The Huttig news., 1917-06-30
SYNOPSIS.
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CHAPTER I-Set afoot and alone by an accident in the desert near the Rio Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress of Las Pal mas and La Feria ranches meets Dave 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-Iaw 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.
 CHAPTER IV-At Las Palmas Alaire tells her husband. Ed, that his carousals and inebrety must stop. Her cattle at La f'eria, the Mexican ranch. are con nscated by Longorio, 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 fight kills one and has his horse shot under him. He trails the other thief to Las Palmas, where he Is insu1ted by Ed Austin, whom he knows to be very friend ly with the Lewis outfit
 CHAPTER VIII-Law follows up the trail of Urbina, the escaped thief, to no purpose except to confirm Austin's con- nection 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 md 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.
 CHAPTER XI-Dave and Alaire attend the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents Dave with horse to replace the one killed by the cattle thieves. They discuss the kill
 CHAPTER xII-Guzman does not re- turn from Mexico and his reported killing arouses Americans Dave and Blaze ar range to go to Romero across the river and recover the body. Jose hears that Dave killed Panfilo and goes to join Lon to the river to await the return of Blaze and Dave. Longorio appears at Las Pal An news or tho trip aftsr Gus man to Tad Lewis.
 CHAPTER xIII-Longorio compels Ed to go to the river with him, The girls follow and hide In the pumphouse The 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-Blaze dodges dress makers and fortune tellers.
 CHAPTER xV-Stranpe a fortune taIl- or warns Dave that Jose Is cooking up trouble for him and Alaire. Dave goes to see her and and in Ia.s. moment .sa,t of & emotional
 CHAPTER xvI-Ed, who had disap- peared after the Guzman incident. comes She writes to her lawyer and to Dave. Jose carries Dave's letter to Longorio. who orders him to kill Ed.
 CHAPTER xvII-Alaire moves to di- vorce Ed. War witi Mexico seems immi- nent. Dave comes to the Jones home sick. Strange warns him that Alaire Is gone to La Feria and Is in great danger.
 CHAPTER xvIII-Dave goes to Las Palmas and arrives just after the murder of Ed Austin.
 CHAPTER XIx-He rounds up Jose. gives him the water cure and gets from him confession that he killed Ed. then i, whom he knows Longorio will capture He instructs Blaze to give the whole matter the widest publicity and to send Ellsworth to Washington to sing battle hymns.
 CHAPTER xx-At La Feria Alaire finds that she Is Longorio's prisoner.
 CHAPTER xXI-Longorio woos Alare and brings a priest to marry them that night
 CHAPTER XXII-Dave wins through to La Feria and the priest marries Alaire to him during Longorio's temporary ab- gence.
 CHAPTER xxIII-The priest plays on Longorio's inordinate vanity until he con sents to send Alaire and Dave away to the border.
 CHAPTER xIV-Juan Garcia, the peon whom Alaire saved, is able to help her and Dave on the road to the border.
 CHAPTER XxV-Blaze invades Mexico with the Jonesvlle Guards to rescue his friends. They meet and travel home to- getheg.