The Huttig news., 1909-12-18
 SYNOPSIS.

| CHAPTER l.-Mufray Sincfa1r ana ms l gang of wreekers were called out to clear i the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek. l CHAPTER II.-MeC1oud. 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 a small sum--a treat for the men McCloud discharged the whole outfit and ordered the wreck age burned
 CHAPTER III.-McCloud became ae- quainted with Dcksie Dunning girl of l the west, who came to look at the wreck. She gave him message for Sinclair. CHAPTER IV-"whlsperfng. Gordon Smith told President Bucks of the rail- road of McClouds brave fight against 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 the daughter of the late Richard Dun hing. 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 Sinclairs shop and fight between him and McCloud was narrowly averted
 CHAPTER vII.-smolsy Cheek bridge l pared to face the situation. President Bucks notified Smith that he had work 1 ahead
 CHAPTER VIII.-MeCIoud 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 seneer train was held up and the express ear robbed. Two men of posse pursuing l the bandits were killed McCloud was notified that Whispering Smith was to hunt the desperadoes
 CHAPTER X-Bili Dancing a road ineman. proposed that Sinclair and his 1 stranger. apparently with authority. told 1 him to go ahead. Dancing 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 foreibly into Lance Dunning's presence l Dunning refused the railroad a right-ofz | way. he had already signed for Dick sic interfered to prevent a shooting af- fray.
 CHAPTER xIII.-Dicksie net MeCloud on q lonely trail to warn him his life was in danger On his way home a shot passed through his hat
 CHAPTER Whispering Smith re- I ported that Du Sang one of Snclair's gang had been assigned to kill McCloud He and Smith saw Du Sang. l CHAPTER Whispering Smith taunted Du Sang and told him to get out of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed to suecumb to the bluff.
 CHAPTER xyI.-McCloud's big con struetion job was taken from him be qnse of an niuncoa 9ntsa issued to Lance flood stified further railroad operations.
 CHAPTER -Beset by flood Dick sic asked Marion to visit her. Marion prapoTmsa Prom mlei5nd IsS first picKsie a refused Thsr she agreed.
 CHAPTET Withdrawing at the camp. they learned Smith had followed el.. fx.1r f1 oh To ha | fl4oft safe journey. MeCloud offered the aid Of 100 men and equipment
 CHAPTER xIx.-Smith told Dicksie the story Of his railroad career. l CHAPTER XX.-I.ance Cunning read ny accepted the aid of McCloud's men who made much progress. Smith enter l tained Dekse.
 CHAPTER xxI-McCloud succeede. | in halting the flood. He accepted Dun ninx's hospitality
 CHATTER XxlI;-Dieksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his ranch. He tried to persuade his deser.e ed wife to return to | him. She refused
 CHAPTER xXIII.-A train held | up and robbed, the bandits escaping. Smith and McCloud started in pursuit. 1 CHAPTER XXIv--They hit the wrong trail, lighted themselves and again stsft- 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 Reb- stock, king of the cache, to give up Du Sang. Rebstock refused. Smith declared he would clean out the whole gang, in- ciuding 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 XXyIII.-Du Sang died of his wounds. The party started for home.
 CHAPTER xNIX. = Medicine Bend heard the news of the capture. MeCloud's love match with Dicksie progressed fa- voraby.
 CHAPTER xxx.-smith returned to lief that Dckse and McCloud had be- come engaged.
 CHAPTER XXXI-Marion again re- fused to live with Sinclair
 CHAPTER XXXII.-Snith reported to President Bucks In attempting to serve a warrant on Sinclair. Sheriff Banks was killed. The duty was then assigned to Smith.
 CHAPTER XXXIII.-smith prepared to pursue Sinclair. Marion prayed that he should come back alive
 CHAPTER xXXIV.-Smth learned that Sinclair. Rebstock and an escaped l bandit had joined forces. He started aft CT them with Wickwire.
 CHAPTER XXXV.-Smith invaded the | Williams Cache rendezvous. He dex- terousy pulled himself out of a tight hole. He arrested horse thief. Sinclair had gone. presG-ably to kill MeCloud.
 CHAPTER XXAVI.-Snelalr visited Cunning and was given synfpathy. Dick sic knew of his presence. Sinclair start ed for Medicine Bend.
 Sinclair stamped with frenzied oaths. You're too hard on me-" he cried. clenching his hands. sI say you're too hard. You've heard one side of it. Is that the way you put judgment on a man that's got no friends left because they start new lie on him every day? Who is it that's watching me? Let them stand out Ike men in the open. If they want ne, let them come like men and take me,p
 Sinclair, this storm gives you a chance to get away: take it. Bad as Vou are, there are men in Medicine Bend who knew you when you were a man. Don't stay here for some of hem to sit on the jury that hangs you. Ff