Semi-weekly herald., 1911-08-07
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER lack Keith, q typical Dor.
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming war
parties of savases Keith had won his
spurs as captain in a Virginia regiment
service to nnd his old southern home In
rrSrl. his friends scattered, and the fas-
S,n.lon OF wild western life had allured
MIN. He notices camp fire at a dis
tance and then secs a team attached to
q wagon and at full Eallop pursued by
men on ponies.
CHAPTER II-when Keith reaches
the wagon the raiders have massscred
he searches the victims finding papers
and a locket with a woman's portrait He
resolves TO hunt down the murderers.
CHAPTER IlI-Keith reaches Carson
City and is arrested there charged with
numbering and robbing the two travellers.
His accuser is given Black Bart,
notorious rufnan.
CHAPTER Iv.-They can readily swear
the crime on Keith The latter goes to
Jail fully realizing the peril of swift bor-
der Justice. A companion in his cell is
negro. who tells him he is Neb and that
ginia.
two murdered men from the description
by Keith. He says one was John 6ibiey
the other Gen. Willis waite. formerly an
officer in the Confederate army.
humble friend escape from the cell
CHAPTER vII-The two fuxiuves b.
come lost In the sand desert.
CHAPTER vIII-Thsy come upon .
cabin and find Its lone occupant to be .
beautiful young girl. Keith recognises
her as . singer he saw at Carson City.
CHAPTER Ix-The girl explains that
she came there In search Of brother
who had deserted from the army. She
her to come to the cabin while he sought
to locate her brother.
CHAPTER x-Hawley appears. and
Keith In hiding recognizes him as the
make love to the girl.
CHAPTER xI-There is = terrific bat
overoomes Black Bart. Horses are ap-
propriated, and the girl who says that
her name Is Hope. joins in the escape.
CHAPTER xII-Keith explains his sit
uaton as a fugitive from Justice.
CHAPTER xIII-The fuEitives make
for the ford OF the Arkansas aiming to
reach Fort Larned.
CHAPTER. xIv-Here the girl is left
In charge of the hotel landlady.
CHAPTER xv-Keith is riding Black
Barts horse. and in tho saddle bags dis
covers a letter bearing the name of Chris
tie Maclaire and he believes Miss Hope
Miss Hope tells the landlady that she Is
the daughter of 0snsral Waite.
CHAPTER xvI-Ths fusitives Keith
81 Neb drift into eharidan. Here Keith
H,eets an old friend named Fairbain. q
HsTaer Of s oenerai WsMs.D Dess but Fairb.is q :hs
in3vts that he saw ths general alive in
ehshdan only the day previous.
CHAPTER xvII-At the tavern Keith
= disturbsd by tho talk Of two men In
dcsks Of trying to and Black Bart. He
Hoai the w:,. s;sms1 nam; Of shs broth
y gone Keith enters the room
CHAPTER xvIII-willoughby acknowl-
edges that Hope is his sister. but Is eva
sive about Christie Maclaire.
CHAPTER xIx-An overheard CONVEX
sation convinces Keith that Hope Waite
Y not the stage singer Christie Maclaire.
progress involving the two girls and the
profiiga.s brother.
70 the fast that Gene General Walt. is It
Sheridan. starts for that town.
CHAPTER xXI-Hope Waite Is mis-
taken for Christie Maclsire at Sheridan.
CHAPTER xxII-Keith meets the real
Christie Maclaire and finds that Black
Bart has convinced her that there is q
mystery in her life which he IL going to
turn to her advantage.
CHAPTER xxIII-Ths plainsman calls
upon Hope Waite and tells Of her re-
semblance to Christie Maciaire They de-
eide that Fred WillouEhby may hold the
key to the situation.
CHAPTER XxIV-Keith locates WN-
loughby. but II IL to md the army de-
ssrtsr Just shot dead by . lawless gang.