Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-21
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Chapter Set afoot and alone by
Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin mistress
of Las palmas and La Feria ranches,
meets Dave aw, Texas ranger, at a
water hole and IS compelled to spend
the night there with him, as he is in
ambush for Il murderer and cannot
leave his post
Chapter lI-Next day at evening
the murderer appears with a compan-
ion.
Chapter III-Law captures the MUIR
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panion Panfilo Sanchez. who happens
to be cousin of Mrs. Austin's horse
breaker Jose Sanchez.
Chapter IV--At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous'
ais and inebriety must stop. Her cat.
tie at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are
confiscated by Longorio, Mexican fed
eral general, and she finds that it Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
1unta.
CHAPTER V-On her way to La Feria
IN Mexico Alaire meets Longorio, who
falls in love with her and agrees to
settle for the conGscated stock
Chapter Entertained at their
home By Blaze Jones and his daugh-
ter Paloma Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which is
suspected OF cattle stealing. With
Ricardo Cu2man and his boys Dave
AVID Blaze go on scout after cattle
thieves.
CHAPTER NII--Law catches two OF
the Lewis outfit branding a stolen cali
and in 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 friendly with the
Lewis outfit.
Chapter VlII-1i-aw follows up the
trail Of Urbina, the escaped thief, to
no purpose except to confirm Austin's
connection with the Lewis outfit.
Chapter lion her homeWard Jour
ney Alaire again meets Longorio, who
openly makes love to her She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from,
prison.
Chapter XJosc Sanchez swears tc
find out the truth about the Staying OF
Pannio. Dave gets further informa
tion about the Lewis outfit Ricardo
Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses
to the federals
Chapter XI-Dave and Alaire attend
the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents
Dave with horse to replace the ont
killed by the cattle thieves. They dis
cuss he killing OF Panflo.
Chapter XII--Guzman does not re
turn from Mexico and his reported
killing arouses Americans Dave an(
Blaze arrange to go to Romero across
the river and recover the body. JOSE
hears that Dave killed panilo ant
goes to join Longorio. Paloma ant
Alaire arrange to go to the river tt
await the return Of Blaze and Dave
Dongorio appears at Las Palmas will
an escort and overhears Ed telephon
Ing news of the trip after Guzman tt
Chapter XlII-Longorio compels Et
to go to the river with him. The girl
follow and hide in the Npumphouse
The Lewis outfit appears. Whel
Blaze and Dave cross the river gen
eral mix-up is prevented by Captain
Evans and his rangers who appear OF
the scene and support Dave. DaV
arrests Urbna.
The psychic simulated n shuddcr-
a painful contortion, such rs anyoh
might suffer If rudely jerkcd out
the spirit world,
"Eh? What was i? There! lou'v
broke the connection" he declared
ibid | tell you anything!'
"No. But evidently you can
"l'm sorry. They never come back.
Rot"
Phil was hurt, indignant. With som
stiffness he explained the danger {
interrliping seance of this sort bl
Law remained obdurate.
"Y0u can put over that second.sigl
STUFF With the greusers," he declare,
sharply, "br not with me. SO, Jos
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