The Huttig news., 1917-06-23
SYNOPSIS.

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 Law, Texas Ranger, at a water hole and Is compelled to spend the night there with him, as he is in ambush for a murderer and cannot leave his post
 CHAPTER II-Next day at evening the murderer appears with a companion
 CHAPTER III-Law captures the mur derer but Is compelled to kill his compan- ion. Panfi1o Sanchez who happens to be a cousin Of Mrs. Austin's horsebreaker Jose Sanchez
 CHAPTER Iv--At Las Palmas Afaire teiis s her husband, Ed. that his carousals at La teria. the Mexican ranch are con fiscated 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 Lewis outfit branding stolen calf and in a fight kills one and has his horse shot under him. He trails the other thief to Las Palmas. where he Is insulted by Ed Austin. whom he knows to be very friend ly with the Lewis outfit.
 CHAPTER vIII-Iaw follows up the trail of Urbina, the escaped thief, to no purpose except to confirm Austin's con neotion with the Lewis outfit.
 CHAPTER IX-On her homeward jour ney Alaire again meets Longoro who openly makes love to her. She obtains the release of Juan Garcia from prison.
 CHAPTER x-Jose Sanchez swears to Ind out the truth about the staying of Panf1lo Dave gets further information about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses to the fed erals.
 CHAPTER xI-Dave and AIalre attend the Las Palmas rodeo She presents Dave with a horse to replace the one killed by the cattle thieves. They discuss the kill Ing of Panfilo.
 CHAPTER xII-Guzman does not re- turn from Mexico and his reported killing arouses Americans. Dave and Blaze ar and recover CT the bdo body. Jose Jose hears @ that that DSve killed Panfilo and goes to join Lon gorio. Paloma and Alaire arrange to go to the river to await the return of Blaze and Dave. Longorio appears at Las Pal mas with escort and overhears Ed telephoning news of the trip after Guz- 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 Lewis outfit appears When Blaze and Dave cross the river 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 lodges dress makers and fortune tellers.
 CHAPTER Xv-Strange. a fortune tell CT. warns Dave that Jose is cooking up trouble for him and Alaire. Dave goes to See her and in a moment of emotional stress they confess their love. peared after the Guzman incident. comes back and Alaire decides to divorce him. She writes to her lawyer and to Dave. Jose carries Dawes letter to Longorio. who orders him to kill Ed.
 CHAPTER xvII-Alaire moves to d. vorce Ed. War with 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, him confession that he killed Ed. then starts for La Feria to protect Alaire. 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 Alaire and brings a priest to marry them that night.
 CHAPTER xxII-Dave wins through to La Feria and the priest marries Alalre to him during Longorio's temporary ab- senee.
 CHAPTER xxI1I-The priest piays on Longorios inordinate vanity until he con- sents to send Alaire and Dave away to the border.