The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-29
(Cony1iaht. sosa. by w. ]. Watt & Co.)
SYNOPSIS,

CHAPTER Ion Misery creek, ct tho
loot OF rock from which he has fallen.
Sally Miller finds George Lescott, a land
scape painter, unconscious and after re-
:VlVinG him. goes for assistance
| CHAPTER II-samson South and Sally,
by Spicer South, head Of the family, who
tells them that Jesse Purvy has been shot,
and that Samson is suspected of the
crime Samson denies it.
CHAPTER III-The shooting of Jesse
Purvy breaks the truce in tho Holman
South feud.
CHAPTER Iv-samson reproves Tama,
| HOLMAN Is on the trail with bloodhounds
hunting the man who shot Purvy.
/; CHAPTER V-The bloodnounds lose rho
trail at Spicer Souths door Lescott dis
covers artistic ability in Samson While.
sketching with Lescott on the mountain,
Iamarack discovers Samson to a jeer!ng
crowd OF mountaineers: Samson thrashes
MIN and denounces him as the "truce-
"-,ter" who shot Purvy
/: CHAPTER VI-Lescott tries to per-
suaoe samson to go to New York with
MN MIN ), and develop his talent. Sally, loyal
but heartbroken, furthers Lescotts efforts,
The dance at Vile McCager's threatens
trouble to Samson and Lescott.
| CHAPTER What the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave
the mountains. Lescott goes home to
New York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
farewell and follows.
I; CHAPTER v1II-In New York Samson
etudles art and learns much of city ways
Drennie Lescott persuades Wilfred Hor-
ton, her dilettante lover, to do q mans
work In the world.
CHAPTER Ix-Prompted by her love.
sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world
mall hot~
hnanciers and politicians. At Bohemian
=. resort Samson meets William Farbish,
sporty social parasite, and Horizons enc
my.
CHAPTER X-Farbish sees Samson and
Drennie dining together unchaperoned at
with others to make Horton jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER x1-Farbish brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
Of the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the consprators.
CHAPTER xI1-samson is advised by
Drennie commissions him to paint her
portrait. Sally goes to school, Samson
goes to Paris to study. Drennie finds in
his studio pictured evidence Of his loyalty
CHAPTER XIII-Tamarack kills Jim
;Asberry. is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by a Holman The
feud Is on again and the law helpless in
the face Of murder. Sally sends for Sam
: son.
F: CHAPTER XIV-Samson goes home.
catches Aaron Hollis in the act Of MUIR
dering Jesse Purvy and kills him. He
goes to Sallie. Captain Callomb hears of
; the killings.
; CHAPTER XV-Judge HOLMAN shows
how justice works-and is worked-in the
kentucky mountains. He suppresses
Samson's letter to the court. Captain Cal
!omb goes over to Misery to get informa-
ton, gets It, and begins to fight the devil
with nre; Samson is indicted and ar
CHAPTER XVI-Samson. pardoned bv
the governor. organizes a militia company
: is made high sheriff, and when he takes
office pitched battle and siege occur at
the court house. The Hollmans 'lay
down."