baby will die.’! 4;

. White Wolf ran to tin: end of the cave, and hmught ta‘
her an Indian basket, which he placed at her side. It wat-
tulip! qqoked meat and cgmvnakea; all «admin fresh M

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This evidence of his kindness and good intentions embol-

'dened her to speak to him.

“ Whore did this come from 2" she asked, looking at him
in wander.

“ Eat it. It is good, and will give you life and strt—nnth.
Istule it frnm ‘Wilt-y Simmcs and his \'t'llltm"s. And this
ié not all 1 Int-an ‘tn steal from him. I nut crazy, hui tum
\xise cnnugh in same things, and I mean to steal his heart's
l'duod. But. I will hegmd t'u inn and your lillic iendu‘ lamb.
Eat, and 1 will bring you water."

Teunic me until she was satisfied, and drank thit‘)‘ from
a tin cup which White Wulf gave her. Then she thanked
hint fur ‘what he had brought.

“ Can .y‘tlu get more when this is gnne?” she naked.

“ Plenty. I can steal all the meat and band they have.
I stole you from them, when they moant tn kill ynu, ur to
chain yuu up and torture you. Soon I will steal \Viiey
Sinnnes' heart. I wear his chain, 60 mm I may remember
him, but it hurts me to carry it. See 1”

’i‘cnni‘e looked at. his unkle, and saw that it was raw-and,
bleeding where the irun had chafed it. She even t’vlt of
the chain, and examinud it closely, Only to diécnver that it
could not be remnvetl without tools. Then an idea struck
her, nmlshe hastened to cut ships from a blanket, with a
séissnrs which she carried in her pocket. She washed the

r' miitncls, bound them up with a piece 01' her dress. and then

wnuml the strips of blanket aboutrthe chain. awathing and
cmiflning it, an that it could not chale his flesh ur impede
hismui'mn us’il had previously done. White Vii alf luuked,

his gratitude, and tears fell from his eyes. ' 'lynhie then
knew _that he wits human, and that. his heart 1! .3 right, no
r matter how his head might have been abused.

  

 

 

  

 

 

   
  

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'he :isietlcd no claim. and seemed to he preoccupied hy otlwr

_lnd difficult wny up which Tenuio Scott had been 'tuken.
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CHAPTER VIII.
WILEY SIMMES ms ms 'mocnms.

GLADE OAK had taken no part in the discussion between
D it [land and Sun Petr-r3 concerning their claims to the l
ptsavssiun of Tennessee Scott. The white chief surely had
no much right to the fair captive as either of tln- others; hut

lh'fllglllfi. He had taken charge of her, when she was lt-ft ‘
to him, and lmd cared for her ns‘wull as he could. Then he
iuid down to sleep with the others; but it Was a long time
before his eyes were closed in slumber.

He was the first. to he awoke hy the demonish yell that
startled the whole camp, and the first to utter the cry of
While Wolf that followed it. .

Looking up with theothers, he saw the tall form of the
wild mun, dimly against the cliff. snatched up his rifle, and
sent it bull whizzing at the creature whose yell had amused t
him. It

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Wolf had not been harmed by the shots. “ Powder and lend ‘
won’t touch him."

' Then he sat down, to await the approach of the men virho
had hastened to ascend the cliff. '

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connt. They had seen nothing, hcurd nothing, found noth- a
ing. White Wolf was not on the ledge, and the/Woman and

her child had disappeared. The guards at the fool of no.»
clilf Were questioned, and were ready to await that nohmfl ‘
hml passed them. The others \t’ere sure that there wm no '
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.t , 'i.l{,v1§ite Wolf is dead," said Glade Oak. “ He killed lllm‘ ‘ V
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= Sam. Peters mutteréd something about a game having been
played upon him. ~

I " D“ )‘on mean to say that I have played a game rpm
you ?” exclaimed Glade Oak, as he turned sharply and tweed

him. “ If ynlt dare to insinuate such a lie, I will make buz-
mrd’s tnent of you in no time."

Peters said nothing more, and the .white chief walked
Away, sullen, morose, and hem with anxiety. .

1n the course of the morning he announced his intention
of going to attend to the di<posal of the cattle that had been
procured on the raid, and prepared himself {UP “IN WWW!!-
lVashing the paint from his face and trimming his hair al-
tered his twin ct considerably. \Vhen he had arrayed Ilium-If

‘ in a homespun cont, jeans breeches and a plaid vest, he pre-
sented the appearance of an honest— Tntmer on a pet-c1 fnl er-
‘rand, and could not easily be reCtrgnized as Glade Oak, the
outlaw chief who was feared and hated through all that por-
tion of Texas. It is true that he carried it title, but that
was nothing unusual, and his two revolvers were Concealed
nod/er the skirts of his ample Cont.

f In this guise he reached Captain Crozier's plantation, and
was recognized by Lee. Crozier, who at once ushered him
into It private room, “here his father was seated.

- Captain Crozier turned pale and trembled at the sight of
his visitor. [lis titnidi'y and confusion were so great, that
he did not rise to greet him, but remained in his chair, down-
cast and ill at ease. ' i‘

The white chief didnot allow this luck 0‘ courtesy to

, “bother him, but helped himself to a chair, and motioned to
lit: to withdraw. .

“ What‘s the matter with ym, Crozier ?" he asked,rnnghly
_nntl eneeringly. “ You look as sneaking as n Fukaf'gg’titig.
or as mean as a nigger who‘has been caught stealing chick-
ens. I hope you are not afraid of me."

“You know well enough, ‘Viley, that I hnve f!‘flGQn m
dread your coming," replied Captain Crozier. “ I never see
you but you want me to aid you in some of your lawless op.
erations, or to do something that may put my neck in a
goose." I r r I , t > y '

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 I’cn‘n't see that it hit: any danger, etaept from your
own folly and cowardice. You know what I haw: béeu-dn-
lilg. not only since you have. been acquaiul‘ed With me, but
gill my lifv, and I am not dead yet.”

“No; you are alive: but what a life it is!
lead such a life as you lead, for the world.”

‘ “ \Vlmt t-llly talk that is. Clo-2i"!
ashumml of it. Bt-tter live each a life as mine, and get mine
pl0fll Hut uf it. than keep up such a miavrable, sneaking axis-‘3
tcuce its yon-it's. with so little to show for wlmt you do.”

“ It is true that I‘lmve nothing to show for my life, that I
am in a tangle from iwhich I can't. eXIricatc myself, that you
have mude me your tool and your slave; but I lmve done

5 nothing for which the law could hold um accountable; while
you—the people in these'pnrts would never wait for the law
lf‘llwy should lay their lmnds on you."

i'“ They shall never lay their llumls on me. unless they touch
my deml hotly. Living men can’t frighten me; but. when
the tit-Ml come after me, that givvs me the blues.”

“ What do you mean by that, Wiley ‘9” >

“ Never-mind; there was something; hut-'1 won't speak
of it now. I have come on business, and that must. he 8k
tended to before any thing else. We haw: just run MT 11 hi;
drove of cattle and horscs. 'Perhu-ps you have heard of it."

Captain Crozier grouned. ,

“ You needn’t be scared. They-were not your cattle, and
the trunsnctio is not going l6 hurt you. My men have hut-
riul them o to Nunez, wlm will lose no time in running
them into‘ Mexico. You will soon receive a draft {mm
Nunez, drawn on some Mexican banker, and I want. you to.
get it cashed, and to keep the proceeds for me. ‘Will you
do it?”

“ I auppme I must; but: I'do wish, for *Kahe'saake; um 'I
could get Out of this business, and that you Would «not trons
ble me any tram.” v

Wiley Simmos laughed, and hi: laugh was one that molly
his hroiher-in-law shudder. '

I ~' “ For ‘Knle‘a bake!” he asked. '# Why not for Lee’s sake l"

“ For Lee‘p sake, too. of course, though to might takeout;

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9‘ Irth'ink he might, and no thnnks to you. For Kate's
sake, as well as for Lee's sake, you had better stick to we
as 10!!!! M you can. Where would you have been, long ago,
if you hadn’t had me to stand by you? Down in the
depths of bankruptcy, so (leep lltul. you would uever'have
been heard of. A little worse llluu that you u'ould have
been. lm, if I had not kept a still tongue in my head)!

“ I don‘t see that I am much better otf as it is," muttered
Ctnzier. 5‘ All that I huve belongs to you, and I can’t, mqu
11 step without your permission." t

“ You are attire, and that is something, and that precious
good name. of yours. of which you are so lender, is saved
to‘ your family, of ’whom you are so proud. Of course I
had to keep a hold upon you, and I don‘t mean to let it go
just yet. But. I won‘t have to call upon you to help me
in my business again. When you have cashed that draft, I
won‘t bother you in that line of business ugainfi‘

“ Thank God for that! I am afraid, Wiley, that this
last raid of yours is the worst thing you could have done,
for your own good, and that it will bring you into trouble.
'l‘imse were Captain Seott's cattle'thut you took, and you
know who and what he is. There was murder done, I
hear, and sculping, and Scott's wife and child were Curried
away."

“I am not afraid of Captain Scott and all his rangers,”
replied the white chief. " If there was nothing but. them
But Left. Hand and
his Kiowas are getting ructious, and I will have a difficulty)
with them yet. It was to please them and Sam Peters that»
I made the raid on Scott’s plantation. But that isn’t all,
Crozier. ' I have other reasons for believing that. trouble it '
near me.“

-“ What sort of trouble 2'"

“ The White Wolf got loose the other night l"

Captain Crozier scented to he surprised, but. not at
frightened, at this intelligence.

" What ol that ‘1’" he asked. ‘3 He must be wild—perhnpg
an idiot, it not a madman. Why should you be afraid to! '
him?” . ‘ ,   >
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flmped off a clilf while we
ed him, no doubt}? .

“If he is dual], you are safe. What. harm can happen to
you from him ‘1’”

" When the dead come back, they can do damage which
we can't guard against.
night, and carried away Scott’s wife and child.”

“ His ghost!
Wiley. It was the man himself.
better look after him.” I

“I tell you that no mortal man could have got where
he went to, or could have disappeared as he (lid. It was his

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His ghost came to the camp last .

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ghost, and that. means mischief tome. Iwish you would
The thought of that business
makes me sick.”

'While Captain Crozier was gone for some liquor, his 1

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CBA PTER 1x.
A new aaamsr KATE-

v Tumlwhite chief drank a heavy draught of the whisky that
Crozier brought him.

“I hope it will drive away the blues," he said. “ I tnust‘
confess that I have had a bad attack of them lately."

“ I have had some cause for uneasiness, too," said Crozier.

 ," There has been a young man here—”

“ Yes,” interrupted the other; “ Lee . has told me about
him. The boy seemed to he unwilling to leave him with
Kate when I sent for him. Is the young man here now i"

‘ “I don’t know what has become of him. He went to ride
yaterday, and was to return; but he lnIsn't coine back, and
.1 can see thatKato is uneasy." _ ' r ‘

L,’ “ 1! Kate uneasy? Is that what-makes you uneasy ?"

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like—'Mething that‘reminds me of Frank Lynn, as he looked
when he stopped at my house.” 4‘

“ What is the fellow’s name i"

1“ He calls himself Last Chance."

“ Does he pretend to say that is his real name 7”

"He Sticks to it that it is."

“ lie lies. No white man on earth was ever baptized with
such a ridicnions name. Can there be another who has come
to seek the? Yes; there was a baby, and he must be a man
grown now. If it is another of the Lynne, he had better not
cross my path, as I will he sure to make an end of that. hated
race. But I am sick and tired of blond, CmZier- I um, 88i-
ling iOt) nltl for that. Hand me the whisky." "

The White chief p'mt'ed down another strong draught of
the fiery liquor, and it seuned to give him strength and pur‘
pose again. .

“ There is cause for uneasiness, Crozier, as you say," he
resmnenl, “nml it is no wonder that! have had the blues
i-Ilely. 'l'ht-re are several chances against-me just now, and
any one of them may make an end of me. It is beeause I
feel that I may turn up missing some «lay, that I want to set-
tle that marriage between Lee anti Kale.”

' Captain Crozier shudderediand hung down his head.

“ You are not going to kick against it, I hope," said
Sitiimes. “ Because, if you do, you know what willhappcn.”

" Oh. no; 1 am not going to make nnyohjection, or to put
anydrintlrance in the Way of the marriage. I was thinking
of what Kate’s feelings might be” ‘

“You needn’t any“ word about it. I know what they
file, better than you could! tell me. I know that she don't.
care for Leo, except as a cousin. Perhaps she niay even dirk
. like him. But; that mustn‘t interfere with the‘husiness; Lo‘e )1

will come along after marriage, and they will both bless I!!!
for haviqur brought them together. _ I have a right to manage
my child, I am sure, as I think best." I i ‘
“ Do you suppose that Lee will olvject to the match 2’” asked
Captain Crozier, his face brightening as he looked up.

“ Lee ulle c: to it? Nut he.
will put a step to it. *He has set his heart. on the gm, and
incurs to have her, and. I‘meun that he 'shail. It is Kati '

 

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you see.
Without it. your side of the house would have nothing but
the legacy of your precious good name, which is it high and
mighty building that 1 could blow over with a breath."

“Du you mean to force the girl into a mnrringe ?"

"I will tell‘ you exactly what I do menu," answered.

Sitnmes, as he helped himself to a glass of whisky. " lf‘yuu
lmd hurl any spirit or energy, or if your heart had been in
the matter, it would have been settled before this. As it is,
I must take it in hand, and Imean that they shnll mnrry right
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plantation, Which will keep you absent for, a day or two.
While you are away I will come here in disguise, and will
pick Kate up and carry her ofl‘. When I get her into the
hills, I shall manage the business to suit myself; but you
may be sure that they will be well married. You under-
stand me now. To-morrow morning you are to leave. There
is nothing more to be said about it.‘ When the draft comes
from Nunez, and when you have cashed it, you must remem-
her that you are to keep the proceeds for me. That is all,
and I am 03‘."
Leaving Captain Crozior seated in his chair, with his head
nuntg down, and his countenance expressive of intense inward
ppin, the white chief walked out of the room anti out. of, the
house. _ I ..
Ashe was about to mount his horse, Kate Crttzier came
running to him, not with jnyful nlnerity, but with the air of
one who hits an unpleasant or difiicult task to. pct-form, and

t  {tn ms to perform it.

Wiley Sim‘mes looked surprised (IS he sawlher, and chucked

her under the chin, not very ufl‘ectionately, but With a pleas-

__ ant smile. .
“ Why, my benut this is somethin like l“ he said. “I
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‘ can‘t remember when yon have run to see me in this way.

Are you glad to meet.  or glad to see me go it"
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Kate jumped into the militate of her business at once, like

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0.3% [be his to.take a cell'd'ha'th, 9nd  menus to plunge“

'vflw must be made to listen to reason, and ,I know how to?
The marriage is absolutely necessary,.
With it, they will both he wealthy and respected; '

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"I went to ask you a question," she replied. “ Have you _,
~ seen Vt) "young gentleman, a stranger in these inn-ts, named-g
Last Chance ?"  .

