Tip Top Weekly No. 61: Frank Merriwell in the Mines — page 27: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER IX. _ jor the youth would tire him out and get the best of him. - | POWERS STRIKES. Grasping the revolver by the barrel, Directly after breakfast the following | Powers brought the butt of the weapon morning, Frank mounted his wheel and‘ down on Merriwell’s head with stunning rode away toward the cabin of old John! force. North. | | Frank dropped to the ground, where It was a beautiful morning in the noun-|he lay motionless. : tains, with the sun just rising over the! ‘Then it was that Little Blossom saved eastern peaks, and Frank felt light and/Frank’s life. She was running scream- buoyant. He whistled as he pedaled|ing down the trail toward the town, and along. Powers did not feel like stopping to shoot _ Abruptly coming in sight of the cabin | the fallen boy, although he longed to do at the foot of Shadow Mountain, he was!/so. | astonished to see three persons near the! ‘‘I must catch her before she arouses door, one of whom was the gambler ' the town,’ he said, as he ran after the Powers. : ‘Vittle girl. _ “That wretch is there to make trouble} Later, when Frank recovered, he sat for the old man and the child!’ ex-iup and saw old John North wandering claimed Frank, ‘‘I must see what I can aimlessly around the cabin, muttering to Swiftly he drove his bicycle forward.! ‘‘Great Christinas! cried Frank, ging- Still watching, he saw John North try to/erly touching his head. ‘“‘That fellow take Little Blossom into the cabin, saw did give me a thump! Mercy! how my Doubledeal Dan strike the old miner a/craniuim achies!"’. terrible blow that felled North to the! He was nota little dazed himself, but ground, saw Powers catch up the child, he remembered what had taken place and and heard the blind girl scream with ter- he wondered where Blossom and Powers ror. | couid be. ‘Then Frank drove his spinning wheel: Getting upon his feet, the lad hustened straight at the gambler, crying: _ ;to question John N orth. _ “Drop that child, you ruffan!”’ | The old man paid no attention to‘him Powers turned in astonishment, clasp-:as he approached, but continued to mutter ing Little Blossom with his right arm, :and stare around on the ground. and holding her, despite her wild strug-| ‘Here!’ cried the boy, catching him gles. He saw Frank Merriwell, and : by the arm, ‘‘where is Little Blossom ?"’ stepped aside in time to avoid the boy. | ‘‘Don’t bother me!’’ weakly whined With a'spring Frank was off. the wheel. the old miner. ‘‘I’m busy—I’m hunting He did not hesitate to make a rush for;for it!” Se —— | . Uttering a snarl, Powers tore out are-; ‘‘The lost lead to my mine, of course. volver and fired. ~ . | Where is it? I’m sure I didn’t put it in Frank had seen the movement and rea- | ny pocket.”” lized his peri]. Down he ducked, just as; “Put it in your pocket?’ gasped the revolver spoke, and the bullet cut Frank, aghast. ‘‘How could you put. within an inch of his head, | such a thing in your pocket ?’. ) ‘Oh, I don’t know! You bother me, and my head is throbbing so! Go way. - ‘Then Frank rushed in under the arm | of the man and grappled with him. Powers was forced to drop Little Blos-'* ° oo som and give his entire attention to his. Will find it. 7 | —— nervy and determined assailant. | ‘Man, man!’ shouted Frank, clinging As tt was, although he was a heavy and ‘to him 3 ‘where is Little Blossom? ‘Has himself from. being hurled to the yround./ ‘‘Yes,- he carried her away,’ nodded - Quickly he reversed his revolver, feel-! John North. ‘‘He said he would marry I must have hidden it somewhere, and I ing that he must end the struggle at once, ,her, and he would give her. money and COMNMUC NOOKS.CO