Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-07
Tie Trouble on the Tore Ito.
Copyright. 1855. by Francis Lynds.)
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SYNOpGIS
BY FRANCIS lYNDp.

CHAPTER I-,Ansus Macpherson has
planted his ranch along the Torolito river,
IN Colorado. Jake Setter later settles
at the headwaters OF the stream, by which
the surrounding country is irrigated. and
a settlement has gradually sprung up A
dam has been built and Setter being the
water. A large land syndicate is trying
to obtain control of same by buying out
SSs s s.; ciaims by doing so they would
Macpherson believes the syndicate viii
ultimately succeed in their purpose and has
about decided to move his ranch, but is
urged to stay and fight for his rights by a
young friend, a consumptive named Jack
Halcott. Macpherson had been quite in
innate with Sellers daughter, Nan. until
a granddaughter, Miss Winifred Ssnborn,
came to the settlement 1t is evidently
tnrough the latter's wish that Macpherson
intends to leave without causing trouble.
CHAPTER I1.-Kilgore. one of Macpher-
the information that Setter has sold out
ms entire rights to the syndicate. Miss
sS sI with whom Macpherson has
cause no trouble and he decides to leave
CHATTER 111-Angus goes to see Setter
land companY's engineer, who has charge
Of work Of construction of dam, is there.
Meeting e :, Miss sanborn. he talks with her.
he evidently knew Miss Sanborn, and, com.
Ing up to them, passed an insulting remark.
fbroppaS iss strikes him and It is only
CHAPTER Iv.-Macpherson tells Hal
colt Miss Sanborn has forbidden his seeing
some strange power over her and Macpher-
son believes that Miss Sanborn's words are
" tEI1 nT COMMAND NJ and not her own wish.
Wykamp decided him to fight the syndi-
cate to finish and he locates placer claim
Just above the site of the syndicate's pro-
CHAPTER vI-One afternoon Halcott
rides up the stream to Macpherson's claim.
While, climbing up the mountain side he
st1m ai e ana s Wff down into the stream
regains consciousness in Sellers cabin and
learns that Settlers daughter Nan had
rescued him. Setter has realized his mistake
IN selilng his water rights and the feeling
IN the settlement is very high against the
syndicate and also against the engineer.
Mykamp. The latter has ceased annoying
W mihM1dreo and ne has turned his attentions
CHAPTER vIIL-In writing to an init
mate friend in the east Miss Sanborn tells
evident that they had met before, and hs
had greatly wronged her. In a letter from
an old friend, classmate of Wykamp's,
and receives newspaper clipping Of the
lat tIs , ss4eapade with Winifred
C = AZ, Ix.-Halcott decides to try
her the, evidence of his vlflalny toward
Winifred He does so, but she refuses TO
believe him. He then decides to go to her
rather but during the night the letter and
clipping disappear.
CHAPTER X-Late next evening Hal
colt 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. Halcott
surmises that Nan had taken the proof
Of Wykamp's 'yillainy to Macpherson and
mat he Is on the way to call the engineer
to account: Fearing a tragedy, Halcott
hurries to intercept Macpherson, but acct
dentally crosses to the wrong side of the
stream. From there he can see the en-
gineer inspecting the Golfer dam A few
moments later terrible explosion DESTROYS
the dam. and throwing Wykamp Into the
SURFING WA
CHAPTER XI.-Macpherson rescues the
haif-drowned engineer and with Halcott
slowly brings him back to life: meanwhile
macpherson tells the cause of his ride un
the stream. His and Wykamp's men had
been coming to blows and he had ridden up
20 where he had learned the engine er had
gone to speak to him alone The destruc-
ton OF the coffer-dam is the work Of Sell
ter.
CHAPTER xII.-During the following
days Halcott becomes quite Confidential
with Miss Sanborn, and she tells him that
she is Wykamp's wife, having left him
after learning he had been married before.
but later learning his first was but mock
marriage. she being his lawful wife. Mac
pherson is charged with blowing UP the
dam.