“Last Chance? Last Chance? Do you really mean to
shy that. there is nny pt-rsOn living who has the right to wear
such a ridiculous name I"

“ Will you please answer my question, sir? Have you
Even nny young gentlemnu who called himself by that
nume- 1’"

" ls It the same young fellow you brought home front Red-
wood, whose horse won 21 race there the other day ‘3"

“ Yes, sir. lie flfllkl that his business in this country might
require him to see you, and was asking where you were to be >
found. He Ment away from here, yesterday, and has not. re-
turned. I thought you might have met him." ‘

“l lthen't met him, and perhaps it is as well for him that.
I shouldn’t meet him. As for you, Katie, you hnd better not
lmlllt‘l‘ your bruins nbout him or any other Lust CllmlCtS or
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you ought to see right here at home._ Mind that, tiny girl l”

The white chief mounted his horse and rode away without
Lazy further :tuieux. At. a little distance he was joined by
Lee Crozier, who went with him. , ~
These two had been gone but a short time, traveling town-rd
the north, when two more horsemen came in sight from the"
south, mitt Kate Crozier, who was sadly meditating upon the
, lust words of Wiley Simmes, clapped her hands in glee us she
recognich Lust Chance. The white hair of his companion'
was that of Cnplnin Scott.

The yuttttg gentleman stopped at the gate; but Scott went
to the house nnd direct to Cuptnin ‘Crozier‘s room. His face
was pale, his lips were compressed. and his whole appeal-tines

 

-“‘n§ expressive of stern determination nod invincible re-
solve. -

Captain Crezier, who was in a stupor when this visitor en-
tered his roomI looked up itt surprise, anxious to know what
Was meant by the set purpose in his face.

“ I believe you know who and what I am," said the ranger,
, rill reply to Captain Croiier's greeting. “ My name_ is Jack

€50“. anti I have no time to Waste in useless talk. My/plnu-

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union has bcen raided, my cattle have been run ofi‘, my house
lahs been plundered, my ncgiocs have been killed and scalped, j
rind my wife and child have been curried uwuyyhy :1 hand bf '
thieving; and murdering Indians and white men who are worse
that hull-.1118." I s ' ‘
“ l hml heard of that; it is very sat," muttered Cuphiin

 

" The leader of that buml is :1 white Indian, who is known
muting his red SCHlpL‘I'S hy the name of Glade Ouk. Ills rm] ,
llttltw is Wiley Simmus, and he is your lnotlicr-iu-luw."

“ This is wry shocking,” said Cruziur, iu grout confusion. ;
" It is true that. 1 have u bruther-in-luw mum'd Wiley Slmmcs; '

(rune. ‘ Are you sure lhut you are justified in charging him
with it ?"

“ I knnw that I am, and you‘know it, too. It is useless to
mince matters or to pick wortng Ynu kunw thut \Viluy '
Siznmesis Kn rohhcr and a murderer. The people are aroused,
hut! it i4 decreed that he shall (lie, and that his hunt] Shzill be
{wiped out. I don‘t. expect to see my wife and child 'uguinu’,
If I should find her;an will be (lead or worse; but those I
who cnuuuittcd this outrage shall he {eurt'ully punished. All‘
the people will turn out, and every man who is not for us is,
Against DJ. 1 have come to tell you this, so that you/mug I
know your place and Lcep it."

Cuptuih Cruzler trembled and wrilhed, while a livid hue»

 

()verspreml his countenuucu, and his eyes looked in every di?

reclion except at the man heron: him.
“ Do you want me to turn out? I am an ohl man.”
1 “Wu don't. expcct youth turn out,” replied Scott. “At
you sny, you are an old man; but you have :1 son, and to.
filmll count upon him. It will be Well for himif he jnius 4-1
am n. If he does not, he must expect to be treated as at:
enemy. Asturyrm, Cuptnin Croziur, you are more than susi ,.
peeled of having uidcd Glmle Oak in his npurntiuus, and you}? 7
third better be careful how-you conduct yourself."  ‘
V Captain Crnzier arose, and drew himself up with consider‘;
3:1 lo dignity. ' V , V   '
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_ “ I.know it well, and I know that. I am spanking the truth.
it is nocrssary to spenk plainly, and I mch to speak plainlyL
I 5W “Hi you liad better be careful how you conduct your-
self. If you are again guilty of harboring Glade Oak or may
of his men, you “in he Irented its an accomplice in this last
crime, not! will be strung up to the nearest tree. You know
who l um, and that. I out in the habit. of making my words
"Jim-*1- Tltrtt is all I have to Buy about it.”

I The ranger turtirl and walked nwny, leaving Cnptain Cro-
zier n prey to conL'tctiug feelings that nearly drove him fran-
tic. '

Last Chance, in the i'nc'nn time, had been improving the
shining moments with Knte Crozier, at the gate. he did not
attempt to conceal her joy nt seeing him, and asked him why
he had stayed away. He told her that. he had met. Contain
Smut, who was on old ncqnn'wtnuce and friend, and that the
httUTS'lmd slipped away so rapidly while they were conveming
Of Old limes. that he did not think of returning to the. Croziet‘
man-ion until it. was too lutevto do so. He hud then accepted
his friend's inv‘tntion to pass lhc’night with hint, and haul n0-
eompanled hitho his house. The young gentleman relnled‘
What he had seen there, nnd brought, tears to Kate Crozier's
eye when he‘ described the agony oi his friend.

“ The leader of that band of savage wretchcs,” he snid, “ is}
what is called a white Indiun, and he turns out to be no other
than that. same Wiley Simmesmbout whom I was asking you
some questions.”

Kate Crozier cast. down her eyes, and trembled so that she
was obliecd to support herself sgniust the fence.

“Captain $00“ is in nu awful state of mind," etmtinuetl

' ‘the young genttenmn. “ He is bent on revenge, and has culled
out the r.nget's. 'l‘he pet-pie nre aroused, and mean to make
an end of Wiley Sunntes uud his gang." 1

“ But. you-~wlmt interest have you in the matter 9" asked"
Kate, without. looking up. -

“ i shall help my friend, of course." ‘

“ I wish I could say something to persuade you to keep out ' ‘
of that. business. Why should‘yon peril your life in nu enter.
prise that is to bring you no benefit? I have already warned
10f against having any thing to do with Wiley Sinhnai.

      
  
  
  
   
  
 
 
 
 
    
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
   
  

 

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you, I ltnpo.” ‘
“ Nuthing to me?
wish [could act: you 0

pcdition."

Ctlp'ttltl Scott came out at the housé just then, mtg] :thc rc- 1
mainder uf the ctlnwrsnttun between the twp wast limited tn ail
fcw words; but it t'pstgltcd iii an ggtccgigttt furl} tu‘ecting‘.
the tit-gt day. ‘ ‘ ‘ '

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LOVE was gzouanu.

.CArTAm JACK SCOjI‘T‘s ratllying'cry brought the rangcrgi
to the trout. rapidly. It was a long time since they “711‘ had}!

any important work to do, and they httd virtually disbuudrd;
but they invud their leader, and came to his cq with ulncrityg‘
‘r-et‘tdy imti anxious for nctitytt. I

The rest of the people wet-e 91:0 nrqugd, hy‘an outrage J

the like of which‘ mid nqt bet-n lit-grit of gince the Indian”
ntrttttitics hml bcctl eluted.
Left Hand held Ilithorlt) resttjctetl their rgtvaugzs to other

districts, or had morer produced a local irritation here and '

there by running,r off a few cattle. Their (lepredntions hall
nut been suflicicut to (jitttse the ncighlm‘rtmud to urgunizla'

'for the purpose of putting them (IUIWH, and they hint lptgvn , »

comparatively tmnmlested. The evil hull “ gt‘pjfi'li try yt'llttt

It fed on,” as evils will, until the outlaws apparently cot:-
' lidered themselves strong enough to bum: the citizens tth

@cclare war ztgltittst them. .

It Was ttmminmusly agreed that the isstto mmt 1);; met. '
that the Kittw/ats and their white nllies ttmst he -“ wiped out,"
c: the district ticfiei'tyd by its punceful inhuhih‘tznls. Rubber)’
10.11 mtirder and the nhtluction of the wife in“! Child (if I

~fil'0miltcnt mid rcsgvctctl citizen; wctje terribly: facts, wt} evgryfl

alight lit .

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The rendezvous of meantlaws'was well knewn, and Jack
Scott. had tracked the raiding patty to their stronghold in
« 1h! hills. It was known that their numbers were formida-
) hie. and that their position was one which could easily be
defended against. a large force. Under these circumstances,
. the ttl'orts to reduce thetn to submission would assume the
 character (if i; w,..-_ rt-quiring organization, preparation! and

. all the arrangements of a campaign.

All these matters were discussed by the men as ,tlpey‘
v came in to the rendezvous at Captain Scott's homestead,
and i: was settled that the expedition must have sufficient
strength to enable them to besiege the outlaws iu'their Strong'-
, ltold. For this purpose. runners were sent. out to htiug in
 all the fighting men of the district, leaders were chosen, and
g» provisions and ammunition were made ready. A strong
party was sent on the trail of the stolen cattle, to capture
theta hefore they could he got out of the way, 01:31 the re-
maiudt-r made preparations for camping in the hills.

List. Chance took advantage of the delay caused by these
preparations. to keep his appointment with Kate Crozier.

IIe mounted his fleet mare, rode toward Captain Crozier's
place, and met the object of his search at the distance of a
mile from thé plantation.

Kate Was glad to see him. and did not scrapie to let him r
know how glad she was. But tin-re was anxiety mingled'
with her joy—fear for his safety, and distrust of what his
opinion of her might be, if he should know who she was.
Perlutps he already knew. and perhaps he despised her; but
A she could not help hoping that he might. be moved by s

ditl'ereut feeling. ' '

The young gentleman came near to driving "ad ,these
thoughts out. of her head, by the maan in which he nit-t
her. and by his evident delight at seeing her. His tubes
and glances were those of a lover, although his words were
quite commonplace, the ordinary greeting of a casual uc~
quainttape. ' t

“ You seem to be strangely troubled to-thty,” he said, at}
their horses simmered along, side hy side. “ Has any thing
happened to displease ygu? If I could chase sway that!
. meow; nothiar'w‘outtt make me happter.” - ‘  

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I, Kate looked up at him quite timidly, all her sauciness nu
self-reliance gone. ‘ 7', a
5‘ You might chase it away," she nus'weret‘t, “ if you word; ‘ t
promise not to join that expedition of which you were speak!
int; when we list met.” ‘ T e
x " l wuttt to plense you, but there are special considera-
tions which drive me into tlnit. I surely ought to help my; 1
friend when he is in such trouble, and it Would he cowardly 1
in me to hold back when till the country is rising." \ l
“ If all the country is rising, there will be enough Willt‘. ‘-
out you. You are not one of our citizens, mid have nothing;
to do with our nfl'tirs. Why should you risk your life, or?“ 1
bring,r yottrselt'linto trouble ?” .,
“Can you give me no better reason than my personal come
Venience or safety ‘f" , , _
“ liow Cult 1? If I should tell you what interest I have!
in the matter, you would despise tue." .;
, “ Despise you ‘8 That Would be impossible. Whatever,
others may have done, I run sure that there is'no wron;r in‘
your heart.” — v
. “ If you knew who I am, you would hate me." 1
" How could I hate you, when I—I tnust any it—I love:
5'0“ r" ' L i 
Kate Crozicr trembled in her seat, so that she seemed
iltkely to fall ; hut a sitting arm was around her in an iti:tanl;,g
upholding, and éupportin; her, nod she rested upon it us if it;
belonged to her. '
“ You are suying this to pleuse me," she suid. > t
" With all my heart, I wish that it might please yonj’ hot
replied. .
“ Pew-ms you think illftt you love me, just now; but you
know so little about me, uud you have not learned whoItunt;

And yrt, I wish that it might be true.“ . v

. The strong arms tightened around her, and " pair of bright;

' eyosi‘looked love intohers. The beautiful inure and the spoke?
ted tnustttng ncted us if they understood it end kept step tilt

‘ they walked slowly and closely together. 

‘ 3: It is true," he said. “ Whatever else may he uncertain

l9, y-hiu world, that. is sure. I do know who you are, Kine. ( 

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v corded in a Bible at Captain Crozier’s house, and I‘suppos'e

that. he is your uncle.”

“ Oh. no t" subbed Kate, as she dropped her bridle and cov.
ered her face with her hands. “ 116 is my father I” V

The shock was a sun re one to Arthur Lynn. He had
feared thiu, but had t'cnll't'd the supposition, and was not pre-
p-trml 1;. find it mug. llis arm dtopped front her side, but it
again encircled her the next moment, and he drew hu' Clo-er
to him.

“ Well. and what or it ?" he said.
and l have reason to hate him; but I love you. “VIHHEVCI'
his faults may be, you are not responsible for any of them,
I am sorry that you are
not the daughter of a better man; hut] am sure that no bet-
ter man ever lmtl so sweet a daughter. Look up, little, dear
Kate, and tell me that you love inc."

“ How can I ?" she tnnnnured.
you nun-t forget me.
never come. together.
need not ask that.
hate ltillh”

“Every one has not the cause that I have to hate and pur-
sue him. But Icau’t tell you what my reasons am Is it
not enough that I low you .' It is not your fault that you are
his daughter, and I doubt if you [love him as a child might
love its father. How is it that you are known as Kate Cro-
iier', while his name is Sinttnesl"

" * “ He gave tneln charge of mynncle when I was an infant.
[This was just after my'ntother's death, and 'it was not- until
then that ‘my uncle knew what a wild and wicked life he led;
‘He wanted to separate Inc from that life, and for that much
at. least,I ought to thank him. My uncle Robert brought: 6 '
up, and I have always borne the name of Crozier. I believe
that. no one knowsloutside of our own family, that I have hot.
it right to that name, whatever people may suspect.”

“ No one need know it now. If you will change your name
to mine, you will have a name that will belong to you, and
that you can’t. be robbed of." - V

“ You mustn’t speak of that. I can have no such hem. I
In Wiléy Simmes’ daughter. and that is what I must remain.

y

“ I own that I hate him.

“I must leave you, and
Our paths are 250 t'arapart that they can
Why do you hate my father? But I

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THE TEXAN ATENGERS.

It was. notnntil I was grown that I Was told who I was,”
, since that. I have been made to feel it. ' I lmVe been given. t
understand that I am to marry my cousin, Lee Crnz‘u-r, anti I
am afraid that that must be my fate, though 1 Ilialike lint.
more and more every day. My father insists upon it, and
Inez-1H to carry liiit purpose ian (ti-ct." , t

“ Do _\ou want to make me hate him more than I hate him ,
nireznly? Du yin menu to any that he intends to force you '
into marriage with n man you dislike? lie can’t do it, Kate. I
Unless you a e willing to marry your cousin, you can Ill-Vt‘l‘
be made to marry him. No man has the right to make his
(laughter miserable for life—especially such a man as \Vih-y :
Shana-s, who has forfeited way right he ever possessed in
this wotld.”

