The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-22
THE BOY AVENGER.
How the Nice Old Gentlensn Became
interested in a Thrilling Tale.
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Chicago News.)
what book have you got there.
Buddy?" asked the nice old gentleman,
who had come suddenly upon the little
! boy who was sitting behind the tool
house in the garden deeply immersed in
brochure with pOlychrOmatfc cover.
The lad made a rapid movement TO
conceal his literature. but changed his
mind and placed it shamefacedly in the
nice Old gentleman's hand, who ad-
justed his spectacles and looked at the
title.
Dick Dare the Boy Ayenger.' Ell?
/ That's a nice. thrilling attractive sort
| of name. Is it an interesting b00k?"
Yes. SIR" answered the little boy.
II should think IL would be. ! see by
! the picture on the cover that Master
I Dare is being thrown over d precipice
( a thousand feet deep. Too bad he came
/ to such an untimely end
"Oh, that didn't kill him." said the
I little boy eagerly. He got caught
in some shrubs on the way down and
/ he climbed up again after Murdoch the
Mankiller had gone away"
! rs Murdoch the Mankiller the gentle
man in the boots who IS throwing him
away so earelessly?"
Yes, sir. That's his uncle. lie tried
/ to Kill Dick twice before, but Dick shot
three of the men who came up to his
room in the old tavern and made the
others stand with their faces TO the
wall while he tied their hands behind
them.
My gracious" said the old gentle
man. Did he get his uncle, too.'
mo, no." replied the little boy, the
uncle got away"
Broke the line, ] suppose" unused
the old gentleman, CHANGING through
the book 'Perdition!" he Kissed.
Buddy. do you think you can hiss per
dition?' Try it."
Il can't, sir" said the little boy, after
an unsuccessful attempt.
| Il think it takes practice. Never
mind. Tell me some more about our
! hero. What started him out on his
avenging career?"
Murdoch the Mankiller poisoned his
father and stole all his property an
then tried to kill him. too cause he
was afraid he'd find the papers that
proved him to be the rightful heir"
who? Murdoch's father?'
! mo. Dicks father"
He was afraid Dicks father would
find the papers that proved Murdoch
the rightful heiT?"
"Oh, no! Don't you see? He knew
Dick was the rightful heir and he
= out. He was bank burglar too
/ Dick was?"
mo, Murdoch-Dlcks uncle"
! Il give il up" said the nice Old gen.
I tleman. But 1 don't think it's right
/ to poison people-not unless they are
3 very unpleasant, indeed"
/ Dick overheard a plot TO rob the
/ bank" said the little boy He hid iii
a closet while Murdoch and Red-Fin-
gered Jake planned it ali out how
they were going to do it. an he drop
/ ped out Of a window an got on Jake's
! horse an rode off an told the presi-
dent Of the bank all about it. an that
way the robbers was foiled."
! 4 see"
/ An then Murdoch had him kidnapped
an tied up an put in an old deserted
well where there wasn't any water. TO
/ starve 10 death, but Dick chewed on
/ the ropes until he got 'em chewed
/ through an then tied 'em together an
made q iasso an threw it up an las
/ seed the post of the old windlass. Then
( he climbed up out OF the Vel"
You can't keen a good boy down. -
/ commented the old gentleman.
An when he got out of the wen ne
went to where Murdoch an his rob-
! Der band was carousing-'
| What's that?"
Il don't just adzackly know what il
/ is, but it's something pretty bad. They
were drinking, too. He put some chalk
| on his face an then looked IN at the
( window where they was an they
/ thought he was his own ghost an they
| was all scared to death. That's as far
as I've got now
"Then you don't know how it all end
ed9'
We'll. just peeked at the end an If
says: The further thrilling adventures
/ Of our boy hero will be related in the
/ sequel entitled Dick Dare in Death
Valley; or, The Boy Avengers Billion
| Bonanza. Price 10 cents
'I'll tell you what, Buddy" said the
nice old gentleman. This seems 10 me
! like good thing. Just you come up TO
/ my room where these foolish grown up
! people can't interfere with us. and we'll
! finish this and then I'll put up a dime
/ for the Billion Bonanza and well read
! that together. If there are any more
| sequels well buy EN- to the bitter end
| Ha, ha. Dick Dare' am on sour track
! Come on, Buddy"
J