The Washington times., 1903-01-20
COPYRIGHT BY FRANK A. MUNsEY.
THIS STORY WAS BEGUN WEDNESDAY.
DECEMBER q.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALLIENTS-
Nina Wentworth. New York belle Of two
seasons, wealthy in her own right, visits her
cousin, Mary Marcy, daughter Of the colonel
In command Of Fort Huzchuca, Ariz. Mary
Is admired by RAIDER Roman. q young civilian,
who has squandered q fortune and sunk the
rest II q mine that refuses 20 pan out Two
officers are rivals for Nina's hand, One IS
Lieutenant Hecker, handsome. reckless man,
Who is already mixed up in two Affairs, one
with q Mexican girl named Pancha; the ether
with Mrs Savage, dashing married woman
IF Tombstone. Nina's other lover IS Cap
tain Adair, brave but reserved. Nina prefers
Adair. and. learning that he is about to start
on active service against the Indians, con
seuts TO an immediate marriage in Tombstone,
where they happen to be. The minister's son,
an enlisted man wEo goes by the name Of
IIellish, Is an unseen witness Of the ceremony.
he IS 4 bad lot a tool Of Hecker, and with
& grlIdRe against Adair Nina and Adair, nd
ing the fort at night 10 tell their friends
are attacked by Apaches. Ad4ir is about 70
shoot Nina 70 save her from q worse fate,
but Is himself shot by Indian. Waking Up
six weeks later in the hospital at the fort, he
learns Of the rescue Of himself and Nina BY the
soldiers. and that Nina has gone last
Lieutenant HeCker, having secured long
leave. goes 10 say good-bg 70 his Mexican love,
P2ncha Lopez and 20 Mrs Savage Her hus-
band invites him 20 join q poker game and ne
loses 81, 500, Mrs. Savage insists On MS taking
& thousand dollars as . loan AGaE - dis
mayed at Nina'E desertion and silence He takes
8 trip To Japan with q friend named Morrison,
who advises him to seek an explanation he re-
solves TO 90 80. and returns 20 meet HeckeF
arriving from the East with his bride-Siua (!
She gFeets AdalE pleasantly and wi>hout EN-
bETFassLneHr. he cannot understand. Nina has
brought with her as companion a MIS- Bland,
u real do rod TrTT IeaE
have an interview il which she tells him
Of their Chl!d's DEATH and he tells her that he
saw nina marry Adalr- She does not believe
him AdaiF finds the situation impossible and
seeks 20 be transferred Mellish, however, tells
him what he knows and demands 500 10 keep
quiet Adalr pays him and resolves to stay TO
protect Nina He is glad that lie did when
he learns from her IA conversation that her
mind IS blank as % all that occurred at the
fort previous 10 the attack Of the Indians
}frs Savage and Nj Neal 20 for q
horseback rlde TO the lake IIeCkeF meets them
and takes Meals place. Mrs. Savage fails in
he lake, and HeCler jumps IN TO rescue her
They are nearly drowned when Neal appears
and pulls them both out Hecker has torn
of Yrs SavaRe's habit which has become
worked around his legs while she stands re-
vealed II PAIR OF very tight riding breeches-
a ridiculous object. which causes both men 20
burst into uuc0ntroilable laughter Mary Marcy
j. making Mrs Savage a visit, and goes
p ith Roman 70 inspect HIS nina While they
are there alone the bucket rome catches Ere
making them prisouers- Roman digs out a COM
Portable seat for Mary with pick Eventually
be hnds forgotten extension ladder by which
they escape, but not before they have made
q mutual vow OF their love for each other
Re discovers next day that his pick had llr-
covered the vein for which he had been search
ing. and which redeems his fortunes. Colonel
Ahrcy seiiGs AdzlT away on active service.
MTs. Savage writes 10 Nina for the 81 600 she
loaned Hecker to 90 East with and Pancha's
mother reveals HeckeT's doings at the ranch.