The Huttig news., 1909-12-11
SYNOPSIS.

| l CHAPTER Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreekers were called out to clear the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
 CHAPTER 1I.-McCloud young road superintendent, caught Sinclair and his ! train. Sinclair pleaded innocence, declar- ing it 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 ae- i quainted with Dieksie Cunning, girl of 1 the west. who came to look at the wreck. l She gave him a message for Sinclair. I CHAPTER TV.-"Whispering' Gordon Smith told President Bucks of the rail l road. of McCloud's brave fight against gang of erazed miners and that was the I reason for the suprrinttHdents appoint ment to his high off McCloud ar | ranged to beard 2 tle boarding house 1 of Mrs. Sinclair, the eX-foreman's desert l ed wife.
 CH AFTER y.-Dicfsie Cunning was the daughter of The late Richard Dun 1 ming who had died ef broken heart shortly after his wife's demise. which 1 occurred after one year of married life.
 CHAPTER VI-Sinel7ir visited Marion sinelairs shop and fight between him i and MeGloud was narrowly averted
 CHAPTER VII.-smo1ey Cheek bridge was mysterioHsly burned McCloud pre- i pared to face the situation. President ] Bucks notified Smith that he had work ahead
 CHAPTER vIII.-Mee,loud worked for days and finally got tie division running In fairly good order. He overheard Dick s'e criticising his methods. to Marion Sinclair
 CHAPTER IX.-A stock train was wreeied by an open switch. Later a pas i senger train was held Up and the express car robbed. Two men of a posse pursuing the bandits We're killed MeCloud was notified that Whispering Smith was to
 
 CHAPTER N.-Blll Dancing a road fneman. proposed that Sinclair and his l gang be sent to hunt the bandits stranger, apparently with authority. told him to go ahead. Dancing was told the stranger was Whispering Smith,. I CHAPTER xT.-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 foraibly into Lance Dunnings presence Cunning refused the railroad a right-of- way. he had already signed for Dick l se interfered to prevent a shooting af- fray.
 CHAPTER XTII-Dicksie net McCloud on q lonely trail to warn him his life was passed through his hat.
 CHAPTER xIv.-Whispering Smith re ported that Du Sang. one of Sinclairs gang, had been assigned to kill MeCloud. 1 He and Smith saw Du Sang. i h X i tauatea Du Sang and told him to get out of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed to sueeumb to the bluff.
 CHAPTER X yI-MeCloud,s big con ! struction job taken from him be- cause of an injunction issued to Lance Cunning by the United States court flood stified fnrtner railroad operations. l cHAPTER. XVII Beset by flood Dick sic asked Marion to visit her. Marion proposed asking aid to stem the flood from Mccloud- At first Dicksie refused Tn she a.reed.
 CHAPTER Withdrawing at the camp. they learned Smith had followed i hem from the ranch to be sure of their -afe tourney. McCloud offered the aid Of le0 men and equipment.
 CHAPTER XIX X-Smith told Dicksie the story Of his railroad career. CHAPTER XX.-I.ance Cunning read iIy accepted the aid of McCloud's men who made much progress. Smith enter | tafned l1iclsie.
 CHAPTER XXI-McCloud succeede In halting the flood. He accepted Dun 1 ning's hospitality
 CHAPTER XXII.-Dieksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his ranch. He tried to persuade his desersed wife to return to him. She refused.
 CHAPTER XXIII.-A train was held Smith and MeCloud started in pursuit 1 CHAPTER XXIV.-They hit the wrong | trail righted themselves and again sts it, ed pursuit
 CHATTER XXV.-At Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old Baggs. Whispering Smith | befriended his ten-year-old son.
 CHAPTER XXVI-They- came to Will Hams Cache. Smith was certain the ban dits were there; He importuned Reo- stock, king of the cache to glve up Du l Sang. Rebstock refused. Smith declared 1 he would clean out the whole gang, in- cludng Rehstoek
 CHAPTER XXVu.-Smith came upon l the bandits, Du Sang among them. Sin | gle-handed he routed them al1 He set in pursuit of one, the other two being hope l iessly wounded.
 CHAPTER xXvllt-Du Sang died of his wounds. The party started for home.
 CHAPTER XAIX Medicine Bend heard the news of the capture. McCloud's 1 owe match with DicKsie progressed fa- yorably.
 CHAPTER XXX-sinith returned to Medicine Bend He expressed the be- lief that Dicl1sie and MeClond had be- come engaged.
 CHAPTER xXXI.-Marion again fused to live with Sinclair.
 CHAPTER XXXII.-Smith reported to l President Bucks. In attempting to serve q warrant on Sinclair. Sheriff Banks was killed The duty was then assigned to i Smith.
 CHAPTER XXXIII.-Smith prepared To pursue Sinclair Marion prayed that he should come back alive.
 CHAPTER SXXTV.-Smith learned that Sinclair. Rebstoek and an escaped bandit had joined forces. He started aft CT them with Wickwire.
 CHAPTER XXXX- Smith invaded the l Williams Cache rendezvous. He dex- terously pulled himself out of tight I hole. He arrested horse-thief Sinclair had gene. pres-----abi- to kill McCloud.
 CHAPTER xxxvii.