The Huttig news., 1916-11-18
SYNOPSIS.

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 CHAPTER Tn WcIlston Tcxas. it tecames with Buckley Duane a ease ef Hsht or run from Cal Bain Duane kills his man and becomes an outlaw
 CHAPTER He meets Luke Stew ens 7n outlaw.
 CHAPTER III-Stevens goes into the town of Mercer to buy supplies and IS shot by rancher. Duane buries b,in. CHAPTER Iv-Duane goes to Bland's outtaw stronghold in the Rim Rock and ter shooting Bosomer. who qaarrcis with him over Stevens death. decides to stay there Euehre takes Duane for a partner and tells him about Bland. the outlaw chief md his band.
 CHAPTER v-Duane practices gun throwing and hears more about Bland and his gang.
 CHAPTER vI-Euchre and Duane call on Kate. Blands wife and Jennie a girl whom Benson kidnapped and sold to Bland.
 CHAPTER VTT--Euehre and Duane eonspire to take Jennie away. Duane prevents Wanton murder.
 CHAPTER yITT-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 Ix-Euchre kills Benson, Is killed by Afloway, Duane kills Allo- way and Bland and escapes. wonnded. with Jennie. In a deserted hut in the 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 Shelhfville Jennie is carried off by outlaws while Duane Is away looking for strayed horse.
 CHAPTER xI-After vain search for Jennie, whose abductor lie kills. Duane leads the lone-wolf life for moro tiian three years finally getting T message from Captain McNelly of the rangers camp after dark.
 CHAPTER xII-The message Is sev= eral times repeated. Duane is chased bY lynching party.
 CHAPTER XIII-A price on his head Duane rides into Shirley to deny the murder. After a narrow escape from lynching. he proves his innocence and Is allowed to go.
 CHAPTER xIv-He goes to McNelly's ranger camp. McNelly offers him par, don and social restoration If hs WILL become A ranger and clean nut the cheseldine gang in the Big Bend eoqn= try
 CHAPTER Xv-Buck Duane. ranger strikes the Big Bend country and be gins work. Cheseldine is a 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 coloners conduct.
 'It happened at the town hall" be gan Lawson, rapidly. "Nour father and Judge Owens and I were there in consultation with three ranehers from out of town. Then that damned ranger stalled in dragging Sneaker the fellow who hid here i'll the house. He had arrested Sneaker for alleged assault on restaurant-keeper named Laramie Sneaker being obviously in- nocent, he was discharged. Then this ranger began shouting insults. Law was farce in Fairdale. The court was farce. There was no law. Your father was afraid of the rustlerS, highwaymen, murderers. He was afraid or-he just let them alone. He used his office to cheat ranchers and cattlemen in lawsuits. All this the ranger yelled for everyone to hear. A damnahle outrage. Your father, Ray, insulted in his own court by rowdy ranger t'
 "Oh !" cried Ray Longstreth, in mingled distress and anger.
 "The ranger service wants to rule western Texas" went on Lawson. 'These rangers are all a low set. This is one of the worst of the lot. He's to be feared. He would kill. IT your father had made the least move he would have shot him. He's a cold.nerved devil-the born gunman. My God, any instant I expected to see your father fall dead at my feet v
 "Oh, Floyd, The unspeakabie rufiian !" cried Ray Longstreth, pas sionately.
 "What do you care for the insinua- tions of such a man?" said Ray Long streth, her voice now deep and rlch with feeling. "After moments thought no one will be influenced ny them. Do not worry, Floyd. Tell papa not to worry Surely after all these years he can't be injured in reputation by-by an adventurer.
 'Yes, he can be injured replied Floyd quickly. .sThe frontier is a queer place. There are many bitter men Nhere-men who have failed at ranching. And your father has been wonderfully successful. The ranger has dropped poison, and it Il spread.
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