The Deadwood Dick Library, Vol. V, No. 62

This issue of the *Half-Dime Library* (May 16, 1900) features Edward L. Wheeler's "Spotter Fritz; or, The Store-Detective's Decoy." The story opens with Fritz, an eighteen-year-old bound boy from Mrs. Jerusha Shrimp's farm, being dismissed after five years of service. A German-accented, comical figure prone to pranks and pranks, Fritz is informed his term of labor has ended and he must seek work elsewhere. When offered a menial church position, he instead resolves to leave for Philadelphia to make his own way. The issue also includes a complete catalog listing of 80+ previous *Deadwood Dick, Jr.* installments by Wheeler, detailing the outlaw protagonist's adventures across American cities and frontier settings.