Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-13
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Cnapter l-Set a1O0t ana alone Dy
an accident In the desert near the Rio
Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress
OF Las Palmas 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 a compan-
ion
Chapter lII-l.aw captures the MUIR
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
to be cousin of Mrs. Austin's horse.
breaker. Jose Sanchez.
Chapter IV--At Las Palmas Alaire
tells. her husband. Ed, that his carous-
ais and inebriety must stop. Her cat
tie at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are
,confscated by Longorio, Mexican fed
eral general, and she finds that it Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
junta.
Chapter V-On her way to La Feria
In Mexico Alaire meets Longorio, who
falls In love with her and agrees to
settle for the confscated stock.
Chapter Entertained at their
home by Elaze Jones and his daugh
ter Paloma, Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which Is
IF nafttn ctnplinu WITH
Ricardo Cuzman and his boys Dave
and Blaze 80 on scout after cattle
thieves.
CHAPTER VlI--Law catches two Of
the Lewis outfit branding a stolen calf
and In q fight kills one and has his
horse shot under him. He trails the
other thief to Las Palmas, where he
Is insuted by Ed Austin, whom he
knows to be very friendly with the
Lewis outfit.
Chapter VIII-Law follows up the
trail Of Urbina, the escaped thief. to
no purpose except to confirm Austin's
connection with the Lewis outfit
/ Chapter IX-On her homeward jour
ney Alaire again meets Longorio. who
openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from
prison.
Y Chapter X-Jose Sanchez swears to
md out the truth about the Staying OF
4Panfiilo. Dave gets further informa-
,tion arcut the Lewis outfit Ricardo
Guzman goes TO Mexico to sell horses
to the federa!s.
Once through the gate and safe in
side the restraining pasture fence, the
Nherd was allowed to settle down. Then
BEGIN patient search by outraged
mothers, series of mournful quests
that were destined to continue far into
the night; endless nosings and sniflings
and caressings, which would keep up
until each COW had found her own,
tiit1f each calf was butting It's head
against maternal ribs and gaining that
consolation which it craved.
Anew moon was swinging In the
sskyshA Alaire and Dave rode bacl;
toward Las Pnlmas. How or when
sAlairet Austin came to feel that this
IMAM loved her. she never knew. Ger.
,tainlxs she knew stonight, and, strange
10 NV, the knowledge did not disturb
her. Alaire had been repealed by Luis
longorio's evident love for her, but
h similar emotion in this mans breast
had quite the opposite effect. She was
eager for friendship, hungry for affcc-
tion, starved for that worship which
every woman lives upon. Having a
wholesome confidence in her own
strength of character, and complete
firth In Laws sense Of honor, she was
neither alarmed nor offended.
For the first time in years she al
lowed her intimate thoughts free ex-
preston and spoke Of her hopes, her
interests md her efforts; under the
spell Of the moonlight she even con-
flded something about those dreams
that kept her company and robbed her
world Of its sordidness. Dave Law
discovered TINT she lived in fancful
land Of unrealities, and the glimpse
he gninpd Of Il was delightful.
Supper was waiting when they ar
rivb0 Gs sLns Pnlmas, and Dolores IN.
nouAced Tint "Young Ed had tele.
phOned from the Lewis ranch that he