The Huttig news., 1909-11-27
 SYNOPSIS.


 ing it only amounted 10 a small sun==a treat for the men. McCloud discharged the whole outfit and ordered the wreck | age burned.
 quainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl of 1 ihe west, who came to look.at the wreck She gave him message for Sinclair.
 CHAPTER wv hisperfug. Gordon l Smith told President Bucks of the rail road. of McCloud's brave fight against 1 gang of crazed miners and that was the reason for the superntendent's appoint l ment to his high office. McCloud ar 1 ranged to board at the boarding hnnse of Mrs. Sinclair, the exforemans desert ed wife.
 CHAPTER v.-Dieksie Dunning was the daughter of the late Richard Dun | ming. who had died of a broken heart shortly after his wifes demise. which | occurred after one year of married life.
 CHAPTER VI.-sinelair visited Marion Sinelair's shop and a fight between him i and McCloud was narrowly averied. CHAPTER vII.-Smoky Cheek bridge was mysteriously burned McCloud pre- pared to face the situation. President l Bucks notified Smith that he had work 1 ahead
 CHAPTER vIII-Mccloud worked for days and finally got the division running in fairly good order. He overheard Dick sic eriticising his methods, to Marion 1 Sinclair.
 CHAPTER IX--A stock train was wrecked by open switch. Later a pas senger train was held np and the express 1 ear robbed. Two men of a posse pursuing the bandits were killed. MeCloud was notified that Whispering Smith was to hunt the desperadoes.
 CHAPTER X-BiH Dancing a road lneman. proposed that Sinclair and his i gang be sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger. apparently with authority told ! him to go ahead Dancing was told the stranger was Whispering Smith,
 CHAPTER XI.-Smith approached Sin | clair He tried to buy him off but failed | He warned McCloud that his life was in danger.
 CHATTER XII-McCloud wa carried l forcibly into Lance Dunning's presence 1 Cunning refused the railroad rfght-of l way, he had already signed for. Dick sic interfered to prevent shooting af fray.
 CHAPTER XIII.-Dfcksie met MeCloua on a lonely trail to warn him his life was In danger On his way home 6 shot passed through his hat
 CHAPTER XIV.-Whispering Smith re ported that Du Sang. one of Sinelair's. gang had been assigned to kill McCloud He and Smith saw Du Sang
 CHAPTER Whispering Smith taunted Du Sang and told him to get out of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed to succumb to the bluff. CHAPTER xyI-McCloud's big con struction job was taken from him be. Cunning by the United States court. \ food stified further railroad operations
 CHAPTER xvII.-Beset by food Dick sic asked Marion to visit her. Mariol from McCloud. At first Dckse refused Tl-ea she agreed.
 CHAPTER XVIII.-Arriving at ths canp they learned Smith had foloWef hem from the ranch to be sure of thei' ;afe tourney. MeCloud offered the aid 100 men and equipment. | CHAPTER NIX.--Smith told Dcksis the story oI his railroad career 1 q | iiv accepted the aid of McCloud's meI who made much progress. Smith enter tained Dickse
 CHAPTER XXL-M McCloud succeed, 1 in halting the flood. He accepted Dur | ninx's hospitality
 CHAPTER XXI-Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his ranch. He tired to | persuade hls deser.ed wife to return to | hIm. She refused.
 CHAPTER XXIII.-A train was held | up and robbed the bandits escaping. Smith and McCloud started in pursuit.
 CHAPTER XXlV. They hit the wrong trail, righted themselves and again staft- ed pursuit.
 CHAPTER XxV.-At Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old Bags Whispering smith befrended his ten-year-old son. l CHAPTER XXNI-They came to Will l Hams Cache. Smith was certain the ban dits were there. He importuned Ren- i stock king of the cache, to give up ou Sang Rebstock refused Smith declared he would clean out the whole gang, in cluding Rehstoea
 CHAPTER XXVu.- Smith came upon the bandits Du Sang among them. Sin i gle-handed he routed them all. lie set in ! pursuit of one, the other two being hope iessly wounded.
 CHAPTER XXvIII.-Du Sang died of his wounds. The party started for home.
 CHAPTER xxx. Medicine Bend heard the news of the capture. MeCloud's s love match with DicKsie progressed fa- vorably.
 I CHAPTER XXX-Smith returned to Medicine Bend. He expressed the be- lief that Dicksie and McCloud had be- come engaged.
 CHAPTER xXXI.-Marion again re- fused to live with Sinclair.
 CHAPTER XXxu.-Smith reported to President Bucks. In attempting to serve a warrant on Sinclair, Sheriff Banks was killed. The duty was then assigned to Smith.
 CHAPTER XXXIII.-Smth prepared to pursue Sinclair Marion prayed that he should come back alive.
 What is my duty then? To serve the paper that has been given to me, I know-but not necessarily to de fend my fife at the price of his. The play of a chance lies in deciding that :; can keep the chance or give it away; that is for you to say. Or take the  question of duty again. You are alone and your friends are few. Haven't any duty toward you, perhaps? don't know a woman's heart. 1 used to think I did, but I don't. My duty to this company that 1 work for is only the duty of a servant. If go another takes my place; it means nothing except taking one name off the pay roll and putting another on Whatever he may have done, this man is your husband If his death would cause you a pang, it shall not be laid at my door We ought to un derstand each other on that point fairly before l start tonight"
 Gan you ask me whether you ought not to take every means to defend youl own life? or whether any considera tion ought to come before that? think not I should be wicked wom an if were to wish evil to him wretched as he has made me. l an a wretched woman. whichever way turn. But l should be less than hu