Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-20
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Chapter l. On Frontier day at
Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman
and tralnnaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor.
gan Of Music Mountain. Jeffres, divi-
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter lI--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. f..
Chapter lV--Sasson knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver. and escapes to Nor
SsnSAgap, the stronghold OF the Nor
cana De Spain, Leftover and Scott go
In after him, and De Spain brings out
Sasson alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan. who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by tn
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail.
Chapter VI-Sassoon breaks Jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in sa.
loon and IL shot at thru the window.
He meets Nan again.
Chapter Willie prevents her going
into q gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who prudently decline to fight
7 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
broom he is trapped. He kills Sandus.
ky and Logan. wounds Gale and Sas-
Z soon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X-Bewildered and weak
T. he wanders into Morgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter XI--Nan, to prevent further
lighting does not tell, but finds oui
from McAlpin that De Spain had real
~, been trapped and had left his cart
Ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XII--While De Spain Is I'M.
able to travel Nan brings food to him.
\ He tells her that he became a gun.
man to find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer He gives Nan
.his last cartridge.
Chapter XI11-Gale almost stumbles
over pc Spain's hiding place. Nan
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him out
with an empty gun. Nan plans De
SPANS escape.
Chapter XIv-Dc Spain crawls nut
Of the gap over the face OF FL Captain
at night, Nan meets him with horse
and his cartridge belt, which she had
sneaked from McAlpine, and De Spain
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter Xv-De Spain hires old
Bull Page and gains valuable aid.
After two nightly visits to the,gap,
] Despair gets a word with Nan. She
stells. him to forget her and he asks
her to shoot him. aFt
us Chapter xvI-Nan attends her I'm.
Gle Duke In the, hospital at Sleepy
Cat, and Despair wooes and wins her
love. aat.
Chapter XvIr-Lefever manifests
an interest In De Spain's cartridge
belt, and expresses surprise at his un.
readiness to get snssoon. Sassoon al
most discover the lovers at their
trysting place.
Chapter Xv1lI--In Morgan's gap
Gale tells Duke Of Mans meetings
with De Spain and Duke warns Nan
that ne will kill De Spain II she tries
to marry him.
Chapter X1X--De Spain arranges a
meeting with Duke and tries to make
Y friends with him without success.
Chapter xx--Gale persists In his
winning OF Nan.
Chapter Xx1--De Spain enllsts a
hoy He hears that Nan Is kept in
the house and that her uncle Is trying