The Huttig news., 1916-11-25
SYNOPSIS.
cof1noHT. sY HARPER AND BROTHERS

CHAPTER Tn Wellston. Texas it becomes with Buckley Duane a case of hght or run from Cal Bafn. Duane kills his man and becomes an outlaw.
 CHAPTER lille meets Luke Stew ems. an outlaw.
 CHAPTER ITI-Stevens goes into the town of Mercer to buy supplies and is shot by rancher. Duane buries hir
 CHAPTER IV-Duane goes to Bland oaf52W stronghold in the Rim Rock all
 5s shooting Bosomer who quarre 8fth him over Stevens death. dccids ta stay there. Euchre takes Duane f. Partner and tells him about Blani Ae outlaw chief nd his band.
 CHAPTER V-Duane practices gun throwing and hears more about Blanc and his gang.
 CHAPTER vI-Euchre and Duane call on Kate. Bland's wife. and Jennie girl whom Benson kidnapped and solt to Bland.
 CHAPTER vII-Euchre and Duant conspire to take Jennie away. Duano prevents wanton murder.
 CHAPTER vIII-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 oilu JcHhles
 CHAPTER IX-Euchre kills Benson is killed by Alloway, Duane kills Allo- 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 rancher's house. where Duane re- covers. On their way to ShelbyVi!ie Jennie is carried off by outlaws while Dnanp iS JOnlxju9 for StTaVgd horse.
 CHAPTER xT-After vain search for Jennie whose abductor he kills. Duane leads the lone-wolf life for moro than three years, finally getting message from Captain MeNelly of the rangers asking him to come to the captain camp after dark.
 CHAPTER XII-The message is sew eral times repeated. Duane is chased by a lynehing party.
 CHAPTER XIII-A price on his head Duane rides into Shirley to deny the murder. After narrow escape from m fy0ching. 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 out the Cheseldine gang In the Big Bend eoun- try.
 CHAPTER Xv-Buck Duane. ranger strikes the Big Bend country and be- gins work. Cheseldne is a mystery, a power and horror to the country.
 CHAPTER XvI-Colonel Longstreths Daughter Ray, and her cousin, Ruth Herbert are held up. Duane shoots one or the robbers, but is puzzled by the colOnePS conduct
 CHAPTER XVII-In Fairdale Duane makes friends with Laramie. and cap turing a man who has held up Laramie. takes him before Longstreth. mayor of Fairdale. who discharges the thief without a hearing. Duane calls Long streth's hand before several honest men.
 CHAPTER xvIII-Duane whips Law son a nephew of Lonestreth He or ganizes resistance to Longstreth's crooked methods.
 CHAPTER XIX-Laramie Is found dead, bullet hole in his breast. Ray meets Duane and asks for his friend ship. She suspects her father of crook ed practices.
 "If you don't like the way talk you know what you can do,' replied Long streth, quickly. He stood up then, cool and quiet, with flash of eyes and set of lips that told Duane he was dangerous.
 ''Well, after all, that's neither here nor there" went on Lawson, uncon- sciously cowed by the other. ''The thing is, do I get the girlT'
 Not by any means except her con sent"
 You'll make her marry meY
 "No. No," replieds Longstreth, his voice still cold, low-pitched.
 All right. Then I'll make her."
 Evidently Longstreth understood the man before him so well that he wasted no more words. Duane knew what Lawson never dreamed of, and that was that Longstreth had gun somewhere within reach and meant to use it. Then heavy footsteps sounded outside tramping upon the porch. Duane believed those foot steps saved Lawson's life.
 '"rhere they are" said Lawson and he opened the door.
 Five masked men entered. They all wore coats hiding any weapons. A DIE IfldH NllH DulIy Sibufdtio shook hands with Longstreth, and the others stood back.
 The atmosphere of the room had changed. Lawson might have been nonentity for all he counted. Long streth was another mana stranger to Duane. If he had entertained a hope of freeing himself from this band, of getting away to a safer country. he abandoned 1t at the very sight of these men. There was power here, and he was bound.
 The big man spoke in low hoarse whispers, and at this all the others gathered around him close to the table. There were evidently some signs of membership not plain to Duane. Then all the heads were bent over the table. Low voices