Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-14
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Chapter Set afoot and alone by
an accident in the desert near the Rio
Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress
OF Las Palmas 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 compan-
Ion.
Chapter IlI--Law captures the MUIR
derer but Is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panf1lo Sanchez. who happens
to be q cousin Of Mrs. Austin's horse.
breaker. Jose Sanchez.
Chapter Iv---At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous.
als and inebriety must stop. Her cat.
tle at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are
connscated by Longorio. Mexican fed.
eral general. and she finds that It Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
jrnta.
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 confiscated stock.
Chapter Entertained at their
home by Blaze Jones and his daugh-
ter Palomc, Dave hears something
shout the Tad Lewis outfit which Is
suspected of cattle stealing. With
Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave
and Blaze 20 on scout after cattle
thieves.
CHAPTER VII--Law catches two OF
the Lewis outfit branding a 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 friendly with the
Lewis outfit.
Chapter VIIT-ILaw follows up the
trail Of Urbina. the escaped thief, to
no purpose except to confirm Austin's
connection with the Lewis outfit.
Chapter IX--On 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 X--Jose Sanchez swears 10
hfd out the truth about the Staying OF
panfiilo. Dave gets further informa-
tion about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo
Guxman goes to Mexico to sell horses
to Me federals.
Chapter XI-Dave and Alaire attend
the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents
Dave with horse to replace the on:
killed by the cattle thieves. They dis
2 cuss he killing Of Panfilo.
Chapter xII-Guzman does not re-
turn from Mexico and his reported
killing arouses Americans. Dave and
Blaze arrange to 60 to Romero across
the river and recover the body. Jose
hears that Dave killed Panfilo and
goes to Join Longorio. paloma and
Alaire arrange to go to the river t
await the return Of Blaze and Dave
Dongorio appears at Las Palmas WITH
On escort and overhears Ed telephon
ing news Of the trip after Guzman Il
g Chapter X1IT--Longorio compels ID
to 10 to the river with him. The girl.
follow and hide in the pumphouse
The Lewis outfit appears. Wher
Blaze and Dave cross the river q gen
eral mix-up is prevented by Captaif
Evans and his rangers who appear OF
ythe scene and support Dave Dave
arrests Urbina.
Chapter Xrv-Blaze lodges dress
makers and fortune tellers.
Chapter xv--Strange, fortune tell
err, warns Dave that Jose is cookins
up trouble for hin1.and Alaire. Dave
goes to see her and in moment o.
emotional stress they confess the'l
love.
Chapter Xv1--Ed, who had disap
peared after the Guzman incident
comes back and Alaire decides to d
yorce him. She writes to her lawye'
~. and to Dave. Jose carries Dawes let
ter 10 Longorio, who orders him to XII
Ed.
Chapter xvlf--Alaire moves to d
vorce Ed. War with Mexico SEEM
immlncnt nave comes 10 the JOnc