Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-08
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Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman
aud trainmas:er at Medicine Bend, is
beaten a, target shooting by Nan Nor
gan OF Music Mountain. Jeifries, divi-
sion supcrin endent, asks De Spain to
take charge of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter II-De Spain sees Man
dancing with Gale Morgan. is later de-
risivey pointed out to Nan on the
street by Gale, and is moved 10
change his mind and accept the stage
line job.
Chapter Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Ca.ahasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sasson. gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan Morgan demands the
discharge of stage driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter IV-SassOn ,knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
gan's gap, the stronghold OF the Nor
gans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott go
In after him, and De Spain brings out
.Sasson alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in jail
Chapter VT-Sassoon breaks jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in 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
at the time.
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit.
tie plan with McAlpin. the barn man,
to dive her out to Morgans gap, and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get a 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-Bewidered and weak
Ip WuIlubIS IUtO MOi EdH sop anu iH
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter Khan, to prevent further
fighting, does not tell, but finds our
from McAlpn that De Spain had real
ly been trapped and had left his car,
ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn
Chapter XII-While De Spain is I'm
able to travel Nan brings food TO him
lie tells her that he became a gun
man to find and deal with his father
unknown murderer. He gives Nal
his last cartridge
Chapter XIII--Gale almost stumble
over De SPANS hiding place. Nal
draws him away and to stop Gale
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him on
I with an empty gun. Nan plans D.
y SPANS escape.
VI, Chapter XIV-De Spain crawls GU
'- Of the gap over the face Of Ell Capital
at night, Nan meets him with hors
and his cartridge belt, which she ha
sneaked from McAlpine, and De Spai
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter XV-De Spain hires oil
Bull Page and gains valuable ali
After two nightly visits to the gar
Despair gets a word with Nam Sh
tells him to forget her and he ask
her to shoot him.
Chapter XVT-Nan attends her Ur
Gle Duke in the hospital at Sleep
Cat, and Despair wooes and wins he
love.
Chapter XVlI-Lefever manifest
an interest in De SPANS cartridg
belt, and expresses surprise at his III
readiness to get sassoon. Sassoon a
most discover. the lovers at the
trysting place.
Chapter XvIIT1n Morgan's ga
=. n. Gale tells Duke of Mans meeting
with De Spain and Duke warns Ma
that he will kill De Spain II she trie
to marry him
Chapter XIX--Dc Spain .arranges
meeting with Duke and tries to mall
friends with him without success.
Chapter XX-Gale persists In b
uoning Of Nan.
Chapter XxI-De Spain enllsts
x. .aasoy, He hears that Nan is kept
the house and that her uncle Is tryir
to force her to marry Gale.
Chap. xxIT--A mysterious MESA,
"a. !, comes from Nan take hepaway.