The path which the tWo were then following—or which

their horses ltml tnken of their own will and pleasure—hat
led throuin a piece of timber, where the trees stood thickly
on eagh ride of the way.
grateful shade, and gave the lovers a sense of seclusion whiclr
u pleasun'tcr frame of mind would have made very grateful to
them. .
__ “ He shall never marry you to that man !" exclaimed Ar-
thur Lynn, with the tone of one who settles a question by
authority, “ He has no right over you whatever. I don‘t
helieVe, Kate, that you are really the daughter of Wiley
Sinnnes." .

A cry of rage came from the side of the path, and three
men rushed out of the thicket, two of whom violently seiztd‘
“Pr-II Arthur Lynn, and the third snatched the bridle of Kate
Cro'zior's horse. In an instant the young gentleman was drug-I

Wged from his more, and his hands were tied behind his back.

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CHAPTER XI.

:BE’ZAIJNG THE “'OLF.

“I am: .\ 1-11.11. Lynn “‘ub ahle tn lorrk about and take uan
3! lllé as.-t..El-ni.s, ne DUrCl‘iVC" th ll- they were Indians, :nr white
“nu-u m the guise 0t“ intlltnlh. llc hml hill some experience
among the rett-tnen of the plains, and there were indicntions
which led him to suspeet that these were tml genuine ulmri:
glues. This suspicion wits continued whén he heard the Voice
or their lendtr, who wus a tall and slulwurt man, with gray
hair.

This persnmge Was in a state of violent excitement.
stepped up to the youn
in his face.

‘9 And are you the one who wants to persuade this girl that,
she is not the daughter of Wiley Simutes 1’" he §nid. “‘ Here
is her father, to speak for himself, and to tell you that you
lie. I an) 'Wiley Siuuues; how do you like my looks ‘1’"

Arthur made no answer. He had been lnnking at Kate
Ore-zier, who sat Ittoiitittlese upon her horse at a little distant“,
Nuw he {nee-l the lemlrr at" his assailants, and hunt upon him"
it glaze in which cool conteutpt struggled with intense hu- '
trul.

" Have I no right ever my (lnltghlet' ?" resumed the white
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g gentleman], and angrily shook his fist

   

Perhaps you will tut-vent it. You lnvok like it! I have a
right aver ytutjust nuw, and  will mnke you feel it. I “3n
put yuu where you will never Cure whether she manic; or .
nut." ,

'l‘he ynung gentleman cuntinue-tl silent, and anstvered the
taunts t‘f hi- antagonist. nnly by n lo:»k of defiance.

" Yuu enl‘ yourself Lust Clmnce, do 3011 1’ “'hnt it fun!
you were tu bring such it untnc into this enunttyl I will
christen you tltitli‘u, and will change this'Lust Chung: to 1;
Lost Chance.” ,

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of it. I
“Don't you suppose that I know who you are? Look me
in the face if you dare! Yes; your eyes are like those at
the others, and your forehead and nose null chin are like those
Lynn“. I knew it, its Soon us you cmue into the Country. In:-
fnreI had seen you, and now Inn) sure of it, 1mm} 1,0
I olml in one of these Lyons. You are the lnhy, are yoL?
You were an intnnt at your mother‘s breast, the night 1 shot
down your futhrr, when lmude an end of Judge Lynn”
Yes; Iown llmt. IshoL him. Inthr denied it. I snore
[lull would be revenng upon him, nnd Ila-pt. my muh.
Ami 3-0", 1]", lmluy; have come down here to hunt Wiley,
Simmer? You lmve came to follow your two brothers, and
you shall follow them. They are dead and dnmned, nnd you
aim“ be in the some fix in a few minutes. Hui do you
wince at. that ’3"

The young gentleman had not winced; hot a flush of in.
dignzuinn hnd ovorsprend his conntennnce at the umment,qnd
he had shuddered as he thought of the fate of his {ather and
his brothers. ' , '

“ Bring me n lariat, Abram,” said the white chief.

A rope of twisted hide was [nought to him, and he dex-
tronsly knotted n slip-noose in an end of it. In “bottom.” m
his further directions, the c:iptive'5 horse, which hud been
stopped by one of the men, was brought down the path, nod
Arthur Lynn was plucr-d np‘m lu'r buck. As he won mounted
Wiley Simmes threw the noose over his neck. Three otlur
horses, which haul been Concealed in the timber, were also
brought on! into the pnth, ready for their riders to mount.

"I will give you n chance," snid Wiley Siliilnes,ns hedrew
the noose close to his Cznplive's m-ek. “ if you “ill 5in that ‘J
you nre not one of those cursed Lyons, I will giVe you a
Gimme to prove your words true. Come, now. What no
you 915' ? Isn't your life worth it lie, or do you menu to die
game, like the rest of them? He won't speak. Abramt build
the rope up over that. limh.” .

 As the While chief handed the end of the lnrint to one 01
{lid web. the proceedings were interrupted by a shriek how
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" For God’s sake, don‘t do that l" she exclaimed. " If you
care for me, father, don’t murder him 1"

“Who wants to murder him ?" hatsth replied SimmeS.
" I only mum to tie him up, to kth him out of iuiwltit‘f." ‘

“ You mean to hang; hint there. What has he LVCI‘ done
‘to you, that you should kill him ?’

“ If i see a rattlesnake in the path, coiled up and ready tnh
strike, shall I kill him, or Wait until he has struck his fang!
into me? I Would he a fool if I ehculdn't kill him for the
the harm he means to do."

" Grant me this one fuvor!’ piteousty (vntreatvd Kate, “ and
[grill never u~k another of you. I will do everything yr’“
wish me to do, if you will let him live." "

" If he should kill me and marry you, I suppose youwvottld
be Sillirfitfll; hot I mean to make sure that he shall do tteithei‘
of those things. [Iaut itl‘tlll the lariat, Abram, and make it

.uet to the tree." '

Kate endeavored to throw herself from her horse, but wal
restrained by the man who held her bridle. By the direction
of the white chief, she was then hound fast to the saddle, in
a half-fainting condition, and her horse was led to a position
from which she was unable to see what. wus going on behind
her.

The lariat was thrown over the limb of. the tree, drawn
close, ard securely fttStettetl tor the trunk. The white chief
and one of his men tnonnIt-d their horses, and stationed
themselves near Kate, re-uly to ride away when the tragedy
Slmllld he ended. The third limit held the lulle 0f “'0
beautiful brown mare, waiting for the Word to lend ltt'r “WW.
tom-tke her an unconsciohs accomplice iu’ the murder of her
master. - '

Arthur Lynn, seated on llf‘l back, U11 the “nose tlulllelllng
around his tlet‘k, and knew that there was "0 llt’ll’J 0‘ cm"1’3;
lmt he was silent and deli tlll. This was to he the end of his
’ltnt‘es, the ruin of his scheme of \'engt‘at’.Ce. lie, too, had
failed to wear thc wolf. lie was to meet. the fate that his
tether and brothers had met, and at the! same murderous
hand. Worm than all, the end was to come in the sight: of
her who was just vmble through the trees, for whom such 3
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male. Be waste lose his revenge, his love and hill life, all
nt once, and so snout 7 ~ ' 

It was hard, but there was no help fer it. and he ne'ri‘ed
himself tn face death. He gave a last. look In the (leclining
sun. rt last. look to Katie whom he Could scnt‘cely see, and in-
Vollmlnl‘ily closed his eyes, as Wiley Simmes. we the word
for the drop scene to fall On his dt‘ntnrt nf life.

The word th closely [UlltIVi'l‘tl hy the crack of u title,nnd
5 :t yell like the bowl of a wild bttlsl

’l‘he mum at the mnre’s head spun nrmtnd nnd ftll, wilt :\
bullet in his bruithnnd the frightened nuiuntl sprung'l’nrwhrtl. ‘

By a frantic ell‘urt Arthur burst the bonds that. (-nntimd
ltiharnu, and threw up his hands to grasp the rope uvvr Iris
l-‘etld- In his struggles tn secure his own safety, he sun" but
little nf the scene thnt [ollOWl‘tL

Out of the forest t‘ttsltetl a creature all huir and skins. A
sutuking title was in his hand, and one hideous yell nfter Ill)“
other penled from his thrth us he run down the path.

“ The White Wolf !" shouted the man who was stutiohetl
with Shuttles, and he stayed not upon the order of his gtiing,
but put. spurs to his horse, and was out. of sight in an instant.

Wiley Simtnes uttered a cry of horror and dismay, and
~made tln pause to exnmine the intruder or to oppose his in-
“aliens. lle seized the bridle of Kate's horse, and gulluptd
away like mad. »

White Wolf stopped at the budy of the fulse Indian whom
he had slain, and turned it over as 1; wild nninntl might do.
. “ Wiley Sinnnes 1’" he muttered. “ Wilt-y Simmes? >N":
he is (111'. There he goes! Whoan I will find him yet 1”

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WHEN the horse darted out from under him, Arthur hnd
weer-eded in grasping the lariat with his 1:“ hand, and then
seized it. with the right. llis neck was thus relieved of the
strain. and he was uhle to think and act. He drew M11159”
up, hand over hand, until he seated himself on the stout
branch of the tree, where he removed the noose, and looked '
about to see what had happened. '

He first noticed the false Indian lying dead on the ground,
and then Hth White Wolf running trantieally down the path,
yelling as he “em, 11c "151, caught, 11 glimpse of the fright.
we" "riders, as they disappeared in the forest, and heard the
rapid hoot-heats of their horses. In a few minutes there
were no more sights or sounds of life. _

Then he dropped down from the tree, and untied the lartat
that was fastened at the trunk. ‘ _

,“ I shall keep this," he said. shuddering, as he looked-atak

The brown mare had been frightened into starting: all With
1110 other loose horse; but she “us soon aware that her mas-
ter was not on her hack, and had sense enough to know that
there was something wrong. She came Walking toward him,
and trotted up gayly when he “hislletl to her. ‘

Arthur picked up his rifle, which had heen thrown on the

. -round when he was captured, Coiled the lnriat. and hung it

n his saddle bow, and mounted the mare. . ‘

When he was on hm- hack, he.,fclt like himself agum, and
reflected ttpon what had occurred. _

It was evident that White Wolf had fired the shot whtch
killed the false Indian, and that he had frightened away the
Wiley Simmes had taken his daughter With him m,
his flight, no doubt._ She had been bound to her saddle, and
couldhnot resist, and Was helplessly led away. V I

.Whv should not Arthur follow, and rescue her from the
parent; who wu unfit to have control of her? He was but

  

 

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' one man, and there were still two of his enemies; but be we
Well armedI and the odds did not. (121nm him. He could L'il
one of. them, and why not hotly? Wiley Simmes hm‘ en
(ltmvot'etl to tnlll‘tlt'l‘ him, nn-l he \vottld‘hejttslitietl in shoot-
ing the tnnrlerer like a dog. Revenue ' and the rescue of

Kate were uppermont in his mind just then, anti he was tibt

trouhletl with (Jll|(l‘ considerations.
He put spurs to his in Are, confident of his nhility t0 owr
lake the fugitives if he could keep them in sight. -

He no lt-nger heard the hool'Jmats of their horses; but th

trucks \vere plain in the forest path. and down the path he
gullupetl at the hrown mnre‘s llt'sl gnit.

When he lnnl traveled at this headlong speed until he
thought that. he ought to be near enough to the fugitives
to hear them, he paused and listened; Inst he heard nothing.
Examiningr the puth, and finding no tricks there, the convic—
tion was forc.d upm hint that, they lnnl taken another (lireco
tion, nnd \lml he, in his furious haste. had passed the place
where they had turned ofl“, without noticing it.

There wns nothing for it but to go back and search for

the trail, and this was it task which required time nnd pu-
tience. When he had found the trail, it.wus difficult to keep
'it, us it led through the forest, and he became pninfullyuwnre
of the {net that his pursuit was likely to he unsuccessful.
The fugitives could go as they please l, and their speed need

only be limited by the uhility of their horses; but he was,
ohtigetl to make slow work of it, or he would be sure to lose

the trail.

Afwr a while he came out of the timber, and found,

himself on an elevation from which he could see u long dis.
. tnnce over the rolling prairie.
bills, lofty, rugged, dark and forbidding. Betwven him and
the hill-s were the persons whose trail he had been i'olltnh
ing. They were so fur ‘nwuy that he could only see three
moving specks ; but he was sure. that there were three specks,
and eonl.l not. douht. who they were. He. saw nothing of
‘lhc wild mzm, nor had he seen him since be begun his pur-
Jimit. White Wolt lmd missed the trail. 01‘ his insane W"
't pose hnd'sutfered a change which had taken him in another
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Arthur did not suppose that he would be able to ever
take Wiley Simmes and his party before they could reach
the hills. ’i‘hut seemed to be out of the question. Fleet I ’
as the brown mare was, she coultl not gain on them sum-
[_ cirntly to dL‘t-tl'lly the advantage of the shut they had. lhtt
’1 he could at tenet follow them, and could m-tke sure of the
)t route they took, so that he might seek them out when he
:riotthl be tthle to (lo so.

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r the prairie turf, entering into the spiritof the chase us if in '
full sympmhy with her master. '
She kept up this rate of speed, while the hills loomed up
0 lnrger‘antl more lofty, until Arthur was near enough to the
objects of Lie pursuit to distinguish their shupes and to
8 know thnt the riders were two men and one woman.
5 They hud been moving toward the hills quite leisurely '
F’ for some time, 113 if feeling that they were safe from pur-
:' suit ; but soon their horses begun to gallop, as if they had he-
, come aware of the fact. that they were Iollowetl.
3 e But why should they seek to escape from one man ? On
the open pruirie they were more than a match for him,
r tutrl needed only to stop and tnlie good hint to Innke an entl'
; of him. Arthur Lynn accounted. for their seeming cow-
, nr-lice by a supposition which was probably the correct
one. They (“(1 not believe that it wns he who was follow-
' ing them. They hurl 1:: it hiin swinging from the tree. nnd
by CUlll\l not suppose that he had hrohtn his bonds so as to

save himself from tlenth. It. was more liktly that their
pnrsner was White Wolf, who had frightened them from
their murderous deeil before it was finished. if he, with
his unloutletl gun. had been able to tlriVe them irntn their
viCIim by his tnere appearance, it was certain that they hurl
gOUd reasons of their own for wishing to keep at u'tlistnnee
from him. "

So Arthur Lynn let his more en, at an incrmsed rnte ot
speed, and gtutluully gained on the party he wits [)lll'sllil'tr.
But— they was sure to gain the hills, and to he lost in their
recesses, before he could possibly overtake them. chu’
_ttlind; he would follow the trail, and would track them to
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He was still on the plain when he lost sight of them in '

the timber at the foot of the hills; but. he noted the place
where they left the prairie, and was sure that he could
not miss it. He knew it when he reached it, and knew
that he had seen it before. There was a plain trail through
the limhur, which led up, through a tlilllcult pass,'lo the
stronghold of Glade Oak and Left [land and their followers.
It was the same trail which Arthur llilll followed with Jack
Scott, When they trucked the mamuders who had enriietl
‘ away the ranger's wife and child.

