The Huttig news., 1916-12-23
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 SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER Tn wel1ston. Texas. if becomes with Buckley Duane a ease of hght or run from Cal Bain. Duane kills his man and becomes an outlaw.
 CHATTER II-He meets Luke Stew ems an outlaw
 CHAPTER III-stevens goes into the shot by rancher. Duane buries him
 CHAPTER IV-Duane goes to BIands en+a aw stronghold in the Rim Rock and
 ger shooting Bosomer. who quarrels with him over Stevens death, decide to stay there. Euchre takes Duane fos partner and tells him about Bland he outlaw chief nd his band.
 CHAPTER v-Duane practices gun throwiag and hears more about Blanc md his gang.
 CI tPTER VI-Euchre and Duane call on Kate. Bland's wife. and Jennie s girl whom Benson kidnapped and sole to Bland.
 CIT 'PTER vII--Euchre and Duane J. prevents wanton mupder.
 CHAPTER vIIT-Mrs. Bland makes love to Duane and he uses her to fur ther his plans Bland returns from trip. He asks Duane to join the band He is jealous of Duane and abuses Kate and Jennie.
 CHAPTER Tx-Euchre kills Benson. Is killed by Alloway. Duane kills Allo- way and Bland and escapes wounded. yV ni To aFsf. T 1F4f Tn fra mesquite Jennie nurses him.
 CHAPTER x-When Duane is strong enough they travel out of the Rim Rock to a rancher's house. where Duane re covers. On their way to Shelhyvi1le Jennie is carried off by outlaw while Duane Is away looking for strayed horse.
 CHAPTER N--After vain search for Jennie whose abduetor he kills Duan. three years finally getting q message from Captain McNeny of the rangers asking him to come to the captains camp after dark.
 CHAPTER XII-The message is sev- eral times repeated. Duane Is chased by a lynching party.
 CHAPTER xITI-A price on his head and accused of murdering woman. Duane rides into Shirley to deny the murder. After a narrow escape from lynching, he proves his innocence and is allowed to ge.
 CHAPTER xIv-He goes to McNelly's ranger camp. McEelly offers him par don and social restoration if hs will become ranger and clean out the Cheseldine gang in the Big Bend eoun- try.
 CHAPTER xv-Buck Duane. ranger strikes the Big Bend country and be- gins work Cheseldine is mystery power and a horror to the country. CHAPTER xvI-Colonel Longstreth's daughter Ray. and her cousin, Ruth Herbert, are held up. Duane shoots one of the robbers but is puzzled by the colonels conduct.
 CHAPTER xvIT-In Fairdale Duane makes friends with Laramie and cap turing a man who has held up Laramie takes him before Iongstreth. mayor Of Fairda1e. who discharges the thief without a hearing. Duane calls Long streth's hand before several honest men CHAPTER XvIII-Duane whips Law son nephew of Longstreth. He or ganiZes resistance to Iongstreths crooked methods.
 CHAPTER XIX-Laramie Is found dead a bullet hole in his breast. Ray meets Duane and asks for his friend ship. She suspects her father of crook ed practices.
 CHAPTER XX-Duane, spying on Longstreth and Lawson. knows them for rustlers and bandits, and is nearly trapped by them.
 CHAPTER XXI--In escaping he blun-- ders into Rays room They argue about her fathers crookedness. She hides Duane in a closet while the house IS searched. She unwittingly diseloses to him her fathers identity with Chesel- dine He tells Ray he loves her
 CHAPTER XXII-A train Is held up near Bradford. Duane poses as train robber and. gaining the confidence or Fletcher, one of Cheseldine's lieuten- ants, gets valuable information from him.
 CHAPTER xXIII-Fletcher goes to a rendezvous at the Cheseldine gangs secret hiding place on Mount ord Duane follows and. spying, overhears plot to rob the Val Verde bank.
 CHAPTER xXIv-Duane steals to the telegraph office over the mountain and sends for the rangers. He rides to ord and faces the outlaw gang one-handea' He is denounced by Longstreths S heuten- ant who draws on him. Duane shoots hrst. Fletcher forces him to flee.
 CHAPTER XIV = Duane surprises Iongstreth and Lawson. Kills Lawson and Longstreth surrenders on Duane promise to let him go away to his form CT home in Louisiana.
 CHAPTER XXYI-Duane takes Long streth and the girls to MeNelly and his rangers at Val Verde. The rangers plan to stop the bank robbery Ray tries pleading her love for him to stop Duane from openly facing Pogg1n. king gun man. The outlaw gang attempt the bank robbery and Duane falls before Poggin's gun.
 CHAPTER XXVII-Duane recoyers to find himself a hero. classed as a secret ranger throughout all his outlaw years and looks forward to a life of peace with Ray.
 "Chance? Why man." exclaimed the captain, you'll get well! You'll pack a sight of lead all your life. But you can stand that. Duane, the whole Southwest knows your story. You need never again be ashamed or the name Buck Duane. The brand out law is washed out. Texas believes you've been secret ranger all me time. You're hero. And now tiilhN .xf