The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-08

CHAPTER lack Keith, : typical oes-
plainsman, y riding along the santa
trail on h lookout for roaming va
Durs ~ captain In : Virginia regiment
bring the civil war. He had left the
ervice to nnd his old southern homo =
phes, his friends scattered and the -.
natfoE of wild western life had anute9
m 10 notices . camp hre ~ 2 3ie-
Ance and then sees 9 team attached -
wagon ana - Sul gallop pursued -
len on ponieo.
ECHAPTER n-when Keith reachae
he wagon the raiders have massacroo
He searches the victims finding Iapeeo
md . locket with Q woman's portrait, -
esolves to hunt down b mardssssA
CHAPTER II-Keith reaches cassoe
city and 10 arrested there charged viii
hurdering and robbing the two TRAVELLERS
ais accuser Is given q Black Bart .
>otorious ruffian.
CHAPTER Iv.-Thsy can readily ewses
Ehe crime on Keith. Thu latter goes -
~ ~ fuIly ssa \ cusm the esrs n q &: :r c.li s e
heero. who tells him he II Neb and that
g knew the Keith family hack In VI.
g1nia-
CHAPTER Web knows about ~
fwo murdered men from the description
e. 3 a osher o as WIZ Witt sH Wait. Ets FORM sls': ::
~ wv 4Nsts " 80 ~ ~ w
officer In the Confederate army.
rumble friend escape from the cell
CHAPTER vII-Ths two fugiuvss -
eome lost in the q n desert
CHAPTER VIII-They come upoR .
Rabin and find ito lone occupant g .
Der as a singer he saw at Carson City.
Nu prrp nv rh>- >~~~. <h.%
Dhe came there In search Of . brother
Who had deserted from the army. She
bad met q Mr.. Hawley, who had induced
per TO come tq the cabin willis 10 soueht
CHAPTER x-Hawiey appears. and
notorious Black Bart. Hawiey tries 70
make love to h girl
CHAPTER xI-There II . terrific bas-
lie in the darkened room In Which Keith
Pvercomes Black Bart. Horses ar An
b Bss Hsms i. i Hon! .as ;o, si,l il y &c scam. THAI
CHAPTER xII-Keith explalns his at.
escon ~ . fugitive from justice.
CHAPTER xr1f-rhe fugitivss make
Tor the ford Of the Arkansas aiming to
reach Fort Larned.
CHAPTER xIv-Hers the girl 10 Ast
charge OF. the hotel landlady.
CHAPTER xv-Keith 10 riding Black
eart's horse. and in tho saddle-bass dis
tOvers a letter bearing the name Of Chris
be Maclaire and he believes Miss Hope
eceived him in disclaiming that name.
liss Hope tells the landlady that She q
fhe daughter of General Waite.
CHAPTER xvI-rhe fugitiyes Keith
.RnG Neb drift into Sheridan. Here Keith
meets an old friend named Fairbain, .
D octor. The plaipsman speaks OF the
nurder OF General White. but Fairbain
nsists that he saw the general alive In
heridan only the day previous.
CHAPTER xvII-At the tavern Keith
disturbed by the talk Of two men in
IN adjoining apartment. One OF them
speaks Of trying to find Black Bart. He
pals his companion. Fred Wiloushby.
which 10 the assumed name OF the broth
Of Hope Waite. When the other man
gone. Keith enters the room.
CHAPTER xvIII-wnloughby acknowl-
kdges that Hope In HIS sister, but II eva
i've about Christie MaclaireL
CHAPTER KHAN overheard CONVEX
<ation cOnvinces Keith that Hope Waite
not the stage singer Christie Maclaire.
put that Black Bart has some plot IN
progress involving the two girls and the
Rrofiigate brother.
CHAPTER XX-Hope, getting q cleW
Q the fact that General Waite IL a
yheridan. starts for that town.
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