The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-22
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
Chapter I = Fannie MgLane. young
at U'ort SadeTiek i'll sislsr tries 10 as
she had 3Htq1 f1r old .l.LanCl aiiQ hts bride
are stationed thor4
Chap,cr IF,--FRnnle AcI.ane's wedding
sSes v-l.lr tfavaiing r,h hcr husiald.
meets Nerrlanl, on hla wsadig trp.
Chapter ftI.-Some ume previous 70 this
YES. fasen ilgeud rad 5geu nursed ~ AIRS.
Tremalre Rt 2 dUurhi EuFenec a hasty
note from Mrs. AcL4Ee's stepson takes
him 20 'he iialas'
ChsHsr IV.-Yonne Hclane dictates 20
Merriam dltns "a. .saEe. NAich IS stHt
g baFsS q se9 3s sies9 laNFer asd
causcs M2rriom 20 sw aon lie IS taken 10
Tremalte: cells Tor Florence
Chapter V.-EatnEemsat of FIareucc
ding saqrly .Aovs
Chapter VI --,jr NcT.qre IS mysterious
" shot IA Sa2 tfpag eo NJ rr.Rm q
napers NQhu5 stiii in rgaurei-s a4rs NJ
Ea-Ie prCl arcs to N.lt FGri dEa lex
Chapter Ni1-7Ers NeIane urrivas az
tho. fort N9rgiam y teviied al the neWs,
from the foraal hop that evening.
Chapter VIA -Air. ana mra. alerram
eNeninH whtn sue vou.4 te unrs % h5Ne
many other callers NlEn t1o cali is
retnr,ncd Merriaia g aw4y apt lt.s v.lo
and ana rai5li '''''''' '''''' = ''' '''
Chapter Ix-Mrs afrfanc dcsircs 70 seq
Nerrlnm. Grafton ptfauaGes hin ia 80,
hut the widow postpongs lae meeting .Lt
next Uuou.
Cherter N-Flortnos learns Merriam
has Been 10 ctMts MeIaue ana in IA
storm ol passion VIII uat aigw him
10 eSplc a. Sbartiy g'ttr sicrrialu IS tu-
toret p.ld hy lfsrH!o h Lann 5 hr Is puas-
{ VI III It L. u .H-
nesae he sueaI-s whlan She aupposes
whats tAc mutter, corporate What
Is lt?"
Brady, sir-stahbed 10 dpath. I'm
fraia, There wos hrer of 'on on him,
aEd more NJ paor Carroran yonaer-
Mezicnns aii of 'cm, aad lhey iij nut
atraight Tor thai monte ah haelS aeroes
lie mesa. Their horses arc there. 1
reckon. Lock up, BRADY man, for
Gods sal,el Hore's The lieutenant come
felp."
Merriam lsnelt, threw oPea the blue
b'a}se and plBeel bis hsdd over the
heart, waited a. moment and shook his
head his lard vas dfipning with
biopd as ie ar@gitcut "A3oyer WITH
( poor Bgadg, | frar.' said lie. "Ruu
Z quick. Np. 2 f1:Nwed De out Tell
! hnn 10 hurry for,lle surgeon and send
4 the litter from the ho pual Who
fired?v
q did. sir I horea to bring down
one OF tie rang but they were TOO far
eiI,'' apsssered Che orporal as he was
plu!lii'e hmse6 pptbe bauk
Tur1iug eaay fem the stricken sci.
der an,' 531elag i2r m-mert his
hand ~ 'hg stream. Randy oa, 'cat5 Corr
eeran' tele other victim, whowas Froan-
ing and cursing alternately. ana who.
presently burst nto naua,ia te,rs, 1e-
manoing to Be given z eaanee "a siaDd
! ar against tbs d-3 greasers again,
( that he aialt apuihlate the entire
gAfi lt Nas Cyaglt that subtIer
leneuy hsd we d him even before the
1 llsXscal ipoh hold. lie Wes only light
( y iajuI q phys eaby but his money
was gore. Ali Eandy ceuld eSunut
fren l.im was that there had been a
I game, au3 he wouldn't ray u7 because
the g'reasera were eheatian. ana they
Fehasel lim and Brady, aEd overlook
them nnd uged their Raifee.
fuNton was stil up and full OF his
lpr9jeet Of sending lie ratrol of alb
acrt1 eS and the band gust as soon SIS tbe
lliilers train should have started lie
heard The call for the sufEeon. and
promptly turned oJt in person. Tle
! lcepv horses OF fhe patrol were stand
ling meel,ly and wonderin2iy at the
IEuardhodse when the distant ahet WINS
tired, and, borrowing one, the sergeant
gallopea out. When 3uX nppearei he
orrowea another, and oHe FOR la ai,r-
con. Then, after hearing alerfiu ium's
brief recital, he ordered him 10 uount
'orthvitb, take The entire patrol and
yai'op So chase Of the greascrs.
There was no Difficulty n lear1iur at
the wrutciiad baob III tic edge IL the
observation which way thev i7a roue.
Nina at leastwere in the porig and ilic
'epf tracl>s lsd aWay ai1gcs saufd
across thc Aat until they at7leh ;i.e tine
IF the railNay two miles wea, 81 the
Juuctian. Here thera sccrucd - ,lavc
heeu brief malt, discgsaioa- pos bl 3 "a
divide. and split. Two ho-ses hid
crossed he track aaa gone aouths tie
others. wee ing westward lad . ont
for the Santa Clara, and RsN Ter
rinu, rifle hungry now, WIS ling
with all his heart he had rcne ars1 to
Florence, and Icft the in1pecticn Of 4 be
stables untl afterwards. lt~as owe
where about two O'Clock wleu theY
startcd. The men We're Booted 4
spurred, but Merriam was in ordiua Y
trousers, and the troop horse he rode
was quick TO tind the spir WIS gone
and slow to mind The heel TIE Ic{ el-
len saddle, too, withits upright Hommel
and cautle. worried liiln le- tsa ease
of his own Whitman. When GnNyn eaEae
he was weil-nigh ready to give ap he
chase after fording lie Santn { cla a and
finding the trail had tuHuadnortlaVest-
ward. when sharp-eyel trooper sUore
heca..d zee the 9aaFr2'rlali1e 1e f2r DIG
foothills ard not-tv'o miles ahead; -