The young gentleman held a debate with himself as he
entered the timber, but without pausing, its to the propriety
of Confirming the pursuit. It was not likely that he could
accomplish any thing, and night wns coming on. But there
would be a moon, and the night would be a protection to
him, rather than a hindrance. Besides, he might gain some
information that. would he of value to his firiends, and every
.111) was bringing him nearer to ‘Kute. He concluded that
he would go on some distance further, and would then con.
coal his horse and continue his search on foot, or would re-
tul'h. as circumstances might suggest. .

He went on, and the dusk grew denser, and the way be.
came steeper, and tho puss was more narrow “ml din-1m”.
Suddenly he was brought to a halt by u. huil, toll!)ch by a
harm, sarcastic laugh.

Looking“ up, he saw a face peering over a clill’, a Few rods
in ndVanee of him nut] to the right. By the light of Ihc
risingr moon he tecognizcd lhe painted face as that of his
would-he murderer in the fuest, of Wiley Simmos.

“ it is you, is it I?" Sttitl toe outlaw, with a hideous grin.

“ I didn't‘think you would get out of that scrape I left you

in. As your luck is so good, it won't be worth while for me
to try that gtme again. Just give up, now, without any
tutti, and it will go easy with you. Throw down your \ven-
poiiu; and your life shall be spared."

IIISlL‘u‘tl of accepting this invitation, Arthur turned Lid
horse’s head, in an attempt to escape from the pans.

As he did so, there was an almost simultaneous report of

“’0 “flea. and he knew the! their leaden content: had lodged
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‘ -. moment for her when he had determined to enter the past!
I. ll (1 follow that trail. He jumped to the ground as she sunk
under him, and for a. n‘omcnt his thoughts were diverted
. from his own position, by SUI‘l'OW for her as he sew her
tittiveying in the Monies of death.
Then he started to run down the pass, to get out of the,
Way of more shots: but a shrill whistle sonn-ied at the rear,
, and he was confronted by several men—Indians, apparently
~who arose from behind the rocks at each side of the way.
,As he paused and raised his rifle, they instantly sunk back
lnto their places of‘concealmcnt.
. A. moment‘s reflection told him that n trap lmd been set for
him ;' that those Indians might have wztylnid and killed him
it as he went up, if they had chosen to do so. He also knew
' that the same mnrksmen whose bullets had entered his horse’s
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‘ e was equally determined that he would not be taken
alive.

As the men in front of him seemed to he in no hurry to

L Show themseivus again, he had begun to walk slowly down
' ‘ lhe pass, when one of them suddenly raised his head from bo-
g bind a rook.
I Arthur leveled his rifle and fired,but without efl'ect, and all
Of them sprung out. from their places of concealment and
'1’ gmshed toward him. They had succeeded in drawing his
I Ere, and from front and rear they hastened to close in upon .
t v lm. ‘
 He drew his revolver and backed up against the rocky wall
' 0f the pass, resolved to fight it out to the lust.
V ' Before he could pull trigger, there came a dropping fire of
 fifik-stiots, which created the greatést surprise and consternat-
“011 among his assailants. Some fell silently In their U301“,
Others were yelling with agony, others were greening 01‘ curs:
lug. others set their legs at Work to take them out of the reach
0! danger, and others stood as if stupefled. so surprised by the
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CHAPTER x111. "
A FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY.

THE jealousy between the Kiowas and their white allies
had reached such an extent, that a mixed party was sentaway ‘
in charge of the cattle and horses that had been stolen from ‘
Captain Scott’s rnnche. ‘ ‘

Left Hand was convinced that the white men had not only
overreached him and his people in many ways, but hnd not.
ually stolen a large portion of the proceeds of their joint mt). ’
beries,rcturning to the bum) much smaller amounts thnn they
had received. He believed, as white rogues believe, that there

should be honor among thieves, and was Smudnlized til the v,
umount of corruption that had been developed in the hunch " .1
.As rogUes are more eager to take vengeance on their truitor- ' 1
ms comrades than justice is to punish the original theft, so ' I
were Left Hand nnd his Kiowus more bitter toward Glade
Oak and his followers than were the Texnns townrd the en—l ‘
tire hand. They only wanted positive proof of the delinquen. ' '
cies of the white men. If such proof could be obtained, they

were determined that there should be in serious falling out ‘ T:
among rogues, whether honest men should get their dues or 
not. '~

It was with this object that a mixed party w“ gem in  "
charge of the stolen cattle, composed of six white memund at;
Kiowas. A baker’s dozen was completed by the lender of the t f
party, shall-breed known as Joe Jock, who was supposed m i -;
belong to neither side, although Glade Oak believed that he ‘
\iecretly, favored the whites. ‘

1' The route of the party was to take them about a hundred  r
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m_ a Mexican engaged in illicit trading heroes the Rio' Grende,
Who was to lake thestoleu cattle into Mexico, where it 'would

be out of the reach of any reclamation by the Texans.
The cattle Were hurried forward with all possible speed,
; ' and the rendeZvous was reached without any serious accident
- ' 01' molestation.
' 9a a deserted much. which he had long used as his head-quar-
ters on the Texan side of the river. V
‘ The cattie and horses were numbered, and a bargain was
1,9,, 80011 struck with tlte‘veternn contt'abnndist. Although the
[Price agreed upon was neCessarily far below the real value of
the stock, it: was a considerable sum, sufficient to arouse the
avarice of the white men, and to cause the Indians to open
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l I Valuable than nny which had yet been collected on a single
‘ . ‘l‘tt‘itl, but the price named by the Mexican was largely in ex-
' r c333 of any thing that Glade Oak had returned to the band an

"the result of his transactions.
I Immediately the Kiowus put in their claim to the sum, and
insisted that it should be paid to them.

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.Kiowns. _“ They have always received eVery thing that has

Nunez was found at an old adobe building'

“ Are we not as honest as the white men ?” argued the

“out paid for the common benefit, and we have not objecte'dn

,h 35 our turn now, and we will manage the [mince-n and cui-
tl‘m We 'Inmtcy. If there should be any more then is owing
,u'" u'sa We Will my it over to the white men. In that way
'r-“lfi‘y have tunneged the business for us, and in that way we
 tend to manage it for them."
‘This seemed to be fair enough on the surface; but the
5 7’5‘3‘0 men still objected, and the Kiowas Were finally induced
j-  modify their demand, and consent to an equal division.
Then it transpired that Nunez, who had listened to the dis-
i‘flsnion with sublime imiifl‘erence. had no money t0 Pay them-
?flutt is to say, he had nothing that the uncivilized mind could
n.l"l>l'eclrtt't: as money, and proposed to cancel his indebtedness
7' sight: had been in the habit of doing when dealing with the
“its chief, by the acceptance or n Mexicanhaniter at Mat?
NIB, drum in favor o'i' Guptain‘Robert Crotier. "

   
   
  
 
 
 
   
  
 
  

 

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Extremely dissatisfied were the Kiowss with this turn of.
[affairs It wits simply incredible to them that such it drove
16f cattle and horses could _be paid for by a mere scrup n! 
paper, and their suspicions noses smelt u chest at once. They "'-
intonognted Nunez ut Some length, and he explaihed to them',
the nature of tlte trunsuction its well as he could, telling them
that the holder of the draft Would be entitled to “revive the _
hutvnoy on presenting it to Captain Crozier, who would collect
Hot: amount from the Mntumoros bunker who was responsible Y
for its payment. ' \

At this the Kiowas retired {or consultation, and discussed r"
the question with a vast amount of jabber and gesliculntion.
The conclusion at which they arrived was by no means
satisfactory to themselves; but they saw no other chttnce to
get their rights. If they were to receive nothing for the cat- . ,
tle but u scrap of paper, and if the prospect of money depen-
detl upon the possession of the scrap of paper, it was impor- ‘ v
tunt that that scrup of paper should be placed in their hands. 3

Such was the conclusion they announced to Nunez and '
their white allies, declaring their unulteruble determination to 7‘
have and to hold to the paper until their accounts should be t ‘
‘settled and their money forthcoming. ‘

I You may chest an Indian once, twice, perhaps a dozen - .,
times; but look out for him when he finds you outl It is 1-
’ ‘an easy gamete play; but so vicu's if you get bent at it i '

To this determination the white men of the party stub-
hornly opposed.tlteir own. They had received their instruc- ,1
tions from Glade Oak, and had no idea of letting such a sum
of money slip out of their fingers. They well knew that M ‘
~their clmrice to handle the money would be gone if the in- y .
«(inns should get possession of the paper, and they could not '~
mini; of giving up that chance. ' Therefore they declared " _,
that the draft must. be given to them, as they ulone knew h,»
how to use it, and so they had always successfully managed";
that part of the business. If the Indians refused to trust
them, or to believe in the honesty of their white ulliesa, they ~‘ ;
might go to s hunting-ground where the high temperitture “ '
would destroy their inclination (or hunting. 1 1
The white ‘menwould not"hnvo been so bold and per  ‘
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:1 ,4 ) stronger party, and if they had not counted upon the assis-
n! 1' ‘ tance of Nunez and his men. This last element was allriwed
6y i In their calculutions without suflicicnt'renson, as it nppenred,
m . 315 the llIexicws carefully stood nloot‘, and refrained from es-
m j. ’ pouring either side of the vexed que>tion.

m At lJSl the discussion became so hot and heavy, that the
a 1/ '(l'lsputunls were on the point of resorting to their Weapons
[6 ’1 for the purpose of maintaining their claims,nnd then the vet~

i: :ran Contrnlmudist saw fit to step in as an arbiter.

 He made a speech'to the assembled wrnnglers, in a jargon
Which was 21 strange compound of the Spanish and English
l“I‘D-zu‘tges and some Indian dialects, but which was sufiiciently
Well understood by those to whom he spoke. ,
 He told illt‘m, in efi’ect, that they were making fools o

’ themselves,thnt valuable time was being wasted, and that, he

V :mllld not ullow himself to he hindered any longer by their
 uqunrrels. He had noticed their leader, Joe Jnckrnnd had

. lilerceived thnt he had taken no pnrt in the controversy. He

‘ gebelievell Joe Jack, therefore. to he a disinterested person. and

Wnuld proceed to settle the question by placing the drnft in
his hands, to be retained by him until :1 joint council of the
tKiowns and their allies should decide what was to be done
It With it. Having determined on this course, he had nothing
more to do with the business, and wushed his hands of them

v v and their quarrels. ,

't‘ ,This decision was received by the Kiowas with a howl o
tludignation, and they vowed. that they wou'id not submit to
r it. wThe white men, on the othej; hand, applauded its justice.

“:kTheyisnid that the question had been settled by n disinter-
yr ested party, that the paper had been given to another disinter.

' ‘ rated party; and that neither sidehnd any right to complain.

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. ltbility, rode away and ordered his lierdsnten to get the cattle
tOnether, preparatory to driving them to the Rio Granule.

. L 4 But the Kiowns, noting under the orders of Left Hnnd,hud
.‘fully determined to get possession of the money for that

‘ drove, or of its equivalent. They drew§ nfl' together, and
y'th hostile intentions were soon evident to the others, who

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The first more of the enraged Indium was to order Jun : ‘
Jack to deliver to them the paper in contmwrsy, assuring *
him that it would be perilous {or him to refuse. This dem- ,
onstrution at once drove the half-breed to the side of the Q
while men, who were prepared to support him in keeping his .~
trust, and who thus gained a good rifle and a reliable fighter.

J'te Jack's refusal brought the quarrel to a crisis, and the .
first shot was followed by a volley from each side. .,

Having diseharged their principal wenpons,the combatant-
did not wait to reload, but rushed to close quarters, detel‘:
mined to fight out their difliculty to the direct extremity. ,

Shots and blown and yell: and shrieks filled the air, and
the melee resembled, as much as any thing else, a village dog-
fight, to which all the dogs in the neighborhood had been in-
vited. The. Mexicans, as they surveyed the scene from their
saddles, were cXcited and amused stwctators, heartily wishing
that hath sides would whip. If they had been well read in to
English literature, they would have been reminded of the cats 
of Kilkeimy; but they were not read in any literature“ and
knew nothing about Kilkeuny And its cats.

The battle was of brief duration. It was decided‘ by'
the superior arms of the white men—most of themvcarriud
pistols—,hy the superior atrength which availed them At
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felt it his duty to aid them when he was driven to their side.
In fifteen minutes the nfi'nir was ended, and every Kiowa ,
was stretched (lend upon the pntirie But their antagonists ’ i‘.’
had also sntfered acverely‘,nnd only three white men, W V '
' sides Joe Jack, Wel‘e let‘t alive, aid the half-breed washed] 
' Wounded. V  A;
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f " Tnnns's many a slip, ’twixt cup and lip.”
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r7 ' ‘ These trite and true maxims were abundantly verified by
I the conflict at Nunez‘ ranch and its results.

a! It had been a matter of the greatest importance to the

- outlaws,» considering the value oi the stolen property and

v the man from whom it had been stolen, that the drove should

be hurried across the Rio Grende with the greatest possible

dispatch, as it might be expected that Jack Scott and his
neighbors would lose no time in putting a party on the trail.
This was entirely lost sight of hy the rival claimants,
( when they Were debating about the money which they were
4 10 receive for the cattle. As Nunez told them, much volun-
' ble'time was lost, and they were throwing away, not only
' . the chances of getting the cattle safely into Mexico, but the
I, 3 chances of retnining their own lives and liberties.
i - 1-A strong party had been sent on the trnil, by Captain
 Scott and his friends, it: soon as it was possible to get a
1. 1“flick-m number together These men were‘all We“ mount.
“‘ .re‘d’ and well armed, and it was more than possible that't’hty

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‘ an advantage in the start. .

' The possibility was made a certainty hy the delny of thtt
t {tut-laws after they met Nunez. The parlyof Texans cum!
d it! sight of them just as they had Commenced their shiny,
and when nothing short of an earthquake would have pre-
yented them from fighting their quarrel out.

.’ 5 Of course the Texans perceived that something had gone
(Wrong with their enemies, and were“ not long in reaching
"ih'lconclusion thnt they were fighting among themselves.
“it exactly‘suited the punters,- who immediately made
'Mtions to mound the combatants md capture them

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all. They were in no hurry to attack, as it was probable a
that the longer they waited, as affairs then were, the fewer ‘ (
they would have to fight. 'I‘hey spread themselves over the ’ *
prairie, so as to draw a cordon around the scene of conflict, ,
and to be ready to “ take a hand " as soon as the other play. ',
ers should tire of the game. ' »

Titus it was, that whilc the survivors were exulting over
their victoryI they suddenly discovered that they had been1
surrounded by an overwhelming force of Texans, who were.
bearing down upon them on all sides.

Some of them attempted to make their escape, although
escape was manifestly impossible, and‘the result was that two,
of them were shot down. The only white man who sut'vlved..
together with the wounded half-breed, fell into the hands 01
the Texans.

