The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-15

HAPrEN I-Jack Keith, : typical ~
plainsman. ID riding along h Santa
ties Of ssvssss. Keith had won Is
re- a. captain In 2 viroeyia regiment
ing the civil He had left the
vice to nnd his old southern home ID
a ii, Of wild western life had ailuse1
lie notices Q camp fire ct Q 4is.
ce and hen sees q team attached -
wagon and ~ hull gallop pursued ~
b on poniee.
kHAPTER n-when Keith reaches
wagon the raiders have massacro4
b men. shot the horses and departed.
searches the victims finding papego
b q locket with q woman's portrait. He
bolves to hunt down the murdereral
EHAPTER III-Keith reaches Carsoa
y and Is arrested there charged with
hrdering and robbing the two travelerA
5 is given ~ Black Bart. .
torious ruffian.
CHAPTER Iv.-They can readily swear
fully realizing h peril Of swift bor-
Justice. A companion In his cell 10 .
Egr&, who tells him he II Neb n that
knew the Keith family back In W.
hia-
CHAPTER Web knows about the
10 murdered men from the description
E other Gen. Willis Waite. formerly an
icer in the Confederate army.
CHAPTER vI-The plainsman and has
fmblo friend escape from the cell.
CHAPTER vII-The two fugitives -
me lost In the sand desert.
CHAPTER vIII-They come upon .
bin and find its I'M occupant to be .
t~autiful young girl. Keith recognises
as a singer he saw at Carson City.
CHAPTER Ix-The girl explains that
e came there in search Of . brother
d met a MI. Hawley, who had induced
kr to come to the cabin while he sought
locate her brother.
CHAPTER X-Hawley appears, and
eth in hiding recognizes him as the
k~torious Black Bart. Hawley tries to
AXE love to the girl.
CHAPTER xI-There 10 . terrific bas-
in the darkened room IN which Keith
ppriated. and the girl who says that
I name 10 Hope. joins in the escape.
CHAPTER XII-Keith explains his sit
ton as q fugitive from Justice.
CHAPTER xIII-Ths fugitives make
the ford of the Arkansas aiming to
Rch Fort Larned.
CHAPTER xIv-Here the girl IL left
charge Of the hotel landlady.
CHAPTER xv-Keith 10 riding Black
lrt's horse, and in the saddle-bags dis
vers a letter bearing the name of Chris
Maclaire and he believes Miss Hope
ceived him in disclaiming that name.
SIS Hope tells the landlady that hhe q
daughter Of General Waite.
CHAPTER xvI-Ths fugitives Keith
d Neb drift into Sheridan. Here Keith
eeE an old friend named Fairbain, q
kctor. The plainsman speaks Of the
prder of General Willie, but Fairbaln
lists Ia he saw the general alive In
eridan only the day previous.
CHAPTER xVII-At the tavern Keith
disturbed by the talk of two men in
adjoining apartment. One Of them
eaks of trying to find Black Bart. He
lis his companion, Fred Willoughby.
ich Is the assumed name OF the BROTH
of Hope Waite. When the other man
HAPPIER xvIII-Willoughby acknowl-
res that Hope is his sister, u Is IVA
e about Christie Maclaire.
HAPPIER KHAN overheard CONVEX
ion convinces Keith that Hope Waite
not the stage singer Christie Maclaire,
that Black Bart has some plot In
pgress involving the two girls and the
pfigate brother.
HAPPIER xx-Hope, getting q clew
the fact that Genera Waite IL -
eridan. starts for that town.
kHAPTER xxI-Hope Waite Is mis-
m for Christie Maclaire at Sheridan.