The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-07
The Trouble on the TOrOIitO.
BY FRANCIS LYNDH.
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By FRANCIS LYNDH.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Angus Maephergoa hes
plAnted his ranch along the Forolito river
st the hesdwatsrs OF the stream, by which
the surrounding country - irrigated, ano
9 settlement has gradually sprung up ~ ~
drst homesteader, has prior right 70 the
water. A large land syndicate Is trying
Settlers claims; By doing so they would
have the settlers lands at their mercy.
M,,acpher,son believes G ths syndicasS EIil
about decided to move his. ranch, but is
urged to stay and night for his rights by
young friend. consumptive named Jack
Halcott Macpherfon had been quite in
tmRte with Settlers daughter, Nan, until
q school-teacher, Miss winifred sanborn,
came 10 the settlement. 1t Is evidently
through the latter's wish that Macpherson
intends to leave without causing troubls.
CHAPTER 1I-Kilgore one OF Macpher-
the Information that Setter has sold out
his entire rights to the syndicate. Miss
fallen desperately IN love, asks him to
cause no trouble and he decides TO leavs
quietly.
CHAPTER III. Angus goes 20 see Setter
and on the way learns that Wykamp, the
land company's engineer. who has charge
OF work OF construction OF dam, Is there
Meeting Miss sgnborn, he talks with her.
They walk on and meet Wykamp returning;
he evidently knew Miss Sanborn. and, COM
ing UP TO them, passed an Insulting remark.
through Miss sanborn's pleading that Mac
pherson does not kill him.
CHAPTER IV.-Macpherson tells Hal
cott Miss Sanborn has forbidden his seeing
her again. II is evident that Wykanp p has
some strange power over her and Nacpher-
son believes that Miss Sanborn's NNrds are
Wykamp's command and not her o,eA wish.
CHAPTER Y.-Macpherson's hatred Of
Wykamp decided him to tight the syndi-
cate to a finish and he locates placer claim
lust above the site OF the syndicate's pro-
posed dam
CHAPTER vI-One afternoon Halcott
rides up the stream to Macpherson's claim.
while climbing up the mountain side ne
stumbleg and slides down into the stream.
CHAPTER VII-Three weeks later he
issrns that ''it' Sellers daughter "a % snTn sn haS @
rescued him. Setter has realized hlh mistake
"a selling his water rights and the feeling
syndicate and also against the engineer.
Wykamp. The latter has ceased annoying
Winifred and ne has turned his attentions
CHAPTER vITI.-In writing to an init.
mate friend in the east Miss sanborn tells
evident that they had met before, and he
had greatly wronged her. In letter frora
sn old friend. a ,elsSsmate Of Wykamp'~.
HLicott learns that Wykamp is a bad one,
and receives a newspaper clipping OF ths
isttsrs sA i,,ai sEeapsds With WE WiHitSeS
and save Nan from Wykamp by showing
her the evidence Of his villainy toward
hsiieIs bir, 10 ~ -, 80 ia out sns sluses s 20 20
father but during the night the letter and
clipping disappear.
- -.-s--ss r5zt evening zS-t-
cott sees Wykamp come riding up along the
stream. Soon old man Setter leaves quiet-
~ in the same direction, and a little later
Macpherson comes riding along, Hslcott
Of Wykamps yillainy TO Macpherson and
that he Is on the way to call the engineer
hurries to intercept MScpheTson but sccl.
dentally crosses % 40 wrong side or the
gineer inspecting the coffer dam. A few
moments later terrible explosion destroys
the dam, and throwing Wykamp into the
aurEinG water.
CHAPTER xI-Macpherson rescues the
slowly brings him back to life; meanwhile
the stream. His and wykamps men had
sfsn coming to blows and he had ridden W
70 .here he had learned the engineer hac
sJns TO speak 70 him alone. The destruc-
tioa OF the eoffer-dam is the work OF Sell
CHAPTER xII-During the fol.owirr
days Halcott becomes quite confidential
with Miss Sanborn, and she tells him that
she Is Wykamp's wife. having left him
but later learning his frst was but a noel
marriage she being his lawful wife. Mao
phsrSon Is charged with blowing up thu
CHAPTER Millions sunday Halcot
is watching Setter, who Is acting strangely
up on the mountain side, above the rebuilt
coffer-dam. Wykamr rides by on his wa,
"a Inspect the newly built dam, and Nan
seeing him, follows. HalcOtt follows then
and no sooner arrives than he hears tht
duh roar Of cloudhurst. He Chambers M
the mountain side ane sees the water swift
" rushing down the valley. The dam il
seesnihsiy strong ergasa te stop the on
rushing waters. but only for a moment
crumhles and Halcost sees Setter Wykaml
and Nan engulfed and drowned by thi
That's so, Good-by. and Goo
bless you, old man" lie wrung my
hand again, and was gone; and / die
not return 20 the farm house unit
] had fairly lost sight of his broad
back at the turn OF the road.
And on the morrow we Jeff thu
Scared valley Winifred and l. anC
caught the train at the Fort, an,
were welcomed with open arms b.
Letitia, who was so grateful for 80
added odd pounds of flesh that
brought back in my proper persoi
that she was lovingly gracious 4
Winifred And later, when she ha'
come to hope more for me, and L
love the schoolmistress for her owl
sake, my part was still harder 4
play; for. as have limited, my siste
IS a born maker of matches, Indeed
may as wen NoAica7 ihet Hhoni
have made sorry failure OF il II
had not warned Lettia of by telling
her the truth and so made her Mae
pherson's advocate instead Of mine
Long before the SHOWS came 4
stop the work on the placer bar, An
gus fulfilled his own prophecy.
acted as his broker in Denver an
went cunning from time to time 70
Glenliyat stock. II was pot-huntinl
for the greater part. The stock
holders were only too willing 70 b
out Of Il at any price. and the las
block Of stock cost ms little NOR