Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter |. On Frontier day at
Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain. gunman
and tra.nmaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor
gan OF Music Mountain. Jeffries, divi
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter Il-De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risively pointed cut to Nan on the
street by Gale, and is moved to
change his mind and accept the stage
line job.
Chapter Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sasson, gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge Of stage driver and De
Spain refuses. de Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter lV--Sasson Knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
gan's gap, the stronghold of the Nor.
: sanS De Spain, Leftover and Scott 60
in after him, and De Spain brings out
Saason alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan. who de-
layH him until nearly overtaken by the
Motgans, but lands his captive in Jail
chapter VI--Sassoon breaks Jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in sa-
loon and is shot at thru the window.
He meets Nan again.
Chapter Willie prevents her going
into gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who prudently decline to fight
At the time,
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit
tie plan with McAlpin, the barn man,
to drive her out to Morgan's gap and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get cup of coffee.
Chapter IX--In the deserted bar
room he Is trapped Hd kills Sandus-
ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
soon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X-4Bewildered and weak
he wande-s into Morgans gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nam
Chapter XI--Nan, to prevent furthe,
fighting does not tell but finds on,
from McAlpin that De Spain had real
~ been trapped and had left his car,
ridge belt behind when he went into
athe fight at the inn.
Chapter XII--While De Spain is un
liable to travel Nan brings food to him
He tells her that he became gun
IMAM to find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer. He gives Mar
~. last cartridge.
Chapter XIlI-Gale almost stumbles
,nxacs Ne SPANS hiding place. Mar
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him out
with an empty gun. Nan plans Ds
Apain's escape.
IN Chapter XIv-De Spain crawls Out
III the gap over the face Of Ell Capitar
u night, Nan meets him with horse
and his cartridge belt, which she hat
s1neaked from McAlpine, and De SPAR
HIDES into Calabasas.
4 Chapter Xv--De Spain hires ole
Bull Page and gains valuable aid
After two nightly visits to the Cup
Despair gets a word with Nan. SHE
tells him to forget her and he asks
her to shoot him.
Chapter XvT--Nan attends her I'm
lie Duke in the hospital at Sleep,
Dat, and Despair wooes and wins hel
lcve.
X Chapter Xviii fever manifest'
On interest in De SPANS cartridge
BELT, and expresses surprise at his I'LL
Readiness to get Sassoon. Sassoon al
post discover the lovers at thei
ffysting place.
tChapter XvIIT--In Morgan's gal
HAlc tells Duke OF Mans meeting
With be Spain and Duke warns Nal
that he will kill De Spain If she trle
marry him.
y " Chapter, xIx--De Spain arranges
Meeting With Duke and tries to max
hlends with him without success.
M<a&Bass xx-Cale persists in hi
wroing Of Nan.