Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-22
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Murray Sinclair and his
gang of wreckers were called out to clear
the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
CHAPTER II.-McCloud. young road
men in the act of lootIng the wrecked
train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar-
ing 1t only amounted to small sum-a
treat for the men. McCloud discharged
the whole outfit and ordered the wreck
age burned.
CHAPTER III.-McCloud became &C
quainted with Dicksie Cumming, a girl of
the west, who came to look at the wreck.
She gave him a message for Sinclair.
CHAPTER IV.-''Whisperfng'' Gordon
Smith told President Bucks of the rail-
road. of McCloud's brave fight against a
gang OF crazed miners and that was the
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.
CHAPTER V-Dicksie Dunning was
the daughter of the late Richard Dun
ming, who had died OF a broken heart
occurred after one year OF married life.
CHAPTER VI.-Sinclair visited Marion
Einclair's shop and tight between MIN
and McCloud was narrowly averted.
CHAPTER VII.-Smoky Cheek bridge
was mysteTiously burned. McCloud pre-
pared to face the situation. President
Bucks notified Smith that he had work
ahead.
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 pas
senger train was held up and the express
Ear robbed. Two men of posse pursuing
the bandits were killed. McCloud was
notified that whispering Smith was to
hunt the desperadoes.
CHAPTER X.-Bill Dancing road
hneman, proposed that Sinclair and his
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.
CHAPTER XII-McCloud wa carried
forcibly into Lance Dunning's presence.
Cumming refused the railroad right-of-
way he had already signed for. Dick
sic interfered to prevent shooting at
fray.
on a lonely trail to warn him his life was
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
tainted Du Sang and told him to get out
seemed to succumb to the bluff.
CHAPTER XvI.-McClouds big con-
struction Job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court. A
flood stified further railroad operations
CHAPTER XVII.-Beset by flood Dick
Eie asked Marion to visit her. Marion
proposed asking aid to stem the flood
from McCloud. At first Dicksie refused
Then she agreed.
CHAPTER withdrawing at the
camp. they learned Smith had followed
fhen1 from the ranch to be sure of their
safe tourney McCloud offered the aid OF
-@arl and continent
CHAPTER XIX.-Smith told Dicksis
the story of his railroad career.
CHAPTER XX.-Lance Dunning read
fly accepted the aid of McClOud'S men
who made much progress. Smith enter
tanned Dicksie.
CHAPTER xxI-McCloud succeeded
IN hating the flood. He accepted Dun
ning's hospitality.
CHAPTER XXII.-DickSie and Marion
visited Sinclair at his ranch. He tried t
persuade his deserted wife to return Il
him. She refused.