The Tupelo journal., 1909-11-12
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck,
Frs were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud.. a
young road superintendent. caught SIN
clair and his men in the act OF looting'
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded M
nocence. declaring it only amounted 70 a
small sum-a treat for the men. McCloua
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned McCloud pecallS
acquainted with Dicksie Dunnlng, a shl
OF the west, who came to look at me
wreck. whispering" Gordon smith Ioid
President Bucks of the railroad, OF NC
Clouds brave fight against a gang OF
crazed miners and that was the reason
for the superintendent's appointment 70
his office. McCloud arranged board at
the boarding house of Mrs. sinclair, inc
ex-foreman's deserted wife. Dieksie Duh-
ming was the daughter of the late facn.
ard Dunning. who mad died OF a broken
heart shortly after his wife's denise'
which occurred after one year OF mar
ried life. Smoky Greek bridge was mys-
teriously burned. President Bucks noti-
fed Smith that he had work ahead. a
stock train was wrecked by an open
switch. Later a passenger train was neiu
up and the express car robbed. Two men
Of a posse pursuing the bandits were
killed. Whispering Smith approached
Sinclair. He tried to buy him on, put
failed; He warned MeCloud that ms has
forcibiy into Lance Cummings presence.
Dunning refused the railroad a rignt-oI-
way, he had already signed for. Dicksle
U pIGN0it q olOoNStS
Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely trail TO
warn him his life was In danger. On MS
way home a shot passed through his nat.
"A sudden rise of the awh stone rlV-
er created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. WINS
pering Smith Joined the group. McCloud
took his men to fight the river. Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded In hating the Hood.
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch. He tried to persuade his deserted
wife to return to him. She refused. He
accused Whispering Smith of having
held up n robbed, the bandits escap-
ing. Smith and McCloud started In pur,,
suit. At Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
Baggs. Whispering. Smith befriended his
ten-year-oid son. They came to Williams
Cache. Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock,
Rebstock refused. Smith declared he
would clean out the whole gang, inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
bandits, Du Sang among them. Marion
prayed, that he should come pack alive;
Smith learned that Sinclair, Rebstock and
ar escaped bandit had Joined forces. He
started after them with Wickwire. Smith
invaded the Williams Cache rendezvous.
He dexterously pulled himself out of a
tight hole. He arrested a horse-thief;
Sinclair had gone, presumably to Kill
McCloud. Sinclair visited .Dunning and
was given sympathy. Dicksie knew OF
cine Bend. Dicksie reproved her cousin
for not arresting Sinclair. She set out
in the storm for Medicine Bend. She
passed Sinclair on the way and was
rion's door. Dicksie told her story. The
doctor who attended her refused Sinclair
admission. The murderer sought Nc
Cloud, but the latter was 200 miles away.
Smith visited Dicksie. She admitted her
engagement to McCloud.