The Oakes times., 1917-03-15
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I'm wellston. Tcxas. Y
aght or run from Cal Balm. Duane kills
his man and becomes an outlaw.
CHAPTER 1I-He meets Luke Stew
ems. an outlaw.
CHAPTER 111--Stevens goes into the
town of Mercer to buy supplies and is
shot by a rancher. Duane buries him.
CHAPTER 1v-Duane goes to Bland's
outlaw stronghold in the Rim Rock and
ate. after ST, shooting BEosomer. who aYarrels
to stay there. Euchre takes Duane for
= partner and tells him about Bland.
the outlaw chief. and his band.
CHAPTER v-Duane practices gun,
and his gang.
CHAPTER v1-Euchre and Duane
call on Kate. Bland's wife. and Jennie:
to Bland.
CHAPTER v11-Euchre and Duane
conspire to take Jennie away. Duane
pravents a wanton murder.
CHAPTER v111-Mrs. Bland makes
love to Duane and he uses her to fur-
trp nss Ms He ASKS puans to join the
He is Jealous of Duane and abuses Kate
and Jennie.
CHAPTER IX-Euchre kills Benson.
Is Ked led BY way p1ans kills
With Jennie. In a deserted hut in tho
CHAPTER x-when Duane IL strong
enough they travel out Of the Rim Rock
to q rancher's house where Duane re.
snss is On CARRIED nsr o Sy to cntaws wh
Duane 10 away looking for q strayed
CHAPTER x1-After vain search for
leads the lone-wolf life for more than
three years. finally getting a message
from from Captain McNelly Of the rangers
camp after dark. ~ ~ '' S'%
CHAPTER x11-The message Is sew
. lynchtng party.
CHAPTER x111-A price on his head
and accused of numbering woman.
Duane rides into Shirley to deny the
iynchins be proves % his innocsnes sssaps ana 1 is
allowed to go.
CHAPTER x1v-He goes to McNelly's
canger camp. McNelly offers him par
don and social restoration IL he will
become ranger and clean out the
Eheseldine gang in the Big Bend coun.
CHAPTER xv-Buck Duane. ranger.
strikes the Big Bend country and be-
gins work. Cheseldine is q mystery, .
power and a horror to the country.
CHAPTER xv1-Colonel Longstreth's
laughter Ray. and her cousin. Ruth
ens Merbert; e, ~, are held up: Duane shoots
the colonels conduct.
makes friends with Laramie. and cap
turing a man who has held up Laramie:
takes him before Longstreth. mayor OF
without hearing. Duane calls Long
streth's hand before several honest men.
CHAPTER xv111--Duane whips Law
son nephew of Longstreth. He or
kanizes resistance to Longstreth's
CHAPTER x1x-Laramie is found
dead. bullet hole in his breast Ray
ship. She suspect. sa her father M r's Of .ae oreof
Cd practices.
gers into Rays room. They argue about
her fathers crookedness. She hides
Duane !oaan IN closet while the house is
him her fathers identity with Chesel-
dine. He tells Ray he loves her.
CHAPTER xxI1-A train is held up
near Bradford Duane poses ns train
Tobber and. gaining the confidence Of
iFletcner. one or CheSeldine's lieuten-
ants. gets valuable information from
6im.
CHAPTER xx1IT-Fletcher goes to a
rendezvOus at the Cheseldine gangs
eecret hiding place on Mount Ord
Duane follows and spying. overhears a
plot to rob the Val Verde bank.
CHAPTER xx1v-Duane steals to the
telegraph office over the mountain and
sends for the rangers. He rides to Ord
and faces the outlaw gang lOne-handcd.
He is denounced by J.ongstreth's lieuten-
ant who draws on him. Duane shoots first
FLETCHER forces hil> to flee.
CHAPTER XIV - Duane surprises
1Iongstreth and Lawson. Kills Lawson
and I-ongstreth surrenders on Duane's
promise to let him go away to his form
tor home in Louisiana.