The greater part of the force at once set out toward the V
west, to recapture the cattle, which had not yet got out of , '
sight. Nunez and his Mexicans, who had made an early dis-
covery of the approach of the Texans, had put their horses to ,
the top of their’spued to get out of the way, leaving the drove f "
to shift for itself. The cattle and horses, therefore, were ‘ L
,overtaken, and driven back without difficulty. H

In the mean time, those who had not gone on this errand
had been examining the prisoners and searching them. The
search of Joe Jack brought to light the draft in favor of Cap-
tain Crozier, which occasioned considerable wonder and ex-
citottteltl among the Texans. v

The leader of the pursuing party was Squire Abel Witidet‘,  f
a gentleman who was highly esteemed by his nrighhotsrnn-l' ’
who was possessed of a fair share of intelligence. As soon
as he understood the nature of the draft, he perceived that
Were was a point to be made for the cause of law and order.
It had been more than suspected that Captain Crozicr had as- '
sisted the outlaws in some of their operations, and here was ,
proof to that effect, needing only a. little positive‘evidence of l,
his own knowledge and intention, to connect him with it be- '
yond the possibility of mistake. ' ‘

Squire Winder proposed to get this evidence from his pris‘
oners, and for that purpose questioned them singlyptellin‘g '

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the ,. eonnectton. With the cattle-stealing busmess.

He: 1 7 The white man was stubborn in his refusal to do anything
fly: [of the kind. He was still a believer in the maxim of “honor
. among thieves," and would not betray any of his comrades 0r
vex,” _ (any who were connected with them. Besides, he was a stu-
m} .pid fellow, and really knew little about the business.
ire; . With Joe Jack the squire had better success. That indi-
vndual knewrthat he deserved death for his crimes, and was
in w: glad Of an opportunity to slip his neck out of a neose. He
'm  had never feared to meet death in any sort. of a fight; but to
d t ‘ wait for it, to calculate upon it, was quite another matter.
’1' Moreover, he had been weakened by loseof’ blood and the
pain of his wound, and was _not capable of any heroic reso-
B Minn just then.
I v‘ -, ' 0n condition that his life should be spared, he told all he
_  knew about the draft that had been found upon him and the a
, ' dispute that had risen concerning it. He also slat€d that this
, was not the first draft which had been received in that way,
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drawn in favor of the same person and for the same purpose.
Although he had1tut little comprehension of the nature of
exchange, it was evident from his declarations that payment
for the cattle which the outlaws had run oti‘ into Mexico had
_ generally been received in such drafts, which had been nego.
.1iated by Captain Crozier, and there could be no doubt that
the negotiator knew how and for what purpose the drafts'had
been received. - . ‘
~“ That settles it, boys,” said the squire. “We havetgnt
, the thing dead on Captain Crozier now, and he must. he' ar-
V tested." '
34, The wounds of Joe Jack were cared for, and the other
‘ '- . hisoner was securely bound, and both men were sent back in
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another directioa, intending to take the shortest route to Cap-

. tain Cruzier’a plantation. ,
~' I . In course of time they reached their destination, and found
5‘ Captain Crozier at home. He had just returned from. the
 'Jt‘urney, which he had tlken in accordance with the dn-‘eo.

cattle. Squire Winder and three of the rangers started off in >

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a state of confusion and excitement, consequent open the db ,7 I‘

appearance of Kate. The young lady had gone out to ride,
and had not since been seen or heard of.
made, but had failed to reveal any trace of her.

Captain Crozier tried to treat the disappearance lightly, say-
ing that she had probably gone to visit a friend, and would
return when it suited her to do so.

In reality, however, he could not doubt what had become
of her, and her absence and its cause and manner threw him,
into the deepest dejection. He shut himself up in his own,

"room, refusing to see any person or to transact any sort of
business. '

He was in this stupor and seclusion when Squire Winder

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and his men called upon him. He wanted to refuse to see
them; but they were men who were not to be refused, and
they forced their way into his presence. He was surprised
at their visit, and his surprise was followed by anxiety, as he
quickly perceived that their .manner was not altogether
friendly. '

“I would like to know whether you can give me cash for
this paper," said the squire, as he showed the draft which had

 

been taken from Joe Jack.

As soon as Captain Crozler perceived what it was, the blood
rushed to his face, and he hung down his head in confu‘
sion. ‘

“ What is it i" he stammered.
What does it mean i”

“ It appears to be a draft," replied Winder, “ drawn in your
favor, by Alvar Nunez, or some Mexican merchant or banker,
by whom it is accepted. I don’t suppose it is necessary to
tell you What it is for.”

“ But I know nothing about it. I never saw it before. I
to, none of my business." , -

“ That won’t- do, csptain. I urn as sorry to catch you in
this scrape as you are to be caught in it_; but I must do my

“ Where did you get that !

duty. You have been suspected for a longtime of being en- . '

gages! in this/sort of business. and now we have the proof.
This draft is {or Jack Scott’s stolen cattle. The man who
helps ‘s title! to diepms of stolen coeds b as bodes the and, .
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' “ling ligath me. I shit at t a it " ' ' ~
“0’ ‘ mu crazier. pee in trial, replied Cup-
teen .“ You shall have as fair 3 trial u white men can gwc‘yon.
A5. for the proof, we have got that down to n nail. You may
“Y- _ 8“ ready, Captain Crozier, and come with us."

11d ' Crestfallen and quite broken down, the old gmtlmnn TM
 fled away, and was taken to the amp of the rangers, who

"0 f‘vel'e heeiegiug the outlaws at their stronghold in the hills. - '
ml r ~ "i‘he rescue of LashChauce had beenrfoiiowad h! ‘ucmmda'
'u "‘ lance up the pass, which had shown that the Wm‘m "5 “'9
t! r ’ enemy was apparently impregnahk; and the assailants had.

settled down to contrive ways Ind menu to get at: the out-

}3‘" or to starve them into a surrender.

I “ Just. an I expected,” laid Captain Seott.-wheo Abel Win—

[ “ '39? reported the result of the expedition end the capture 0t
Grozier. “ i was sure that he was mixed up in that lmsineu,
“‘1 im glad that we have got the proof. I um inciined to

/ “link; Squire, that we may be able to draw mute 1m

- I, portant facts out of him, if we will give him 3 private exam-
ination, and otter him some inducement: to tell the truth.

This was agreed to. and Last Chance, st his request, was

f— allowed to be present at the examination.

They could not have found Captain Crozier inn better
mood for wringing a confession from him. He was com-
Plater disheartened, and his feelings were in such outsta-
‘that they could be easily Worked upon by a skillful hand.

Jack Scott spoke to him kindly, md struck at thecraot of
“If: matter at once. 1

“ There is no use in talking about this business, Captain

‘  Crozierf‘ he said. “ The proof that we have is very atrong,
AH and can‘t he got over. But; we know that Glade Oink is'Wik-y
1 Bimmes. and that Wiley Bimmes is your hrother-in-iuw

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near us great as his. We are disposed to give you ‘u'lery
/ Chance in our power, to deal as kindly with you as wet can
'The best thing that you can do, therefore, Will be to. maker.
' clean brew of it, and to tell mail you know ehouttbe bush

- III-t, from beginning toad.” ,-

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ltrlong ago, but have held back for my daughter’s sake." ‘

“ Your daughter 1” exclaimed Last Chance. “ What
daughter?"

“ Kate Crozier."

“ Is she not the daughter of Wiley Simm’es ?"

“ She is not. I will explain it all, and then you may judge

‘me. When I became acquainted with Wiley Simmcs, and
when he married my sister, I supposed him to be a man of >'
good character. It was not until after the death of my wife
that I learned what sort of a life he was leading and had
been leading for along time. Before this, however, there
had been an event which had ruined me for life. The na-
ture of that event concerns one here, and I had rather not
go into particulars. '1 had not really been guilty of a crime,‘
but the proof was such that I could not show my innocence.
That proof was in the hands of Wiley Simmes, and he used
‘it mercilesely. Growing out of the same affair were financial
difficulties, which threatened to sweep away the labor of years
and leave me penniless. Thus it came about that Wiley
Simmes was the master, not only of my reputation, if not of

, my life, but. also of my fortune, and I gradually became his
slave.

“ His wife left him a son,an(l my wife left me :1 daughter.

‘ When both were infants, he proposed that his child should
take the name of Crt‘mierI and should be brought up as my
son, because he wished the boy to inherit all his father’s
gains, but none of his father’s reputation. He also proposed
that my daughter should be known as the child of Wiley
Sitnmes, in case there should be any question of her paren-
tage. I can not tell you how humiliating this was to me, .
how I hated it, and how I dreaded the consequences it might
bring. But I was in his power, and was obliged to submit.
He also .compellcd me to submit to many other things that
were hateful to me, though he never forced me into any of
his ‘law’less' enterprises. On three occasions I have been
obliged to negotiate drafts for him, similar to that which Mr.
Winder showed me. There was nothing wrong on the fit-cs
of‘thém. and he insisted that. they could not bring me into
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‘ become the wife of his son.
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‘ the son of Judge Lynn, formerly of Kentucky.

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“ DO you know where your daughter is now i” asked Last
Chance. ‘

“It was part of his programme that my daughter should
That was always his intention.

pose is to marry her to his son. It would have been bell-1
for me, as we‘ll as for her, it I had broken loose from him .r
and defied him long ago; but I sufl'ered the deception to be
kept up. and the result is killing me.” ’

“Another question. My name is Arthur Lynn, and I nm f
I suppose
You have heard of him. If so, you can guess the object that
has brought me to Texas. Can you tell me what has become
of my two brothers l?” .

“ I can tell you nothing of my own knowledge,” replied
Captain Crozier. “ Wiley Simmes has told me that they
are dead.”

Captain Crozier went on to explain his dealings with
Simmes, and the complications into which the latter had led
him; but nothing more of special importance was elicited.

CHAPTER XV.
INTERNAL Dussnsrons. ;

Airmen LYNN had been correct in his supposition 11.“

because he believed that he was pursued by White Wolf.
That belief continued until he come to the head of the pass,
where he briefly informed the guards of what had happened.
The look-outs, however, soon put an end to his fears, by an.
nouncing that the person in pursuit was not Whlte Wolf. but
a stranger. His own observations soon convinced him ihnt
“'st Arthur Lynn.

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he made preparations to entrap the solitary pursuer, with the
result which has been noted.

The rescue of Arthur Lynn, and the facts which it devel-
oped, introduced some very serious complications into the at-
fairs of Wiley Simmes and the rest of the outlaws. '

Jack Scott had gone up the pass with a strong force, for
the purpose of reconnoitering the position of the enemy and
possibly surprising them, and had been just in time to save
his friend from capture.

Without waiting for any explanations, he had rushed up
the pass on the heels of the fugitives, hoping to follow them
in and capture the camp before the rest of the outlaws could
rally to the assistance of their comrades.

In this attempt he was nearly successful, and he would
probably have secured a position at the head of the pass, if
the Kiowas had" not been more on the alert than their white
allies were. They ran to the defense, and reached the point
of danger just as the Texans were about to overpower the
few white men who had turned to fight them.

Captain Scott soon perceived that the head of the pass,
if not an absolutely impregnable position, could be defended
by a small force against any body of men he could bring to
attack it. He drew his men off, without having sufl'cred any
serious loss, and established his camp where it would efl'ectu-
ally block up the passage.

The outlaws sent out scouts to inquire into the meaning
of this demonstration, and they reported that the stronghold
was besieged by a large force of Texans, who had evidently
“ come to stay,” and who were hourly receiving accessions to
. their numbers.

3: This intelligence was serious indeed, and put a damper
-’ upon the spirits of all, especially of the Indians. who saw
nothing but danger and disaster in store for them. 'j‘ltry
'had so long been committing their depredations with im-
Puqily, and had so long been accustomed to nothing but
successes, that they could not contemptate with any sort or
serenity the idea of being besieged, cooped up, starved out,
and probably cxterminated at the last. Glade Oak had no
V Pumice with their clamorous complaints, and told them
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they but insisted upon just such a raid as that upon which
he had led them, that he had warned them of the conse-
quence“, and that they could not blame him it the result
31’0"” prove to be what he had told them it would be. I

After a while, all settled down to consider the matter
‘almiy, and to make the best of the situation.

It was heliewd to be certain that the besiegers would be
Unable to get into the valley, so long as the head of the

P851 should be defended, and the question was reduced to

One of ability to stand a siege. The outlaws were we" Bulk
[filed with ammunition, and they were in no fear of falling
short of provisions, as they had a few cattle, and could fall
back on their horses as a last resort. It was true that there
Wits little grass in the valley for maintaining the stock; but
“my lloptd that the Texan force would gradually disperse,
and finally abandon the attempt, before their resources should
be entirely exhausted.

The white chief seemed to take little interest in these
discussions, to be quite inditl‘erent to questions of siege or
defense. He was gloomy and irritable, going ‘resllessly
about with a careworn and cast-down appearance, which
W68 quite out of keeping with his usual character. It was
the resurrection of White Wolf that chiefly troubled him, and
on this subject he conversed freely with Sam Peters, the only

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[mortal man could have got there an

“I don’t understand it at all," he said, "and it bothers
me mightily. You saw that creature when we chased him
along the ledge, and when he jumped 05 the cliff. That
was in plain sight, right before the eyes of several of us,
and there can’t be any doubt that he made the jump. It
must have killed him. How can it have failed to kill him?
When he made his appearanCe on the ledge up yonder, 81d
curried UK that woman and her child. I was sure that it Wu:
his.ghost. You know that the guards would never have

allowed him to pass up from below, and it is certain that'nn
d got away from there as

he did."
“ Are you sure that there 'aln .
the clifl or through it?" asked Peters. . .
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Ieuppose, but nothing living could.
ledge carefully, und there is not as much as a track for a
squirrel up the clitf. A ghost can go anywhere, Sam, and
nothing but a ghost could get up there. But where he
came upon us in the timber, where we were stringing up
that young hound from Kentucky, I must admit that he gave
me a shock. He yelled like u liVe man then, and shot like
n live mun, too, laying Bill Wenthers out as stiff us a shin-
1nle. I don‘t know but a ghost might give a yell; but who
ewr heard of a ghost firing a rifle ?”

“Ghost or no ghost,” replied Peters, “he yelled like a
live critter when we saw him on the ledge thut night. If a
ghost can yell as he did then; and carry 01? a woman and a
child, he surely mought yell out in the timber, and fire a rifle,
too.”

“ That is true; but I saw him in the daylight, and who

' ever heard of ghosts showing themselves in the daylight it"

“Ican’t settle the thing, old mun. I wouldn’t like to
feel that he was arter me—tlmt's all.”

“ I hope you have got out of the notion, Sum, that I was
trying to play a game on you. when the woman was lost."

“Yes, I have got out of that notion. I don't see how you
could have made any thing by it, and you ain’t apt to play
games that don‘t pay.”

“ That's a sensihle way of putting it," muttered Simmes, as
he walked away to nur-e his moodiness elsewhere.

