Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 117

This issue features "Gilt-Edged Dick, the Sport-Detective; Or, The Road-Agent's Daughter" by Edward L. Wheeler. The serial opens in Leadville, Colorado during an election for sheriff. Major Dudley Doud, a politician and mine-owner, seeks a loan from Colonel Schwartz after losing money gambling. On election day, the major encounters Idaho Kit (or Katrina), an eccentric young woman dressed in men's clothing who has arrived to vote. When the major attempts to influence her vote and later tries to prevent her from voting for his rival Fred Fulton, Idaho Kit draws her pistol and confronts him. She challenges his authority to stop her from voting, asserting her rights as an American citizen. The narrative emphasizes her independence and fighting prowess while detailing the rowdy election-day atmosphere.