The Huttig news., 1909-10-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER T.-Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreckers were called out to clear the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek.
 CHAPTER T-McCloud. a 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 Dickse Cunning, girl Of the west, who came to look at the wreck. She gave him a message for Sinclair.
 CHAPTER NV Whispering Gordon Smith told President Bucks of the rail road, Of Mccloud's brave fight against gang of craZed miners and that 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 y.-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 Sinclair's shop and fight between him and Met loud was narrowly averted.
 CHAPTER VII.-Smoky Cheek bridge was mysteriously burned. McCloud pre- pared to face the situation. Pres dent Bucks notified Smith that he had work 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 open switch. Later a 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 desperaGoes.
 CHAPTER X-Bin Dancing a road lneman. proposed that Sinclair and his stranger. apparently with authority. told him to go ahead Dancing was told the stranger was ..Whispering smith,
 CHAPTER xI-Smth approached Sin clair He tried to buy him off. but failed He warned McCloud that his life was in danger.
 CHAPTER xIL-MeCloud wa carried fercibly into Lance Dunnings presence Cunning refused the railroad a right-of- way. he had already signed for Dick ste interfered to prevent a shooting af- fray.
 CHAPTER x1II.-Dicksie net McCloud on lonely trail to warn him his life was in danger On his way home a shot passed through his hat.
 CHAPTER xIV-Whispering Smith re- ported that Du Sang. one of Sinclair's gang had been assigned to kill MeCloud He and Smith saw Du Sang.
 CHAPTER Xv-whispering Smith taunted Du Sang and told him to get out of Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed to suceumb to the bluff. l CHAPTER xyI-McCloud's big con struction job was taken from him be- 1 cause of an injunction issued to Lance l Cunning by the United States court A flood stihed further railroad operations
 CHAPTER xyII-Beset by flood Dick. sie asked Marion 10 visit her. Marior proposed asking aid to stem the foot Than she agreed.
 CHAPTER XvTTI-Arrfvine at the 1 camp, they learned Smith had followed -hem from the ranch to he sure of their
 Iafe journey McClond offered the aid oi loo men and equipment CHAPTER XIX Smith told Dcksie | the story Of his railroad career
 CHAPTER XX.-T.ance Cunning read fly accepted the aid of McCloud's men 1 who made much progress. Smith enter tained Dick sic.
 CHAPTER XXT.-McCloud succeedet in halting the. flood. He accepted Dun nins's hospitality
 He bent forward, looking at the ground He talked of their first meet ing in Wisconsin; of the happiness of their little courtship: he brought up California again, and the northwest coast, where, he told her, great rail road was to be built and he should find the chance he needed to make record