Kate Crozier seemed to share in the general depression,
because she wns supping sorrow enough of her own. The
luriut with which she had been bound to the saddle hud
clmfed untl hurt her so, that, she Could hardly stand erect
When she was allowed to dismount. She was also mourn»
ing for the loss of Lust Chnnce. Whatever it might have
been that had frightened awuy Wiley Sinnnes and his fol-
lowers, she knew thut they had left her lover struggling
in the air with u noose around his neck, and she had no
reason to hope that he might have escaped the fnte that was
intended for him. .Her anxiety for herself, which, would
otherwise have absorbed her, was quite lost. in the contem-
ulutlon of this calamity. '

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3d of his presence added to her horror of the purpose for which
is [she had been brought into the hills.

tp W She refused to take his hand, or even to speak to him,_
8 find her contemptuous conduct aroused his hot temper, until .
o . “be thS foolish enough to taunt her with her love for Last
- Uhnnce. i

b “ I know what is the matter with you,” he said. “ You V

I have fallen in love with that upstart stranger who won the
. "308 at Redwood. But you had better forget him as soon as
l ‘ .’ you can, for my uncle has laid a trap to catch him as he
. Comes up the pass." '
“As he comes up the pass 't’" eagerly exclaimed Kate.
“ Is he coming up the pass ?"
t “ Yes. I saw him following you across the plain, nndwns
: sure of the man. He can’t help falling into the trap as he
y - Comes up the pass, and there “ill soon be an end of him.”
r f" . Kate could not repress u cry of delight. If her lover had ‘
‘7 escaped the dehth that threatened him in the timber, he must
' bear a charmed life, and she could hardly fear any further
danger for him. _
3' j’, The subsequent proceeding puzzled her. There was so
much Shooting down the pass, that she was sure there must
be more than one in the trap. Then there was such an alarm
and uproar in the camp, and such strong evidence of heavy
fighting at the head of the pnss that the conclusion was format

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- own game.
Nothing further of importance occnrred until the next day.
The operations against the outlaws’ stronghold had. as—
'sutned the character of a siege, and the besiegers sent in a.
fills of truce, offering to exchange two prisoners. knotm aa
. Joe Jack and Arkansas Pete, for Captain Scott‘s Wife and
‘cltild. y .
i . This was the first intimation which the outlaws llltd had of
“.19- destruction of the party which had been sent oti‘ In charge
01‘ the cattle, and it caused the greatest consternation among
Vem- AI Scott’s~wite and child were not in their posses-f
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was unwilling that this fact should be known, and he sent
back the flag of truce as it had come, with a defiant message
to the assailants.

The Kiowns, however, were by no means satisfied with the
state of nfi‘nirs. They felt sure that the lost party would
nchr have been overtaken and destroyed it there had not
been (lissensions among themselves, and that those dissensions
must have been caused by treachery or cheating on the part
of the whites. They were anxious to learn the truth of the
matter, from the prisoners in the hands of the Texans, and
thought that it might be possible for them to make terms for
themsele with their adversaries, by acting independently of
Glade Oak and his followers.

With these views they sent a deputation, composed of
Left Hand and a prominent. warrior, to the camp of the
Texans.

Captain Scott and his friends soon penetrated the design
of the red envoys, and fed the flame that was nlready burn-
ing in their hearts, and gave them all the information they
had to give, concerning the recapture of the cattle and the
contest at Nunez’s ranche. They also permittetl’tliem to
converse freely with the prisoners, and thus completh the
work which had been so well begun.

‘Joc Jack and Arkuusns Petel who were thoroughly indig-
nant at Glutle Oak because of his refusal .to listen to n propo-
sition for their exchange, and were stimulated by certain
hopes held out by their captors, loltl all they knew of the
system of cheating which had long been practiced by Glade
Oak, and of the protest of the Kiowas in Joe Jack’s party,
which had led to their slaughter and the Capture of the sut-
vivors. Of
‘ When the indignation of Left Hand and his companion.
had been fairly worked up, the leaders of the Texans heht
an interview with them, at which promises were made, and
inducements were held out, the tendency of which was to in-
spire the Kiowus with hopes of their own'safety, and to im-
pel them to seek the destruction of their white allies. In

“this temper, and with purposes which will hereafter bosom
“splint, they returned to'the valley.

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:3 ‘  IKE CAPTURE on mum won.

) ' IT has been noted that Arkansas Pete was so angry with"
L ' Glade Oak, because of the cavalier manner in which the lat-

iet‘ had treated the proposition for an exchange of prisoners,
that he was ready to reveal to the Kiowas the style in which
they had been cheated and ill-treated by their white allies.
' He went further than this; in consideration of the promise
‘hat his life should be spared, he told the leaders of the ’l‘ex,_
has of a secret pass, through which the outlaws might be able
to escape it they should be driven to extremity. It was true
“In! they would he obliged to leave their animals in the Va]-
3 r ley, as that means of egress was impracticable for horses;
‘ §. but it was to be supposed that they would even prefer to be
i ' “ Sat MOON—terrible as that alternative was to them—rather
\ . than lose their lives.
'7 This information was of the greatest importance to the
 Texans, who were glad of an opportunity to Complete the
' bIOCkade of their enemies, if not to force their imiy into the;
Valley. They easily persuaded Arkansas Pete to guide them
‘0 the pass, and Captain Scott and Arthur Lynn, with a de-'
tachment of rangers, want in search of it.

 

 

‘0! the hills, where their route was crossed by clifl‘s and scammed
by ravines, so that it was with dimcuhy that they were nth
no make any progress.

It was late in the afternoon,
Itarted at an early hour in the mornin
,8 narrow and diflicult opening between
kmtsas Pete declared to be the outlet of
he Was to guide them.

’k They had set. down to rest
glure its intricacies, when t
his sbovo that.

therefore, although they had

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they were resting. It was not high, but was quite sleep, ‘23,-
ncarly smooth, and with no growth on the side but small and n
scutin bushes. The noise was at first a snarling, complaining ask
cry, as of some wild animal in distress; then some stones and W‘,

gravel came rattling down; then there was a breaking, crush-

ing sound, as of some heavy body tumbling down the tie ‘6}.

clivity. m,
Looking up, they saw that wild creature which had twice ,0

pppeand to Arthur Lynn—once when he was accompanied m

by his friend Scott, and once when his neck was in danger

after his cnpture by Wiley Simmes. It was White Wolf, v

who had been spying about to see who and what. the intru- d

ders were, and who had missed his feeling, and was rolling
down the hill.

As he fell, be grasped blindly at the stunted bushes on
the way; but. they hardly retarded his career, and he came
rolling and floundering down, keeping up the snarling, com-
pluining noise which had first attracted the attention of the
rangers, until he came to a little ledge, below Which the
rocks curved inward, leaving a clear fall of about twenty feet.

He made a brief stoppage at the ledge, clinging to the
rock for a few seconds, and then dropped helplessly upon
the ground below.

“ We have got him now, Chaney,” said Jack Scott, “and
we must find out what is the matter with him." i

The full had stunned the creature, and he lay motionless
upon the ground. Jock Scott and his friend bent over him,
waiting for animation to return, and their companions stOod
around, wondering and questioning.

White Wolf had bad a severe fall, but had sustained'no
Serious dmnuge, beyond it. few scratches and bruises, and the»
stunning blow from which he presently recovered.

When his eyes were open to his situation, he suddenly
Iprtmg to his feet, and endenvored to escape; but his hurts
had weakened him, and be was in the grasp of strong arms. ‘
Jack Scott and Arthur Lynn held him firmly, at the same
tyne fpeoking to him kindly, endenvm'ing to restrain and
soothe him. Their efi‘orts were etfectusl, and he soon incam'
“vim. am‘l‘l’eplied to their wall-mousing words. “ t ‘ ‘

 

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A 30m “may. ‘

“.Wil'ey Simmes? Wiley Simmes?" he muttered. “No;
he Is not here. But [will find him yet. Let me go and look,
for him 2"

“ What have you to do with Wiley Sitnmes, poor fellow ‘1”
asked Scott. stroking him as he would a dog. “ What has
tWiley Sinnnes done to you? Tell us what is the mut-
' er."

“ Wiley Simmcs? I was his White Wolf, and he chained
"to up and tortured me. But it is my turn now,nnd I mean .
to tear out his heart and give his flesh to the bumrds. Let'
me go and find him."

“ You shall go Mu. us. We are all going to search for
. , Wiley Simmes, and we will help you. Tell us what he has
' done to you. Do you know who you are 1’"

' “No. I have been mad; but I am not mad now—not

[I ' Just now. I have new-r hurt her. She has been good to

“1.3. and I have been good to her. I won’t hurt you, if you
' "9 ,good to me; but I will tear the heart. out. of Wiley
Gimmes. See! I wear his chain, so that I must xemember
 him. ’It hurt me ; but she has cured the hurts, and has tied
,’ 1: “- up. 80 that it hurts me no more." ‘
‘ “She! Who is she ?" asked Captain Scott.
“Teunie,” replied White Wolf, smiling as he spoke the

.1113”

’ ~ lake tell no what you mean i"

" emv'e! Who is Tennie? Where is she? For God’s

, “She is my sister. and she is good to me. I stole her
front ‘Ki-ey Simmes and his vultures. There she is l”
A! Waite Wolf spoke, he pointed toward a ledge, high‘
' “D in the face of a cliff, where a woman could be seen stnnd- _V
, itw. waving 'a handkerchief and holding up a child. It was
.Teunessee Scott, who had recognized her husband, own at
Q “lint distance, and was making efl'orts to attract his atten-
* tlon. . I
“ It is Tenniel IL is my dear wife!” frantically ex-
' maimed Captain Scott. “ She is alive and safe! ’ But hu'vr
Void she ever get up there? How can We get to be” W111

FUIIJhow us the wny 2” _
. earnestly in thotnce of the joytut.

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' “'Comel" he said, and trotted away toward the clifl’, oh,»
I} folloWed by Captain Scott and Arthur Lynn. ' "

It was s diflicult path that they trod in ascending the
ciifl'. and the route was a tedious one; but they finally
crawled in at a hole in the face of the clifl', where White
Wolf rolled away a large stone which covered the entrance
to the cavern in which he had concealed his charge. I

The meeting between Jack Scott. and his recovered wits
and child was more than joyful—it was rapturous. This
was so infinitely better than the ranger had expected or:
(lured to hope for, that his heart was full of gratitude. and
he felt, at the moment, that he could easily forgive all his
enemies. When Tennie told him how she had been snatched
from the grasp of the outlaws, he absolutely embraced
White Wolf, and testified his thanltfulness so plainly, that
“ “even that wild creature understood it and was overcome by
it. He had so tenderly cared for the mother and her child,
supplying their wants by making forays upon tlte'csmp of‘
the outlaws, that Tennie declared she had had nothing to
trouble her, except her anxiety for her husband. She, might
have left the cavern, during the absence of White Wolf, but
feared that she might lose herself or fall into the hands of
the outlaws, and concluded that she had better remain where
she was, hoping that the mind of her protector would gradu-
nily clear, and that he would return her to her friends.

As it would be impossible, for the Texans to tench their
camp that night, they conciuded to occupy the cavern until /
morning, and both Jack Scott nnri Arthur Lynn endeavored
to make friends with White Wolf, seeking to draw him out
and to learn something of his history.

But. neither of them could do us much with him as Ten-
nis could, and she was only able to induce him to repent
~the statement that he was Wiley Simmes’ pct White Wolf,
that he had been chained up and tortured, and that he
would tear out the heart of Wiley Simmes and give his flesh
to the buunrdl. I ‘

“l have a wild suspicion,” said Arthur Lynn to his friend,
in a. whisper. “There is no reason for it, I know, but it
«Minimums as possible that this poor fellow may h]- one
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“ It is possible," replied Scott; “ but you mustn’t build my
I thing on that." _
» “ I Won't. I menu to sleep on it. If it should prove true,
there is another score for Wiley Simmes to settle." W
In the morning, when they started to leave the cavern.
White Wolf seemed to be unable to comprehend the condi-
tion of sfi‘uirs, and earnestly protested thdt Tennic should not
be taken away from him.” ’ ‘
" But you are going with us, my poor fellow,"snidv0nptain ."
,Scott. “and We will hunt for Wiley Simmee, and you shall »
tear out his heart and give his flesh to the bnzzards.” ,
White Wolf was satisfied with this promise, and was easily
persuaded to accompany his new friends.
The detachment in, charge of Arkansas Pete had found
the Pa“ to which the guide was to lead them, nnd Were,
'left there, with orders to blockade the outlet against the
enem)’. and perhaps to advance into the valley, if circum-
‘ stances should justify such a move. The others returned to
- the camp. .
At the camp the wild mountaineer was at last brought
tocumprchcnd the true state of affairs. When it flashed
upon his bewildered brain that the Texans were hostile to
I Wiley Simmes and his vulturesI and that they only wished
. to get into the valley to make an end of them, he gave them
/ to understand that he knew of an opening through which
' they could enter without any hindrance. I ~ \
This was joyful new; to the Texan leaders, and Inch»
' 3,300“ and Arthur Lynn st o'nce set out under his guiddnen
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WHITE WowI led the Texans up a rugged and tlimcuit

cute, and by a narrow passage through the roeky barrier

' that separated them from the outlaws‘ valley. until he rolled
away a stone at the end of the passage, and let in the light
of day upon them.

Passing through this opening, they found themselves on
a ledge overlooking the valley—the same upon which Wiley
Simtnes had placed Tennie Scott and her child for safe
keeping, and from which the wild mountaineer had stolen

, them away. ‘

, From this outlook they had a view of the entire camp of
the outlawa, and of a strange but not altogether unexpected
scene which was just then being acted.

Wiley Simmes had objected to the visit of Left Hand and
his companion to the Texans; but he could not have pre~
vented it, unless by a fight with his allies, and that was a
move which he.was not tlispOSed to risk. ‘ '

. When they returned, he could easily perceive that his
fears of ill results from that interview had not been ground-
less. The Kiowas had no explanations to give to their

‘white allies, no report to make of what they had seen and

heard. On the contrary, they kept themselves aloof from

Simmes and his followers, collecting in knots and discussing
‘ t ‘ )‘heir affairs among themselves, and their demeanor was cer-
~ ..tinly unfriendly, if not absolutely hostile. ‘

The white chief believed that he understood the meaning
of these proceedings. and that they foreboded the downfall
of himself and his friends. But he was not a man to seek

. surrender or compromise, and he determined to fight out the
contest to the last, against all his enemies.

