Gunnison news-champion., 1908-02-28
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raaei.uian. hlsh minded and cs.f .rsd
resreAe- fer satfls missing frem his
tssseh-t i.azy On a ~oosisd spot
been an island had the Missouri
been a. tieh water b. discovers
band 81 horse fAieSas enzazsd
creep- naar snsazh 10 note the changing
81 the llsrer tara" brand On on, sss-f
10 the - A. sfand
CHATTER N Paul ranxford. The rtch
cwnrr q The THREE Bars" ranch. - seut
for hv Niiiisieu and Is informed cf the
"fefations 81 Tho gang - cattle thi.sss.-
band % sssfiavs heasled ~ Jess Hlacs
who iouE have aafad the la~ and author-
tiies ef hemah county. South Dakota.
with iHnpanifN. but who. heretofore. lad
not dad o. modest anv Il the property
~ the efcai -Thrse Bars" ranch Willis
ion shows bic reltIctauev in opposinz a
hand - pe~erfui 10 politics and dread
g oy AZ w community. ianeiord
pledges Niiii-feu his friendship " be
WI assist 70 bris9ing Jesse Black" and
his gang 20 iaaficc. IanEford b. struck
with the beauty - Mary. commonly
known a. ~wiiiistous httie girl"
cHAPTTE M Louise Daic. an expert
ceert - icu.2raphor. who had followed her
uncle. Judge Hammond Dale from the
EAST 20 The 'i'skoi abs" and who Is uv-
INK with him a. Wind city. Is requested
by the county attorney. Richard Gordon.
10 come 10 k.mah and take Testimony in
Inc rciminary hearing % Jesse Black.
nrst irip into the Wild Indian country.
Arriving at Nclprn across the river from
hemals she Is met BY Iim Ntsnscn, a hot
HEADED cowboy of the Three Bars"
ranch.
CHAPTER Iv.-In waiting for the train
Munson looks at some cattle in the stock
pen In the herd being shipped TO Sioux
CITY by Bill Brown he detects old Mag"
well known emery" steer belonging to
HE employer of the Three Bars" ranch.
CHAPTER N.-Munson ana Louise
START for kemah. They take iunch ct the
Bon Ami Restaurant. conducted hy Mrs.
Higgins. great admirer Of Richard
Gordon. the county attorney.
CHAPTER vI-I.cuise IL told Of q
meat poisoning plot which resulted In the
tllness OF Wiiliston. LanGford and other
Witnesses with Tor ,he STATE IN the cattle thief
tries to block the way Of Munson's team
Al the entrance 10 poptoon bridge across
board team past
They arrive at Williston's.
CHAPTER vII-crowds assemble IN
Justice James X. McAllister's court for
the preliminary hearing. Jesse Black
.prinss the hrst Of many Ereat surprises
asn.. .aS.s. s.a%inston ,nmt.s :. Throsch Jake
he had harmed that the steer Nag" had
been recovered and thus saw the useless
~ % .ghtins axainse setng bound over
% unpopular because Of hts many failures
10 secure convictions In court. wins the
admiration OF Louise. which is mutual
CHAPTER vITI.-County Attoensy
Gordon accompanies Louise Dale on her
return 70 Windy City. He tells her Of the
dtsAppointments OF his ONCE. Of witnesses
that can be bribed and Of the system OF
tampering with justice which prevents
him from securing . conviction. lie he's
the giris sympathy.
CHATTER IX.-whfle WtIHsten stands
mst a sne iiEht mt, In bis his door at nishs. shot ::
battle ensues between Williston and his
daughter. on one sde and the outlaws
an outlaw raises his rine 10 ahoot Willie
toa . shot from An unknown source
pierces hts arms and the rife falls ts the
hs and his daughter are ca1turs1 ana
borne away by the outlaws.
CHAPTER x.-Jim Nunson late at
night heard the shots. discovered the at
tack on Williston's house. hurried 20 the
ford and his brave men to the rescue. II
was LapRford who nred the shot which
saved Williston's life. LAngford rescues
Mary from her captor.
At last came the doctor and Gordon.
driving up in the DOCTORS top-buggy,
weather-stained. mud -bedaubed with
the mud of last spring. OF many
springs. The doctor WAS q badly
dressed. pleasanteyed man, past mid
die age. with a fringe OF gray whisk-
ers. He was sort Of journeyman
doctor. and he had drifted hither one
day two summers ago from the Lake
Andes country in this self-same trav-
el-worn conveyance with its same
bony sorrel. He had found good
picking. he had often jovially remark
ed since. chewing serenely away on
brand of vile plug the while. He
had elected to remain. He was part
and parcel OF the cattle country now
He was an established condition. Peo
pie had learned to accept him as he
was and be grateful. Haste was a
mental and physical impossibility to
him. He took his own time All must
perforce acquiesce.
You have worked yourself into a
high fever Miss williston. hats what
you've done" he said. with p. ofession-
al mournfulness.
know it," she smiled wanly. Il
couldn't help 1t. I'm sorry
Go don drew up a chair and sat
down by her, saying with grave kind
ness. You are fretting We must not
let you l am going to stay with you
all night and shoe the goblins away"
foa are kind" said Marx grateful
ly. May tell you when tNey come ,
II some one speaks to me they go
away
Indeed you may, dear child" he
exclaimed. heartily. He had bee, half
5eking when he spoke Of keeping
things away. He now perceived that
these things were Dore serious than
- knew.
The doctor administered medicine to
reduce the fever. Dressed tie wusaAed
an, With Cor1oas reoAy assastaSce.
- then called h lGotAer WHITE to
pseoere Tie ~ foe ~ pafiest; but
- pa.se1 noaptusseA be9ore TIE
wsasAt q eatrsaty h Aasy's eyes al