Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER murray Sinclair ari his
gang OF wreckers were called out % clear
the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
CHAPTER II.-McCIoud. : ing road
superintendent, caught Sinclair and his
men in the act of lootlng the wrecked
train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar-
Ing 1t only amounted to a small sum-a
treat for the men, McCloud discharged
the whole outfit and ordered the wreck
age burned.
CHAPTER III.-McCloud became &C
nuainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl of
the west, who came to look at the wreck.
She gave him a message for Sinclair.
CHAPTER IV.-'Whispering'' Gordon
Smith told President Bucks of the rail-
road, OF McCloud's brave fight against
reason for the superintendent appoint
ment to his high office. McCloud ar
ranged to board at the boarding house
of Mrs. Sinclair, the ex-foremans desert
ed wife.
CHA 4ER "
tho daughter Of the late Richard Dun
ming, WI had died of a broken heart
shortly after his wife's demise, which
occurred after one year Of married life.
CHAPTER vI.-Sinclair visited Marion
Sinclair's shop and fight between him
and McCloud was narrowly averted.
CHAPTER vIL-Smoky Cheek bridge
was mysteriously burned. McCloud pre-
pared to face the situation. President
Bucks notified Smith that he had work
ahead.
CHAPTER VIII-McCloud worked for
days and finally got the division running
in fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair.
CHAPTER IX.-A stock train was
wrecked by an open switch. Later a pas
senger train was held up and the express
the bandits were killed. McCIoud was
notified that Whispering Smith was to
hunt the desperadOes.
CHAPTER X.-BilI Dancing a road
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Eang be R sent to hunt the bandits. A
stranger, apparently with authority, told
him to go ahead Dancing was t told the
CHAPTER xL-Smith approached Sin
clair He tried to buy him off, but failed.
He warned McCloud that his lire was in
danger.
CHAPTER xII.-McCIoud wa carried
forcibIy into Lance Dunning's presence.
Cunning refused the railroad r1ght-of-
way, he had already signed for: DICK
sic interfered to prevent shooting al
fray.
CHAPTER XIII-Dicksie met McCloud
on q lonely trail to warn him his lire was
In danger. On his way nome shot
passed through his hat.
CHAPTER XIV.-Whispering Smith re-
ported that Du Sang. one of Sinclair's
gang, had been assigned to kill McCloud.
He and Smith saw Du Sang.
CHAPTER xv.-Whispering Smith
of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang
Eee-Ied to succumb to the bluff.
CHAPTER XVI-McCloud's big con-
Etruction job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Cunning by the United States court.
mood stihed further railroad operations.
CHAPTER xvII.-Beset by flood Dick
aie asked Marion to visit her Marion
proposed asking aid to stem the 1000
from McCloud. At first Dicksie refused
Then she agreed
CHAPTER withdrawing at the
camp. they learned Smith had followed
them from the ranch to be sure OF their
safe journey McCloud oHereo the aio o.
CHAPTER XxII--DickSie and Marion
visited Sinclair at his ranch. He tried tc
persuade his deserted 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 XXIV.-They hit the wrong
trail, righted themselves and again start
ed pursuit.
Sang killed old Baggs. Whispering Smith
oefrtended his ten-ye2r-old son.
CHAPTER xXvI.-They came to Will
Hams Cache. Smith was certain the ban
dts were there. He importuned Reb-
stock, king of the cache" to give up Du
Sang. Rebstock refused. Smith declared
he would clean out the whole gang, in
Guiding Rebstock.
CHAPTER XXVII-Smith came upon
the bandits, Du Sang among them. Sin
gle-handed he routed them all. He set In
pursuit Of one, the other two being hope
lessly wounded.
CHAPTER xxVIH.-Du Sang died OF
his wounds. The party started for nome
CHAPTER xxx. - Medicine Bend
heard the news of the capture McCloud $
love match with Dicksie progressed Ia