30 called the white men together, and explained to them
“I. Position of aflgin, and from that time forward than
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lug no communication with the other. Both parties were
constantly on their guard against each other, and the flip-
ture was of such a nature that open war might be expected
at any moment. I . ‘

Afl'ait‘s did not come to a crisis until after the secret pas:
had been hlockuded, and it was while White Wolf was lead-
ing the party up the cliffs that the conflict began. '

Simmes and his followers perceived that the Kiowas were '
forming themselves for battle, and that their leaders were
harauguing them, in order to bring their spirits up to the
fighting pitch. The white chlef knew the men with whom
he had to den], and believed that he and his followers ‘would
be able to overcome them, and at the same time to guard
the head of the pass against the Texans, provided that noth-
ing should occur to upset his calculations. Accordingly' ‘10 i
Posted his men so that they could receive the attack with
little damage to themselves, while their new enemies would
be compelled to fight in the open ground. _

He had gone to the rear of this position with his son. tn
order to put Kate Crozier in a place of safety, when the
Kiowas advanced, running and yelling. after the fashion of-
aavage warriors. ‘ '

Suclt was the state of sflairs when the party led by White
Wolf came out upon the ledge and looked down into the
valley. , ‘

' As soon as Arthur Lynn caught sight of Kate Crozier. \
and recognim-d Wiley Simmes and his son, he was anxious _
' K0 descend the emf and take part in the nfi'rny Which "38
* ltbout to begin. But he was-held lmck D)" C"Pt‘dl‘ scout
Wlh‘t'persnnded him to wait for further developments. '- ~
“Let them fight a while," said the ranger. “ We dont
they kiii of
each other, the fewer will be left for us to kill.” ,
Although the Kentuckiuu sufiered himself to be "Hyper-
.V landed, White Wolf was not to he so easily “firmwa-
‘Tlle sight of Wilt'y Gimmes had raised a temp?“ in hf!
Mutt, and he was fairly frantic in his desxre to getat his
enemy. ‘ . .
. ,. He .flipped my from the Texans, find ran, With the
' agility of a wild Mimi, down a». me? PW! “m M be?“

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the ledge. , As the ball was thus opened, the Texans made
haste to follow him.

, At the foot of the cliff he was met by Lee Crozier, who,
started back in amazement at the sight of this frightful up»
parition. The next moment White Wolf rushed upon him,
sud buried a knife to its hilt in his breast.

Wiley Simmes, who had started to go back to his men,
' turned as the fatal blow was struck, and uttered a cry of rage
and horror when he saw the fall of his son. He had no time
[to use a weapon, as While Wolf was upon him in an instant,
and the deadly foes clenched in a mortal struggle.

Again and again the ,wild mountaineer struck furiously with
‘his bloody knife; but Simmes had clutched his throat in an
iron grasp, and held on with a tenacity of purpose which
nothing could defeat. Before any one could interfere,Whito
Wolf grew black in the face, the knife dropped from his
nerveiess hand, and he fell back lifeless. Then his enemy,
exhausted by loss of blood, sunk upon the ground at his
side.

The outlaws were terribly disconcerth by the fall of their
chief, and by the attack in, their rear of the party that had
followed White Wolf down the cliff. This gave the Kiowa:
an advantage, which they pressed to the utmost. At the
lame time, the Texans who had been blockatli'ng the secret
puss, perceiving the turn that affairs had taken, rushed in to
the assistance of their friends. The mnin body of the be.
siegers also played their part, by making a vigorous attack
upon the guards at the head of the pass, which eoou proved
successful, and the enlrnnce was forced. The outlaws, nt<
tacked on all sides, were dispersed in every direction, and the
Indians were left to complete the work of slaughter.

Arthur Lynn had hastened to Kate Crozier, to congratulate
her upon her safety, and to reassure her by giving her a brief
explanation of the events that bud occurred. He was so be.
copied by this pleasant task, that he could take no part in
the conflict thatensued. When it was ended, he was joined
by Captain Scott, who nccompunied him to the spot where
White wolf and his enemy were lying. .

i at. Wiley/Simian was still alive, and glanced,up at the Ken-
 with ,1 look 9: unexthtzuilhsble hstred.

 

- mm the end at it,” he an; * hat I‘ would as am:
with you folks, ‘it it wasn't for the death or my poor boy.”

“ Tell me one thing. before you go,” implored Arthur
“ Wiiut has become of my brothers 2”

“ Lift me upI then, so that I can breathe, I may as well
tell you, as you would get it out of some of the others.
There lies one of them "—pointing at White Wolf—" the
,1”?- Who Came. I had my revenge out of him, though he
has got me at last. The other was killed long ago. We set
him up against a cliff out yonder, and shot him all to
pieces."

“ Jock Scott l" exclaimed Arthur, grasping the hand of his
friend. “ It is youl You are my own brother, Reuben
Lynn l”

f‘ Alive 1" grouned the wounded outlaw, and that was his
last word.

' The rangers pardoned the crimes of the Kiowas that were
left, on the condition that they would go far from the settin-
ments and never molest the white people again, and they
faithfully performed their part of the contract.

The body of Wiley Simmes was buried where he fell; but
those of Frank Lynn and Lee Simmes were taken to Captain
Scott‘s pluntation, where they were decently interred,

Arthur Lynn accompanied his brother to his house, with
V Kate Crozier and her father, the leader of the rangers be.

' coming surety for Captain Crozler, that he should answer
such charges as his neighbors might bring against him. No
charges were made, however, as it was generally conceded
that he had been more sinned against than slnning, and he
remained in undisturbed possession of his property, the
death of his brother-in-law and his nephew having cleured oil
:11 incumbrancos. ~

Jack Scott rccogniZerl the fact that he was Reuben Lynn,
although his memory could never go back beyond the time
When he was found at the foot of the cliff; but he continhed
to be known as Jack Scott among the greater part of his old
loqnuintnuces.

. As there was no attractions in Kentucky sut'tl'cient to in.
dues Arthur Lynn to return to that State. he remained in
Texas, purchutng a plantation near that of his brother. 1nd

 

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a sun was barn to .them, herwas undecided whethér to call i'
Fair Chaan 01' Best Chance, but was determined not. lo cal}
it. Last Chance, and finally compromised the manor by giving
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llmnlel and the ghoul. For we pcmmn.

Lmle mi violin; Inn-d. For two lam-In.

Now a npllmulon ofnn ulnl rnlu. Buy- anl filth

Columl column. A eulloqny. For we mks

DIME DIALOGUES No. 8.

fairy School. For I numbur of girln.

ha uuollinx other. Thu. girl: and two boyI.
Tlm hm inll enllnuni at. For three buyn.
Th. girl or {In urlud. For "Ink! girls.
I‘lu fuwl rebcll on. Two under and um fomllc.
Slaw but aura. Several mulch nml twu I'emul u.
Cundle’l vuloci mic One nula Ind an. luu a.
T1“ “gum. Mr uvornljmnll children.

“ The trial of Punt Slapor. For an: boyl.

ll
Gaming n plmtnxraph. Male; and luxurch ' .
Tins wcicty {or gdurpl im vrovmwul. For g
A nuhlaumn in ingulne. hr»: girls, le b0 1
Gm; upecmllonn. For two boyl.
l‘lnying uclmol. Fin fasmnlel null {our ml».
Clolhuf r the human. On- uuh, on
A hard nu. For llmeu bop.
Gino-u. For ton (annular and m uh.

DIME DIALOGUES No. 9.

Mum-lug Inr hnl . For a number 01‘ fenrullu.

Amulet Io Euglm. , (hating. For urn buyn.
bu vld Iml leovunw. Four I'uumlu bu- mall.

Cllolco elf trad-n. Fur Lwnlva listla hoyl.

’I'lu llp-dn‘. For No [-mnlu.

Th. 'lclhn. For fun? female! nudou uh.

Th3 ducth In two bnyl.

'l‘lu lrnn hlluophy. For hmnlu url uln-

Ljyadu _ Ion. hum mm.

Th. Inn of hnmnn Hunt“. For “Vb m

Spoilad children. For a mind “tool.

Brutut Inn! Cl'uluu. ‘ ‘

Corlulanul Ind Anfldlul.

Thu uw Icllolnr. For II «who of Q'I'llu

Tho all-mun mm. thru
cMuy. nun (No‘ I.) Fur a
n. Lnul nud'l mung. 4 boy

Should Wuhan 3: civil hull"!

‘| ndIflfl‘.
I
""Wi-

,4 * DMZ DILLOGUES No. 10.

{In Mnrk Twlln’l lhol. 0n mule. on. hunlu.
old . Mud lflliflll. For um- born.
Tm «DINO! fully Eur mnny :lrla.
‘Gmt llvu. For Ill boy! Ilnlm'mglrln.
Iundnl Fur’lumlrom uula Ind foul...
n. lightonon. l'or two bowl.
, 'i'ln Iowa? hhlldrm. For main [ll’ll-
I‘lu dun! untlo. a boy».
A inn-Mn. For lwn bvyn.
flmr‘ucu In "T dncrllhl.
.r Willdl'fllllfflll . For ml. Ind {am 0.
flurinx But-y. Turn Inxlu md {our hmllIL
Jack and m. bravuulk. Fur av. clmruchan.
Thu u to do it nml not. u do it. a fnxnnlu.
New to MIme health ,uc. Mnlund hunk.
Tho only mm llfe. or two zlrIA.
Claulc colloquiu. Fnr Mo lmyl.
I. Gullavun Van ind Crilllom.
XI. 'l‘anurlmo Ind Bajuul.

DIME DILLQG’O’ES NO. 12.

Jul“: m-lmncg.
Jouran wumd.
‘NMu I ma you" . Fur two girls.

l'lu'murt [Incloul «mm, For two My»
l‘lm Lloublwcurc. Two Inan and {01! Io-nnlel.
P'lrllofu-xnrilugiirlea. l or five little glrlr.
- u an I have . , {Colin no And two {Im II.
DIV-n cl bin widow; Fa: thru girl: I]

For no‘vern' cllurumf‘.
For I‘Vvl’ll clumwun.

 

The rchurul. For a school.

Tin Inna way. For Kim boy: at! an.

A pncuenl ur- lmun. For hreu'uu.

Tho monk Ind the Ioldlor. or “we My;
‘lll‘vlfl'l‘. School furivnl. For “to girls.
Lord Dnmlhnry’l Vim. s maku and : [duh
Wltehu ln Ibo cram. For 8 girl. and I be”.
Fri-chum. Chum. Nil-oral. «lama-

DIKE DIALOGUIS No. 11.

For Ill be I. ~

Fuhlunlhlv iiulpnllon. For two um. lurk.
A school clrnmdon For lwo boyl and lwo glrll.
Jam Inaloy'l "Song! a! Suva." Iomflrh
A duh“. For Innr boy-l

Rug-r! Dlek’s lnaon. For Hm. Nyl.

Schoal chtrmle, with kbluu; \

A n qnuunmblb mry. For hu by-

A no! . For flu»- mum;

The rul pun-mm. For an MD.

A {unny not w “urn IMP. II “Ml
How to "mung: An acting: and: _

The rumor: ocupndc Four no u nnd huh“
Thu! nnnvghlg boy. fire! (can “and ham
Mud-cup. unctln ehnndu.

An u not gold thou Hum Mun: prom!»

su man you mundl. loan. chard... .

*' - mm: nnLomms Ho. 13. ' a

Two o'tlnei ln flu mmln . For Mm In
‘3 "film-filo- mummy. 5‘"...va 2.1.2113.
a »‘ 1,“ mm inland flu «than. Sour-l chmt'l.
« d . A'umbqr “be,” hpd hm.
If» A. bull. um 3-... 5°: m'h‘l'dmhm’”

I
imam  1".de

VI- II!“ mad-w.

' Wonk. not wuuh . In four ivy: and t 

Rural: 1nd»: (all. :oruvuhul‘mlcu
My. or a It: 00 .
Af‘ltnlogfi‘lhfl‘gm '13:": ml? nil-turd.
M I a- «r. till,- 355
411k."l'ormonl lull. Mu.

 

A«In I. it 19:  lam

1

 

My. lobed moo—Mon:

0.9

 

, III (ulna. For {our
.\ lulu ou- lintonu. For

*Vul.» a
‘ » w

out“,
ur gent: sndlldy.
'1:utzl£fin:l For Man. irla.
_nu n an r or t o h
0|:an nun-1 will eat pi»; a ‘irllylcllllif:
Iodlct nod Incholor. For two bop.
Th: 2:? ca. I dun. {or iv. pcnoxu.
pr pmy. ‘t-r ILK lltllo lrll.
A pmuul demon-tum». Put “‘5” bay;

M

" nun humans No. 14.
fig..- Jun. Tin- gum and two lulu
"t

B‘aflunenl. Actingchn . Sour-Iri-
(Amclonu, tho orbit-r. rr ltd; Ind‘ent.
How lo llllkl moth." hngpy. but two boys
I. or two girl»
. Fur 1hr" Klrll.
punnco) For fun! gen“.
For two young lmllrl.

Eycrg and um. For one an an l on» M .
Retribution. For a nun t 0! 5‘0qu 1

/

nun: DIALOGUE: No. 16.

qfalrlu’ uupndo. Numoroul chmehn
.meh'l porpluluu. For le [ontlumem
MCI". euro. For two hullu And out gent.
'm M thuro in la tub. A number «they»
Gaul union or monkey. For two ho 'l.
Thu‘llttla phllmomm‘v For two In: u glrls. *
Aunt Poll)": let-on. For four in.
A wind-fall. Actlng ch-ndo. For: nm‘bor.
mm It plyl For two he) .

DIME DIALO

Polly Ann. For {our Indiu Ind on. gentlomu.
Tho muting of flu uh: I For n school.

Tho goodxhcy did. Fa hull-a.

Tho boy who vim. For In (autumn.
Good~hy day. A oolloqnv. For thru (it'll.
Th. lick well mun. For tllru My;

Tl" lm-uti Icing wmmiuu. Fur nlnc Min.
A “Carnot in roguu. For {our boys.

gm. [Inlay—1:43] for ngmoml lulu. .

on "a w n on G“. 'vr an- I ll"

Ant-h "1'... For {hrulldiom . ‘

T ' Extract. For two male-g
n3 hor Irlwdl. For il'fl'll char-:mt‘ 
onlgnur’u t.ouhlu. For moms».

Th cu without |n owner. S'ovunl chant”-

Nntunl ulgction. Fur thm gunman.

GU38 No. 16.

Thu lmpu of tho trunk room. For flu gtrh.
Tho boa-ten. A Cullmxuy. For two llllla gilh‘
Kllty’n funerll. Fur wIerul little glrlg.
Sin-Mun. Clumde. For chl'nl dun-curl.
Tnting he? ocholnn. For numerwmuholuu.
The world in what w. mukc it Two glrli.

‘L‘hn old And tho mm. For [cull-mu: Ind Mg

DIME DIALOGUE No. 17.

Ilffl-I iflhfl' IPIISIII AND mnnovu.

