Beadle's Dime Library No. 629: Daredevil Dick, King of the Cowboys

Daredeath Dick; King of the Cowboys, by Leon Lewis, is a serial Western adventure novel. The story opens on the Rocky Mountain plain with Sir Francis Pollock, M.P., and his daughter Adeline searching for his missing son Harry, who vanished while managing their cattle company's Colorado operations two years ago. Their investigation leads them to suspect a rival businessman named Artilow. Lodging at a suspicious inn called "Traveler's Rest," the travelers encounter a sinister host with a false beard and ill-favored son. After supper, Sir Francis and Adeline inexplicably fall into deep sleep. Upon waking, Sir Francis finds himself alone on the prairie—the inn has vanished completely, and his daughter has disappeared. The narrative then shifts to Buffalo Bill's eastbound special train on the Union Pacific Railroad. The novel combines elements of mystery, romance, and Western frontier adventure, with plot threads involving outlaws, cattle company rivalries, and abductions.