Frank Merriwell's Pursuit

with Frank Merriwell's enemies, for all that he had been imprisoned by his captors in a natural well and had stood for hours in water up t

o, led by Porfias del Norte, had gone to desperate lengths to obtain valuable papers which were t

l have the bunch of them nipped b

y swear out a warrant for the arrest of Del Norte's c

first thing in the

d himself stiff and lame, and he

ng his charges against Porfias del Norte's band of desperadoes, and asking that the warrant be drawn up and brought to him at the station as

r Scott to depart Bland seemed unable to travel. He asserted that it was one of his usual nervous attacks, and

Warren Hatch, who almost begged him to stay

o I don't like to let him slip through my fingers. Stay over until to-morrow at

ettled the railroad deal right here. Bragg and I will

to you," laughed Frank. "I'll

g to fish-ah, we won't do a thing!"

the next month," declared Old G

for a year, and it's not seri

for Del Norte was placed in the proper hand

atter they were surprised to find the place locked, the shut

as not d

the door they heard a stir

e divvils, ur Oi'll blow yez full av

f Del Norte's gang, but out of gratitude, had saved Frank's lif

hy the dickens have you lo

y. "It's a great relafe to hear your foine, musical vo

a rifle in his hands, looking pale and agitated. Around hi

" asked Hatch. "You look

to defind to th' larrust g

fe? Why,

ger of bein'

dang

ute av me

es you th

me best assistance. Oi know this parrut av th' counthry well, an' so Oi was valuable to Dil Noort. Oi towld him about th' owld hut in th' valley an' th' natural well. Oi towld him a man dhropped inther thot well moight shtay there an' rot widout ivver bein' found. That wur pwhere he meant to dispose av you, Misther Merriwell. Afther that it was yersil

ape from the hands of Del Norte and

soight. Oi thought th' safest thing wur to hilp capture Dil Noort, an' thot's pwhat t

ided by you, we lost no time in finding the valle

Oi drame th' drunk aslape on th' flure av th' hut an' shnorin' away wur yersilf, Misther Merriwell. Aven whin Oi lay chlose to yez an' ye began to untoie me bonds Oi couldn't suspict it was yersilf. Whin Dil Noort showed up Oi k

o with the fear you profess to feel," said Hat

eeus dil Noort is a moigh

're not afrai

ish Oi had seen him buried, so Oi do. Whin we returned afther pu

carried it awa

Porrfeeus dil Noort will get aven wid ye!' It made me have cowld chills down me back, an' out in th' grove yonder Oi saw shadows movin' an' crapin'. Oi began to ixpect a bullet through me body, an' afther a whoile Oi joomped up an' run inther th' cabin

ell la

as far as possible. Mr. Scott will have officers searching high and low for them. They are fugitives from justice. Even though they were not under the ban of the law, with Del Norte gone, there is not one cha

brought Del Norte down. They won't dare have you arrested for that shooting, as no one would venture to appear against you. If they escape f

chances of being captured themselves. At any rate, it's foolish for you to worry, O'Toole. Of course it'

ife in danger. Oi'll be afeared av me own shadder in th' darruk. Porrfeeus dil Noort wur th' firrust man Oi ivver saw that made me

shman, it was no easy matter t

ought the advice of a physician who was spending an o

edicine to quiet my nerves. I'll be all right to leave for the city

hy Bland had lin