To N ha y you must be good. For two um.
[Us An our boy.
Ivmmcent glnry. For a bevy of boyl.
The little ponnuumker. For \wn llltlo glrll.
What parts lriendr. For two llttle glrlx.
Mirth- W'uhiugtan tea party. For fin llltlc
xirll lu Olav-“HI. contains
The nil thy" ll ln it. For two yuan; be".
Who and (oulith liltlu glrl. For two gull.
A OMM‘I lnqulrlu. Fannmll child purl tucker.
Thu ackl duh. For ter ‘il’ll uul otlun.
How to do I. For two Mayo.
Ahaudrod your: to coma. For boy and girl.
Don’t that {mm For uunl Inmll loops.
About lhn IHEI. l‘or two Ill-All girl].
Fur thm littlc: bop.
u chum; "no story of tho
I'll b-omon; A htttla ‘11;-
olmn ’I inian o
J y :1: Ho int-finder
tub; A "null b0)". win! of am»; ROW)"-

DIME DIALO

l h . sova durum.
g"garnish:nuryytlmrn. filmzlu IuI-l 1 famllc.
1"” fwd b lull. For t mu In ‘I. I
Wt‘loodyturz'l :luun‘u Another. Par 6 India.
G'Imhz Melindn. Fur 3 boy: mud I My.
g: flew beholnr. For gverl bvlvysin

_ uh humour. 0! our u . .
“Minna. Foragvntlumm wd 3 lsdlu.

plum puddlnl';
right. npmh; I
mother-u; 'l h Mum-m Ig-

Al nwhl myth”. Two hula Ind two mnln.
"humus For In mu. Wyn.
who no thu uhml Fur thru yuan; g'rls.
rah uncle. Thm malt! Ind thm fan-ll.
. d to the poor. A litt‘lo‘ h; rally.
II. at .
MM but W

mu I»
ml II-
t-Ihnollfll- '

m
Incl-50r-

, a... u u.

4-.

DIHE DIALO

urmnn ; Nolmd 'I chlldflfnltlo'n [rum
Grny‘l; Link of: vlaw of how alum»
dlnovcred Amen-hut thtlc lrl’t \' 2w: I.
ll: hm ’u Ipmh on tin . A ittlo boy's Doc k-
39.; Th. midnight murder Robby Rubin:-
ond sermon; Haw tho busy «mo; A bey’l
nbnrnlionl; The new mm A mmher‘.
lovo ‘ Tho acnwnlu’ lory; Baby Lulu : Jul.
lllllln‘l on tho bum hammwran ‘nlligawr;
Dionl yolhnluy; Tho rhltken'l mlrmlm; Th0
hell’ I parant;‘DIllver us (mm "ll; llm't
what £3 ho fwd; Onlfi.‘ drunken Mum;
The two lltt u rohlu: slaw to man."
A nan-ow uh; Litllo bog": dICIIlllAIan; A
chlld’l (lulu: Begun; Thh lublln uh Rel-
rdub; Columny ; Llulo rlutturbux; ell-org
Ira “my; A boy’u vluw; Tho twontv fawn; I
Calm: viubool - A mornln; hull: Tho lr’
of Dun-flu; A nucy; l: 1h. Irulluht: ha'
new lnld egg; The llttln nm‘kiul; uh M.
Pottery-mun; Than and now.

GUES No. 18.

Gin a dog I lnnmo. For tour [er-(Iowan. .

Spring-Linn vi 0!. For his: llltlu.glrlo.

L0“ Chullu; or, a glpty’l nvcugu. Fun-
merouu rhnruten.

A little trump. For three llttlr boys.

Hun! limn. For S‘gnutlcmen and J ladlu. 7

Thu lumn well worth lomlng. For two lad.
And two lonmln. -

GUES, N0. 19.
Tho refined Illnplaton
eremher Baum.
Madam eduutlon.

 

 

I. For lourlndlel.

For thrw "lulu.

Thm mule-hand om]- lung).

'th too much Ion. F»; t rue um u.

$13511” wining. .Dm: flagging?» nth.

’ ‘ ' nun . ,

Aule Rama 5 up" I". I. I“ bum“
“‘0 all

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a”? A." mart-co Inu- huu
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mm 31511601 eel-163.331.1631».

, mm DIALOGUEB, No.20.

flu-wrong mm Thine lulu and um females
fixyrnoo- onlle. F30; Cwflmie Iltll.

e result. or our .
Jud .9 Kat. For “Ichnf enrfieverel alum
Tel luxrlreeme. Far (our little folke.
lav-d Dy love. For two ban. .
Mlllnlmn Identity. Two main and flu» (0min.
Couldn’t. rerul Englleh. For 3 mnlel mull xenulz.
linl; Vum'iue. For Ii: little girll.
Said." l-‘or llxree buya.

An nlr est-tie. For five melee end three My

Ci‘y runner: end can", hum. For nee gli-
and one boy.

The Illly dllpuu. For two glrle Ind teeth-r."

Nol one there! ' For {our male char-cw". ‘

Foot- rim. For numerou- cherecterx.

Keeping bonrderl. Two (um :lel em! lllrec mul‘.

A curl ror gond. One ledynnd two ganIl-mc.

The cred-Ilene wile-acre. For two melee.

DIME DIALOEEUES, No. 21.

mus-fill :lonntinn party. For nveml. y

to! deMmu. or danger. For three mule: Ind.
lhrar Vernal-3!.
lure M Riding Hood. For taro children.
low elm meme him rupnle. A dual.
flu home on the hi1 . Fnr (our funnies.
‘videuce woug I. , For two lulu.
Wsrlh 1nd would; For (our fumllll.
.Welaerfull‘. Fur uverul.

Mark Hurlinp’ return. For (our melee

Ciml. relle. For several children.

Ton immh for Anne Matilda. For three icm: L
Wit mnlnn wi‘e. Three lrmnlu endow m. i.
A uulden recovery. For three mnlee. .

.‘I‘lle double Itrutngem. For lour l'emnlel. '

Counting thicken: berm they were In“
Forlour mules.

mun DIALOGUES, No. 22.

m Dnrlr Cupid: M, the mietukcl of n mornlnu.
For three genllemrl and Mn) indies.

Thu Na'erdmwell; an: onuher‘e lemn. For
"m mllu and two (INHIIGI.

High I" ; or the new mnnie. Fnr twa 3‘11:

Strange adventures. For two boy:

The king’s euppor. For (our girls.

A prm‘ticnl exemplifienlou. For try-Nye.

Mannieur 'l‘hiu I In America; or, Yankee VI.
Frenchman. For (our bnvn.

boxy": dlplomncy. 3 fem-lee nnd'incldent lll.’

L anthmln; or, the entwined lllflL For two
An“ end one gentlemen.

'l‘l’nula'e banquet. For I numberofgirll.

Boyl wlll be boys. For two boy- And one Kiri.

A rainy Ilny: or, the eclmol-[irl philuwphm
Fur three young Ind: I.

God in love. For A number olulmllre.

’l'lm wey he managed. For 9 melee. ‘1 (mild.

Fandango. Verioul chlrselerl, while I4 our.

 

w u. .
The little doc-(m. Forhvo tiny girl;
A eweel reven . For {our boy-
A Mny day. Err ll-ree llnle zir I.
From the-“burn. lath. rldiruloue. For“ nah.
Henri not fue. Forflve boyl.

 

DIME DIALOGUES, No. 23.

had» Hnnt'l remedy. For 3!- unlel, l mule.

une Schmidt’l'recammend. For two melts.
Cheer and Grnmble. For two 1.qu beye.
The p Mllfllll douglmuu. For :1: {em-lee.
Doe- lt peyl For eix mnlu.

hvo xmlu, two femnleermd zwa children.
Tha- glut] day Fur two mu. hoyl.
. llmwn. For I rude,‘ femelel.

 

A beer glrden. For three main two {unlu-
The huly heel. For {our little rle.
Checkmate. For numerous chm-nun. .
SchonHime. For two lmle ulrle.

Death Acme. 3 prlneipnl clueruun nil adj“

Drou auul geld. Several threaten, unload h-

mule.
Confonnd Miller. For three melee, two M
Ignorance u. innit». For eleven melee.

 

The real noel. For hm girls. .

Pednnh all. ‘or four “melee.

DIME DIALOGUES, No. 24.

I‘m gndzlen of llberlr. For nine you“: ladiee.
flu three grm'ee. For “In”! lmle girlr.

l‘hc mule. director. Fur uven mnlel.

A. "range kcrot. For three girls.

(m unjuu um“. For four mulel.

The eh m x‘ '1‘: v’cmry. l mule, 3 remain.
I‘ll. [)Ifchorlllfllkf. 2 gentlemen. 2 ludiel.
Mnan N no word I'ur it. For {our ladin.
Wnlrmicnl. A number of clmmz'e. both tern.
Sin-ed an the penemukere. Seven young girls.

The nix Lrnve men. For le boyl.

Here you hard 1hr new-l

'i'hv true quern. Tyo young glrle.

A slight mleteke. 4 males l lam-.0 “I W
era] mxllleriee.

hwy nmi lmey. Ten little fellow".

Th:- old and young. lgemlum‘rm. I aim o 4' .

hat poet") card. 3 imlimmd ) em). rm
Moll!" Game Ind her lion-«ho d. A .
uhool fancy dress dialouue and lrnveofie.

DIME DIALOGUES. No. 25. ‘

Wendell): oftlle delectable: and la: miur-
ables. For lwo Indian and two ‘
Whnt nulr would have. 6 mm boys 1! lwflt‘hfl‘;
Iunilxine through lire rluude. For (our lediut
The friend In mud. For [our melee.
The hourr. Ivor twelve llnle girle.
n door. and out. For five um. boy.
mgbm. For one mele and leur fem-lee.
e pound nf fluh. For three hoye.
em ofthe puddle". 'l mlxed chuan
Coed wards. For I number 1»! boys

" *WQ‘x Ici- e number oi mm girls. , _
I" 11». am book- ... and by Noudulen' «mm. or will N mt. pen-fl. ‘0

“all. neelpt «prise, 10 an: Cull”

 

Elie true me at wullll. Forln whole who“.

4 or
Put ylmrulfin hll plu’ce. For lwo hove.
“me win beetle. For {our link girl:-
The regenerate". . For five Mr, I
Crnhlree’e wooing. Several chemlen.
Integrity the bum ofelleuccen. Two mules

A crooked way mule ltrllghl. One {nth-1"

hurl one lull .
How 10 “ hm. in " young huh In I.“
. end one gentler-ea. , _

r. ‘ maxnm'mui‘w‘m—mrm'”

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‘iger-1‘xrll,che Seminole. ItRlngwood.
oath-Denier. By Arthur L. Meserw. A
Kenton, the Ranger. Hy Clma. leunl'd. «
' ‘he 8 eater llornemun. Frank Dun-y. 2
‘he Cl ree Trapreru. Seelin Robbins.
{nieolnln Bv T. Senton Sirielna. U. S. N. ~
‘hc llunter lleruulcll. l-lrrrrrSt.Ge<rrge.
’hll Hunter. 153' C  has. How-rd.
Fhe lndinn Scout. 3' Harry Hnurrl.
‘he (:irl Avenger. By Clms. How-rd.
Fire Red lien-mite“. By Paul Blbbl.
tar-Face the Slayer.
'he Antelope Boy. 11y Geo. LA‘dmr.
‘he Phnntrrm lllrnter. By E. Emerson.
‘om Plntle, the Pilot. b ' M. Klnpp.
‘he Red Wizard. liy Ne Hunter.
‘he llivnl Trapper-s. By L. W. Cars.
’ 110 Sq nnw Spy. By Cn )L Clm. Howard
9 hunky Dirk. iiyJos. E. ndger, Jr. ‘
9— Colonel Crockett. BV‘ Cir-R. E. Lnnlle. '
007 (Did Bear l’nw. 15y Major MAX Martino.
0] ~»Rorllnw. By Jr-s. E. Bud er,Jr.
0277 ild liuhe. ll_\‘ W. J. lumillon.
08» l‘lre Indian lluntern. By J. L. Bowen.
nrred Englr. lly Andrr-w Denthm‘n.
\lt-L' Ihryle. By 1‘. llnrnillnn Mun.
06., ‘hc Indlun Spy. liy'Jos. E. lindger,.lr.
07A Job Dean. lii- lrrgoldsir rnrlr,
(MS—The “'ood King. 15‘ n. E. Barlgrr, .lr.
09v’l'he St-nlped Hunter. By Hurry anmd.
ll” Niek, the Scout. Ilv Vi J. Hrrmiltm.
ll- Tho Texan Ti er. liy Edward “‘illeu.
12~Thc Crow-ed 'ant-n. 153- Hamilton.
187 Tiger-Heart, ll r 'l’rrrrlrrvr. By Htrwnrll.
:4“ The Masked Avenger. liy lngrrrbrrm.
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l’V'l‘he Pean l’lrnimr. By SLnrr rrr-lr.
ti—«lilnck Panther. 11; JumE. BrrdgerJr.
l7—Ahdle], the Au-ngcr. By Ed. Willa“.
llSACntrr, the (ref er. By Fred. Dewey.
119A'l'wrr-llundod at. l‘-_\' Jtrs, E. “Niger.
120 7 Mad anH Hunter. 13)- Hnrry Hazard.
12L "Int-k :‘ lt'k. I5) l-‘rrrdrrirk Vi'lilllnlter.
122 K“ Bird. By W. J. llumilvrn.
The S ecterRiders. By Geo.Glemon.
Hunt etc. My W. J. Iltrmillon.
The Girl Ca tnin. liy Jon. E. Badger.
12677 \ unkee Err . By .1. R. Worm-glen
12‘s" hilurrnpnr. lh- Erlwnrd Vl'rlleu.
12347 Muluttt‘r lllok. l,‘ 7 F
129. Tn.- Child Spy. , v
131% Mink font. in .lrrs.l‘.. Ilmluer'.
181— lil’d Plume. By J. Hrrnlr-y llenderrmr.
1827 (‘l -. tho Trullrr. lly Munro. Rl'lllk
“Him The Lap! Cm-he. .l. Stanley Hendr rsr n.
L The (‘unnibnl (‘hlt‘il I'nulJ.Prrsrolt.
Knrnlbu. liy .I. Flrllllr‘y Hendeunlr.
lly I‘trnl liiblrs.
13?» Kidnapped. l5} J. Sinnlcy Hendersr-n.
18W Mniri ui‘the Mountain. By Hrrmiliun.
1897 The N lot." Fourth. My Ed. Willctt.

. 140’ The linrder lime‘mde. Hy Bridger.
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By Edward S. Ellis.
By Major Max Martina.
By J. Stanley Henderson.

y c. 11 mm.
14277 "male, the Hunter. My “'lrimrker.
143 ountain Kate. lv Jon. E. Budger,.lr.
44 ‘he Rod Strainer. l5,\' W .T. Hnrr-iltrm.
145 Fire Lone Chief. lly Jr-s. 1-1. Butlflel‘. Jr.
146 The filIw-r B- 210. Lir-rn. Cnl. llnzlrlolr.
Ready Feb. 10th.
Brady Fvb. 24th.
Ready March 9th.

lEO—The Lone Indian. By Capt. Chas. Howard. Ready March 23d.

ISL—The Branded Brave. B
i53—Tho Valley Scout.

Paul Bibbs,
162—Billy Bowlogs, the Sem nole Chief.
By Seelin Robins.

Ready April 6th.
Read April 20th.
Ready ll ay 4.

l54—Red Jacket, the Huron. By Paul Bibbs. Ready May 18th.

BEADLE AND ADAMS, Pnhlirhu’r. 98 “'illixun Street. New

York.

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