Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-03
SyNOPNs

CHAPTER Angus Macpherson has
in Colorado. Jake Setter later settles
the surrounding country is irrigated, and
| q 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
Settlers claims; by doing so they would
| nave the settlers lands at their mercy.
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
Halcott. Macpherson had been quite in
| innate with selter'ss daughter, Nan. until
seno Of s. Miss Winifred sanborn.
through the latter's wish that Macpherson
ints1ds , to lea Y Mlthou. causing trouble
SOM An N ra.k 81 , one Of Maepher-
| 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 leave
CHATTER 1I1-Angus goes to see Setter
and on the way learns that Wykamp, the
| land company's engineer, who has charge
Of work Of obstruction of dam, is there.
Meeting Miss Sanborn. 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.
/ j
through Miss SanborEs pleading that Mac
p9 GH%pT aess G iV kIlI IN. m ..
sott Miss sanborn has forbidden his seeing
her again. 1t is evident that Wykamp has
some strange power over her and Macpher-
son W,r believes that Miss sanborn's words are
CHATTER W.@Macph H rs 5 nstre misn ni
Wykamp decided him to fight the syndi-
| cate to finish and he locates placer claim
just above the site of the syndicats's pro.
| posed dam.
CHATTER VI.-One afternoon Halcott
rides up the stream to Macpherson's claim.
stumbles and slides down into the stream
| CHAPTER VII.-Three weeks later he
regains consciousness in Sellers cabin and
rescued him. Setter has realized his mistake
In selling his water rights and the feeling
IN the settlement. is very high against the
synGlcate and also against the engineer
| Mykamp. The latter has ceased annoying
Winifred and he has turned his attentions
CHAPTER v111.-In writing to an int,-
mate friend In the east Miss Sanbern tells
her no Is here" meaning Wykamp. 1t is
evident that they had met before, and he
an old friend, a classmate of Wykamp's,
Halcott learns that Wykamp is a bad one,
nnd receives neWspapsr Clipping of the
CHAPIER lH.-11alcott decides to try
and save Nan from Wykamp by showing
her Mi,, the evidence Of his ,villainy toward
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
that he Is on the way to call the engineer
to account; Fearing tragedy. Halcott
nlTrleS iNterrant h,,t,
dentally crosses to the wrong side Of the
stream. From there he can see the en-
moments later a terrible explosion DESTROYS
the dam. and throwing Wykamp into the
| surEJpe %ne->-
| CHATTER XI.-Macpherson rescues the
la,r, owned engineer and with Halcott
Macpherson tells the cause Of his ride IN
the stream. His and Wykamp's men ha d
peen coming to blows and he had ridden up
20 where he had learned the engineer ha
gone to speak to him alone The destruc-
ton OF the coffer-dam is the work of Sell