The Huttig news., 1917-05-12
SYNOPSIS.
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 mas and La Feria ranches, meets Dave Law, Texas Ranger, at a water hole and is compelled to spend the night there with him, as he is in ambush for murderer and cannot leave his post
 CHAPTER II-Next day at evening the murderer appears with companion
 CHAPTER III-Law captures the mur- derer but Is compelled to kill his compan- ion, Panfilo Sanchez who happens to be & cousin of Mrs. Austin's horsebreaker, Jose Sanchez.
 tells her husband, Ed, that his carousals and inebriety must stop. Her cattle at La terta, the Mexican ranch, are con- fiseated by Lengorio Mexican federal general and she finds that it is because Ed has been helping the rebel junta. CHAPTER vI-Entertained at their home by Blaze Jones and his daughter Paloma. Dave hears something about the Tad Lewis outfit, which is suspected of cattle stealing. With Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave and Blaze go on a scout after cattle thieves.
 CHAPTER vII-Law catches two of the Lewis outfit branding a stolen calf and in a fight kills one and has his horse shot under him. He trails the other thief to Las Palmas. where he is insulted by Ed Austin, whom he knows to be very friend ly with the Lewis outfit
 CHAPTER yIII-I.aw follows up the trail Of Urbina, the escaped thief. to no purpose except to confirm Austins con- neetion with the Lewis outfit.
 CHAPTER Ix-On her homeward jour ney Alaire again meets Longorio, who openly makes love to her. She obtains the release of Juan Garcia from prison.
 CHAPTER x-Jose Sanchez swears to Ind out the truth about the staying of Panfilo Dave gets further information about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses to the fed- erals.
 You do speak their Language" Alaire said, after she had watched them for few minutes. You aave bewitched the creature" Dave nod. CHAPTER xI-Dave and AIaire attend the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents Dave with horse to replace the one killed by the cattle thieves They discuss the kill- ing of Panflo.
 CHAPTER xII-Guzman does not re- turn from Mexico and his reported killing arouses Americans. Dave and Blaze ar ts o1y sose bsars iSs Dave killed Panfilo and goes to join Lon gorio Paloma and Alaire arrange to go to the river to await the return of Blaze and Dave. Longorio appears at Las Pal mas with an escort and overhears Ed telephoning news Of the trip after Guz- man to Tad Lewis.
 CHAPTER xIII-Iongorio compels Ed to go to the river with him. The girls follow and hide in the pumphouse. The Lewis outfit appears When Blaze and Dave cross the river a general mix-up is prevented by Captain Evans and his rang CTS who appear on the scene and support Dave. Dave arrests Urbina.
 CHAPTER xIv-BIaze lodges dress makers and fortune tellers.
 CHAPTER xV-strange, fortune tell CT. warns Dave that Jose Is cooking tip trouble for him and Alaire. Dave goes to see her and in moment of emotional stress they confess their love.
 CHAPTER xvI-Ed, who had disap- peared after the Guzman incident comes back and Alaire decides to divorce him. She She. writes to her lawyer and to Dave. who orders him to kill Ed.
 Dave slept for twenty hours, and even when he awoke it was not to a clear appreciation of his surroundings. At first he was relieved to find that the splitting pain in his head was gone, but imagined himself to be still in the m0ddening local train from Browns vile. By and by he recognized Palo- ma and Mrs. Strange, and tried to talk to them, but the connection between brain and tongue was imperfect, and he made a bad business of conversa- ton. It seemed queer that he should be in bed at the Joneses'. When he had recovered from his surprise he turned his head and saw Mrs. Strange slum- bering Tn chair beside his bed; from her uncomfortable position and evil dent fatigue he judged that she must have kept a long and faithful vigil over him.
 A little later Paloma, pale and heavy eyed, stole into the room, and Dave's cheerful greeting awoke Mrs. Strange with jerk.
 "So! You're feeling better, aren't you?" the latter woman cried, heartily.
 "Yes. How did I get here?" Dave asked. q must have been right sick and troublesome to you"
 Paloma smiled and nodded. "Sick! Why, Dave, you frightened us nearly to death! You were clear out of your head"
 Mrs. Strange broke into his frown- Ing meditation to ask, How long since you had nights sleep?"
 IT. Oh, the prosecutor at Browns vile ain't let me alone a minute for week."
 "Umph! I thought so. You puzzled that pill-roller, but doctors don't know anything, anyhow. Why, he wanted to wake you up to find out what ailed youl threatened to. scald him if he didr
 "I seem to remember talking good deal," Dave ventured. q reckon F. said lot of foolish things" He caught the look that passed between his nurses and Its significance distressed him.
 Mrs. Strange continued: "That's how we guessed what your trouble