Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-30
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Chapter !. ca Frontier day at
Sleeny Cat. Henry de Spain, gunman
and trainmaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor
gan OF Music Mountain. Jehries, diyi-
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter ll-De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risively pointed out to Nan on the
street by Gale, and lis 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, gunmeP and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge of a 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
gans gap, the stronghold of the Nor.
gans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott go
sinsxftcr him, and De Spain brings out
= Sasson alone
n Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in jail.
Chapter pf-Sassoon breaks Jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in a 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
al 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 He kills Sandus-
ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
soon and escapes, badly wounded
Chapter X-Bewildered and weak,
he wanders into Morgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
/, Nan.
3 Chapter XI-Nan, to prevent further
4 fighting, does not tell, but finds ous
\ from McAlpin that De Spain had reat
Z IL been trapped and had left his cart
ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight az the inn.
" Chapter XIT--Whie De Spain is un
able to travel Nan brings food to him
He tells her that he became guii
man to find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer He gives Nan
his last cartridge.
Chapter XIlI-Gale almost stumbles
over De SPANS hiding place. Nan
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him out
with an empty gun. Nan plans Dc
SPANS escape.
Chapter XIv-De Spain crawls GU,
Of the gap over the face Of FL Captain
at night, Nan meets him with horse
and his cartridge belt, which she had
meaked from McAlpine, and De Spair
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
tells him to forget her and he asks
her to shoot him.
Chapter XVT-Nan attends her I'm
Gle Duke in the hospital at Sleepy
Cat, and Despair wooes and wins hei
love-
Chapter XVII-Lefever smanifests
an interest in. De SPANS cartridge
belt, and expresses surprise at his un
readiness to get sassoon. Sassoon al
most discover the lovers at theil
trysting place.
Chapter XvIII-In Morgan's gar
Gale tells Duke Of Mans meetings
with De Spain and Duke warns Mar
that he will kill De Spain II she tries
to marry him.
Chapter XIX--De Spain arranges
meeting with Duke and tries to make
friends with him without success.
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