The Huttig news., 1909-11-20
SYNOPSIS.


 gang of wreclsers were called out to clear the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
 CHAPTER II.-Mccloud. young road superintendent, caught Sinclair and his men in the act of footing the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar- ing 1t only amounted to small sum-a treat for the men. MeCloud discharged the whole outfit and ordered the wreck age burned
 CHAPTER JII.-McCloud became ac- quainted with Dicksie Cunning. a girl of the west, who came to look at the wreck. She gave him message for Sinclair.
 CHAPTER Iv.-.Whispering'' 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's appoint ment to his high office. McCloud ar ranged to board at the boarding house of Mrs Sinclair, the ex-foreman's desert ed wife.
 CHAPTER v.-Dicksie Cunning was ming who 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 Snelair's shop and fight between him and McCloud was narrowly averted.
 CHAPTER vII.-Smoky Cheek bridge was mysteriously burned. McCloud pre- pared to face the situation. President i ahead.
 CHAPTER VIII.-MeCloud 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 pas senger train was held up and the express the bandits were killed McCloud was notified that Whispering Smith was to hunt the desperadoes.
 CHAPTER x-Biil Dancing road Ineman, proposed that Sinclair and his 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-MeCIoud wa carried forcib1y into Lance Dnnning's presence. Cunning refused the railroad right-of- way, he had already signed for. Dick sic interfered to prevent shooting af- fray
 CHAPTER xIII-Dicksie met McCloud on lonely trail to warn him his life was in danger. On his. way home a shot passed through his hat
 CHAPTER Whispering Smith re- ported that Du Sang one of Sinclair s i gang. had been assigned to kill McCloud l He and Smith saw Du Sang.
 CHAPTER Whispering Smith l taunte1 Du Sang and told him to get out l of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sans i seemed to suceumb to the bluff. CHAPTER McCloud's big con struetion job was taken from him be 1 cause of an injunction issued to Lanc, Cunning by the United States court. l flood stified further railroad operations l CHAPTER xvIr.-Beset by food Dick
 propased @ a. asking M ' aid to stem the loo,
 from McCloud. At first Dickse refuse. l Ti-ea she agreed.
 xvyrrvy x~~f,.;.- th. camp, they learned Smith had followed 1 hem from the ranch to be sure of thei | ;afe journey. McCloud offered the aid O l 100 men and equipment l CHAPTER XIX-Smith told Dicksi,
 the story of his railroad career. 1 CHAPTER XX-I.ance Cunning read l iIy accepted the aid of Mct'loud's men who made much progress. Smith enter
 tained Dichsie.
 i CHAPTER xXI-McCloud succeede,
 ninx's hospitalitY-
 | CHAPTER XX1I-Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his ranch lie tried to persuade his deserl ed wife to return to him. She refused.
 l CHAPTER XXIII.-A train was held i up and robbed, the bandits escaping. i Smith and McCloud started in pursuit.
 CHAPTER XXIv-They hit the wrong ] trail, lighted themselves and again ste tt ed pursuit
 l CHAPTER XXV.-At Baggs ranch Du i Sang killed old Bags. Whispering Smith befriended his ten year-old son. CHAPTER XXyI.-They came to Will Hams Cache. Smith was certain the ban dits were there. He importuned Reb- stock, king of the cache" to give up Du Sang Rebstoek refused. Smith declared I he would clean out the whole gang, in- cluding Rehstock
 CHAPTER XXVu.-Smith came upon the bandits, Du Sang among them. Sin l gle-handed he routed them all He set in l pursuit of one. the other two being hope sessly wounded.
 1 CHAPTER XXyIII-Du Sang died of his wounds. The party started for home CHAPTER xxx = Medicine Bend | heard the news of the capture. McCloud's love match with Dickse progressed fa- vorably.
 CHAPTER xXX.-Smith returned to Medicine Bend. He expressed the be- lief that Dieksie and MeCloud had be- come engaged.
 Think about the other, then. Gt
 with me and everything will be al
 right I will c;.ne back some evening
 oon for my answer. And until then
 if those two men have any use for life