The Huttig news., 1916-12-16
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2KZANTU URTY
 AUTHOR OF. THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE" ETC.
 COPYRIGHT. BY HAStR AND BROTHERS
SYNOPSIS.

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 SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER I-Is Wellston, Texas, 1t becomes with Buckley Duane a case of fight or run from Cal Bain. Duane kills his man and becomes an outlaw.
 CHAPTER II-He meets Luke Stew ems, an outlaw.
 CHAPTER III-Stevens goes into the town of Mercer to buy supplies and is shot by rancher. Duane buries him.
 CHAPTER Iy-Duane goes to B1and's outlaw stronghold in the Rim Rock and after shooting Bosomer, who quarrels with him over Stevens death. decides to stay there. Euchre takes Duane for a partner and tells him about Bland the outlaw chief md his band.
 CHAPTER y-Duane practices gun throwing and hears more about Bla1d and his gang.
 CHAPTER VI-Euchre and Duane call on Kate. Bland's wife. and Jennie, a girl whom Benson Kidnapped and sold to Bland.
 CHAPTER vII--Euehre and Duane conspire to take Jennie away. Duane 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 and Jennie.
 CHAPTER IX-Euehre kills Benson. Is killed by A1loway, Duane kills Allo- way and Bland and escapes, wounded, with Jennie In deserted hut in the mesquite Jennie nurses him.
 CHAPTER x-when Duane Is strong enough they travel out of the Rim Rock to raneher's house where Duane re- covers On their way to ShelbyVille Jennie Is carried off by outlaws while Duane is away looking for stra$ed horse.
 CHAPTER xI-After vain search for Jennie whose abdnctor he kills. Duane leads the lone-woff life for more than three years. finally getting message from Captain McNelly 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 lynehing party
 CHAPTER XIII-A price on his head narer pts shrlsx ssrrs se aeny the 1ynching. he proves his innocence and Is allowed to go.
 CHAPTER XIv-He goes to McNeliy's ranger camp. McNelly offers htm par don and social restoration if hs will become a ranger and clean out the Cheseldine gang in the Big Bend coun- try.
 CHAPTER Xv-Buck Duane. ranger. strikes the Big Bend country and be- gins work. Gheseldine Is a mystery, power and a horror to the country.
 CHAPTER xvI-colonel Longstreth's ,l.Na Gafa mi Herbert, are held up Duane shoots one of the robbers. but is puzzled by the colonePs conduct.
 CHAPTER XvIT-In Fairdale Duane makes friends with Laramie and cap turing man who has held up Laramie: Fairdale, who discharges the thief without a hearing. Duane calls Long Btreth's hand before several honest men.
 CHAPTER XvIII-Duane whips Law son a nephew of Longstreth. He or ganizes resistance to Longstreths 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 blum ders into Rays room. They argue about her fathers crookedness She hides Duane in a closet while the house Is searched. She unwittingfy discloscs to him her fathers identity with chesel- dine He tells Ray he loves her.
 CHAPTER xyITEA train is held up snear Bradford. Duane poses as a train robber and, gaining the confidence of Fletcher, one of Cheseldine's lieuten- ants. gets valuable information from him.
 CHAPTER xXIIr-Tletcher goes to a rendezvous at the Cheseldine gang's 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 lone-h handed. He is denounced by Longstreth's lieuten- ant who draws on him: Duane shoots first. Fletcher forces him to fiee
 CHAPTER XIV Duane surprises Iongstreth and Lawson. Kills Lawson and Longstreth surrenders on Duane's promise to let him go away to his form CT home in Louisiana.
 Duane's sweeping gaze searched faces, rested upon man who. seemed familiar. This fellows look, too, was that of one who knew Duane, but was waiting for sign, cue. Then Duane, recognized him-MacNelly, clean-shav- en. Without mustache he appeared different, younger.
 When MacNelly saw that Duane in- tended to greet him, hurried forward to meet him. A keen light flashed from his eyes. He was glad, eager, yet suppressing himself, and the slances he sent back and forth from Duane to Longstreth were questioning. doubtful. Certainly Longstreth did not look the part of an outlaw.
 "Duanel Lord, I'm glad to see you,' was the Captains greeting. Then at closer look into Duane's face his warmth fied-something he saw there chaciyed his enthusiasm or at least it's