The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-04
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By FRANCS LYNDH.

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OP'rER I.--Angus Macpherson AAa
C hls ranch along the Torolito river
Klaprte,i KrS,. ~ Jake Setter later ssttiei
a the heat SSs country is Irrigated. and
the surrouno,. GRADUALLY sprung up. A
ssttIsment len nth hss s,, ana sslttr. being q.
drst homsstssdsr has tdSs{s & sh' is iryins u Ins
water A large land . W buyisF cut
aoltsr claims; by doing 80 ,n.1cs, m1r,e
have the settlers lands at tbs. ta mercKi .cii
StTstsy sssys' r. ,bsr ss voss sna
about decided to move hls ral lch. usss ~. y :
urged to stay and figat for his ril-h Ry ~ :
young 9riend, a consunpttve nanAu - ~
Halcott Macpherson had been qtrSts IN, N,
fimate with Settlers daughter, Nan, D. IA
school-tescher, Miss Winifred senbofh
came TO the settlement. II Is evidently
Through the istter's wish tffot Macpherson
fntends 20 leave without causing trouble.
CHAPTER 1I.--F6ilgore one OF Macphef.
the Information that Setter has sold out
MS entire rights 20 s.s syndicate. Miss
sanborn, with whynf Macpherson has
quietly.
CHAPTER III. ARGUS goes to see se,ter
hnd on the way lesrns thst WyKamp, the
iano company's engineer, Wao has charge
% work Of construction OF q tarn Is there
Meeting Miss sanborn, he talks with hcr.
he evidently knew Miss Sanborn snd COM
ing up to them. passao an insulting remark
sMaaephsrson strikes him and It is only
Dnerson does not Kill him
CHAPTER IV,--Macpherson tells Hal
Sott MISS Sanbou: has forbidden his seriag
ner again. II Is evident that Wykamp isas
some strange power over her and Marnhe'r-
SGD believes that Mss Sanborn's words are
Wykamps command and not her own wish
CHAPTER y.-Macpherson's hatred Of
NVVKamn nQHfdEH I'm n HrhF Ana.
cate to a finish and he locates placer claim
sust above the site OF the syn3icatss pro.
CHAPTER vt.-Ore afternoon Halcott
Etaes up the stream to Macpherson's claim.
Whlle climbing up the mountain side ha
vtumoles and slides down into the stream
CHAPTER VII-Three weeks latsr hs
regains consciousness IN Settlers cabin and
learns that Settlers daughter Nan rad
rescued him. Setter has realized his mistake
in the settlement is very high against the
9yndicate and also against the engfneer
Mykamp. The latter has ceased annoying
Winifred and he has turned his attentions
to Nan.
CHAPTER vITI-In writing TO an init.
mate triend in the east Miss sanborn tells
evident that they hs6 met before a and he
had greatly wronged her. In a letter from
~ ola friend. a e;assmste Of wykamp-.
Haicott learns that Wykamp is a bad one,
ano receives o newspaper clipping of the
iatter.S ,,s, e,,Ssc,apade with WlnH-~A
QRElOCA
and save Nan from Wykamn by showing
her the evidence of his viiieiny toward
hsilas hwiilniises He does 50, but she refuses, to
father, but during the night the letter and
clipping disappear.
- - 80 49, A--ao-ns
colt sees Wykamp come riding up along the
stream. Soon old man Setter leaves o1,;et
~ in the same direction. and a liffIe Later
Macpherson comes riding along Haicott
surmises that Nan had taken the proof
that he IS on the way to call the engineer
90 account Fearing a tragedy Halcott
nurIles 10 intercept Macpherson, but acci-
dentally crosses to the wrong side u the
stream. From there he can see the en-
gineef Inspecting the Golfer dam. A few
moments later terrible explosion destroys
aurging water. Z
CHAPTER xI.-Macpherson resc,,es m.
L,,u. ii,,orqwned engineer ana with Halcott
slowly brings him back to life: meanwhile
macpherson tells the cause OF his ride up
the stream. His and Wykamps men had (
20 where he had learned the enRineer hsS
gone TO speak to him alone. The deStruc-
ton OF the coner-dam is The work OF sell |
".rhey are bringing him down2"
queried
"Yes. He came TO and sat up just
after you left. He isn't hurt very
much"
He would have dismounted 10 make
me ride, but the distance was nothing.
'Wil you go back 10 the Six-Mile
to-night?" l asked, when we reached
the gate. ''Selter will put you up"
mo; I'm go on back II / didn't
show up before morning, the boys
would raid Wykamp's outfit. Good
night. You go in and take about
three fingers and go to bed You'll
be in luck II this doesn't down YOU
again."